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H E A D IN G
O F F IC IA L
43
D IR E C T O R * .
In th e C orporation F in an cial Y ea r B ook th e P oor R a te is estim a ted,
at Is. 3d. , Id . in th e £ in cre a s e than la st year.
T h e E x p e n d i t u r e fo r th e y ea r w as £39,747, b ein g a d e cre a se on th e
year o f £5,378. The ex p en d itu re on in-m aintenan ce w as £8,265 ; on
the S ca ttered Homes £1,636 ; on o u td oor r e lie f £6,509, w h ich in clu d es
£692 fo r ch ild ren boa rd ed b ey on d th e Union. Salaries, ra tion s and
w ages o f o p e ra tiv e workm en c o s t £6,986, and lu n a tics £6,035.
The ba la n ce in hand on th e G eneral A ccou n t, a t th e end o f th e yea r,
in clu d in g s to ck £27 (capital from D istrict School), w as £4,383.
TH E
The
P U B L IC ' D E B T
OF
TH E
TO W N.
o f th e tow n to Lady Day, 1917, w as as fo llo w s :â
T otals.
The R ea d in g C orporation ...
...
...
...
£925,822
E du cation C om m ittee
...
...
...
...
172,918
Board o f G u a rd ia n s...
...
..
...
-28,802
Y et D ebt
Total N et D e b t ............................
...
£1,127,542
THE ANNUAL CH ARGES
To the town for the re-payment of principal & interest were as follows
P rin cipa l. In terest.
T otal.
C orporation
...
...
£41,511
£21,004
£62,515
E ducation C om m ittee
6,824
6,004
12,828
G uardians
...
..
2,001
1,098
3,099
T otals
...
£50,336
£28,106
£78,442
P U B L I C C O M P A N IE S .
H e a d i n g G a s C o m p a n y . â C en tral Offices and Show R oom s, 159
Friar S treet. W orks
K in g âs R oa d. D ire cto rsâ M essrs. J. O key
Taylor, J.p. (chairm an), G. W. W ebb, j . p . (depu ty chairm an), J.C. B landy,
A. S. Cooper, Hugh H aw kins, m : a . , S. H ayw ard, T. E. H ew ett, Dr. J. B.
Hurry, M .A ., J.P., Geo. P hilbrick, J .p ., and G. W. W ebb, J.P. A u d itorsâ
B. P. A llnatt, A.C .A ., and A. G. W est, P.O.A., J.P. E n gineer and M an ag erâ
D. H. H elps, a . m . I . C . e .
S ecreta ry and A cco u n ta n tâ A. B. Stedm an,
A u th orised C a pita lâ£363,536 sto ck and share ca p ita l, £96,844
debenture stock .
Capital ca lled upâ £307,756 s to ck and share
capital, £65.873 deb en tu re stock . A ccou n ts made up y e a r ly to 31st
D ecem ber, and su bm itted in February, th e d iv id en d s b ein g paid on
1st Septem ber and 1st M arch . R e s e rv e fund 31st D ecem ber, 1916,
£27,000 (maximum). Number o f consum ers, 20,674.
R e a d i n g E l e c t r i c S u p p l y C o m p a n y , L i m i t e d . â C en tral Offiees and
Showroom s, 3-5 M arket P la ce ; W orks, 55 V a stern R oa d . M an ag in g
D irector, G. W . Sjpencer H aw es, M .I .K .E ., S e cre ta ry and a ccou n ta n t,
M r. W a lter Barnes, F.C.S.l.
H e a d i n g C e m e t e r y C om pan y.--E stablish ed b y A c t o f P arliam ent, 5
and 6 V ic. cap. c ix . Bankers, London C ou n ty and W estm in ster Bank.
Solicitor, clerk and registrar, M r. G. E. B. R o g e rs , 9, C ross S treet,
R esid en t su perin ten den t, M r. A lfre d Gibbs.