Reading Observer . May, 1915.

APart (rom Ita
Wllr Budget

18

for the paet e1gh monU.J8 of

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e 11M 16

nlllholis. or, ()XClndJUl al',I," ~~ ("
and th e Dominion!!, rou g ll h \\) ~
That, however, inclu ell 801l1r x_
. for wbet\t. meat and !lUgQl , ~lch
. be relurned. A"" nmlll b tllt:t
month" more froin 1\fal c1 '1,.
I
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ex:pelldilut,. for this
!-w
, countr y "'Oll'"
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for twet Y6 month I t w~\. hl Le
··t·o •••,..UV'v. An if~ortant !fact,or to De
into eODslderatiOD lilJ our flnallcmd of 01.;"
purob .. ,es abroBd'1 We. ba~ onr~el'it ~ ' 'j

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"PR~SENl f:~~~t'! OF THE
LARGE TOWN HALk REA~Qn~IGJ
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I mInkns. .Let us dedpct

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with & baltL,nce
imports o"er ~ x\ art,
milhoDe. Tbe ptftchase6 0 all! ( ' '' \1\.
abroad, and 81so
our Allies, WI I n e10
I we have to finance fI. differe*ce oG ; IHI to

oX'fD

investmente.

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The popn i'lI rl tv of the pllN"cll'
Itraled bl,· ! ile fn., I 1\( II IW fe wer
cell were carl iNI dUring fil e \CaL
cauae to be pro u1J of 1M iran1,
IUcb effiCient mana~emcn t
fin~cl~l IIs~cl 1L8 welt at'! a.

iutel est jOll ~ur
fr~igutngli! (~rn

of our I!Ibips, the~ remlUn 3JO tf) 10I
mil¥oDa that we bne tO lfill~ee. 'Thf: l ld~ ~I\,
come, Mr. LLOYD O EORGB O ld, when 1e 1I\1{'f

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TH'~ MIXED CLUB, -

con~ider\80 thoe:e who ~e 8p~'1~y re81~vl ~1118
for recruiting bold-the eed of
!

The importance of dub life iar
young people, a.nd t be n ecel:lnty
• 8OC1ala.nd I'i!cre.ltrve character
iog modem needs of t he
brought home t..o n!l hy t be grea.t
phwsing so many eVIl !! and
we are apt to o'Verlook In

diIlC t11tJ i lllllll"

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ISO Il8' to 1'OOruit without hampenng our J'(llrt'r
l
of turning Qut mUDitiOi of war for 01\ .,I\U
Allies, or of thoso c mmodities by t1 ~ .~\~
of which we pay for tho purchase of mUllll LJII.
There is etiller large fie! for recruitIng 11 1lLiu
theaellimHa.tiouS<.
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' nnportcbt IDnOVfl.tl oll 10 t h.kl
wur bas (}(<:a.8lOnOO IS
at Cbea.p~nde. '" hlch I!I. lr,eq"",,ted
.on ll of both sexes
rt
thbt ~- mixed clu b" ¥y~Lc m
those who "'nrk vohmtartlv
community, and It tl!I ,nugnteuu,s

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:J==l~otENTS
M~lw~nnc8t

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Aldorman: MArtin !h .. th",.u,t"
the
tha.nks, nOjt 1y 01 h l~ ~u ll~a~1i" \,n
the T'rwn Council,-but 6 the burgtr::.('s J-:enr· .l1
for t,hr admlra blt manner
which hr Ii l ~ rlr ll l l'f~
IlDd ~ro..<lented h18 ~aunua.1 BudgeL
the ,cloe6 of "hIS speech at; hunda) '~ t: !llln cii Inr!.
ing one lalter: II.notberTO a.nd offcre l th r1r C In II
oOugratul&tlOus to' Mr: M~m on th cX(epl l '!I~tf
~ril1iant ahlhty ! IÂ¥t ~ad !d18FIa.yed In de lin ! ~
24/- per doz. lucIdly with
Ji IflUltr'P hClty or h gtlrr ~ ~ I~e
30/-" " 1" ,","Ou.gn ftnantu in vohe. Ml' M ~run I,;; i\i r

116'#

18/24/I

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.. ,24/- ..

"Imd a.r~~rviees to ! he t1JWTl (01 man, e I~
put, and we li6~ he ~rnaYl eontmue Ifo r mJn l n,~
Ilo:"ger ~ it is n~ Jight ~r'for & bu~y prflfr~'lOn I

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timeiO ll lilS[rrto rMj[,I

mlUl to spare i ¥G necest!
Borough upend~ture ill
its de
Bent a. statement which mt be

.... 18/-

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& lI.!'rl

r 1'1\<1 It ot,
done t
fo r ;t:\< ,\'( r
year o.nd .although be w~uld ha.ve 1rrefern~ Ilt,

Mr, AJdenn!U'l Martin

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rest of UI!, to have had ; he ~t~ redu ~ell

fn

a.nd !\Lronuous ~1~es, be l ~le.a.l'J) ~hr ll!'l

oug ht Ito tblnk tlhem ~cI\f' ~ l'l r
to be calle1 1Upfln L<I ph
M a.ddit IOON. twO· pence. I '1 he ternhlt

not

reaits6 how

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and J bllst

C I,"(~
Dill

better m e\ Gr' WI"

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town) ~e CIl n lln!

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THE RATES.1
I n cont.raat to last year he rat.ep~Yfrs (If RrJwr.:
a.re"given ;he unpl~t Jxperl.t.QC(l ~f II. rI ~~ 1/l lh~
Laat Ye1-[' It ,w aa 1\!ound p o Ihl e l ' lei',ee
of 6l!1 1, d to 6.s. 9d ~ but. l1' lt It,,~ w.:a
nece!l.8M'J'l to put It back
the f~ r!' or
... proceeding es~hwly
I tta blc rr Ill(
oth~Ir expenks have ~ Jery ueil HI ICi, ed
owm,i to th. ~. 'l'b_ lfact th&t.

t~!~~~E:~~~~\m bound
to go up
Yf!fV" hu
~
Ii$~;~~i~~t
Sbma
weeks
pa.at,would
and '8Pkulat,on
tent &P
increase
\bd nece~!MJ1il
:
dulged

Some see~eJ to tlllnk t a.t mar' tban

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2d w.owd haTe 'to be Impqsed, but no doubL d' II II
be p1e~d to bow
baa been ound Pl ,,'t, e
au" o',!!,r ll to llDl~t the Increase to ~5 &mount, In I ol.m::
}>act Co:fj!!" t he r&te~ of t}w, past few y rI!! \\ f "1:U~
tha.t
1907 there w as
unu8uaJ': ~p of I I ~
the £..Lfrom 6i lOd to 00. 6d - aD WItlJ !!!(, t l
ception of one yea.r t.he l"&kI . rem • cd ~ I thl!

u."t iJ.

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Then ga.n ,&
dy rl ~ llr,t
to 6s. ad , tbe u to 6&. 10d ancl-tJro y
be\( n:. til ~

figure UDtil 1911,

t~ 65 lld , and I t iee.m!.d .&I'though a !iI'H I'tilrr
rille W'U me'\"ltable- -owil:ig to tM he& y It' I " I'
qorpoTatioll , but M ' re
~ ~uctl n (If ~ ,1 1f lS
poA51ble, ~ .ltO the
pwa.rd In H mf: n war
checkod. ·Thi~ year 'Vito see & retu n ro &: ild ,
but it seems we to say
t thi& II nlt!.ln l, ~.Jn '
butahle to the ~W~

--j-REASON~

FOR

INCR~ASE.-

'fhe.{tl are I!IeveraJ causes]whJcb con IIbu!(' ,,) rbr ~
lOC1'eMe, the prmcnpt\l of whIch 18 UIlIdou r<o:n l I ~~
la.rge expe.QcP,ture lJIV'olyed in ' IJICru.1m t ~ lbrM ,

a.n~ the gran~mg of war b()nli ~3 to ~J I rm r' ofe '~
Thm expendIture m >Itself 15 mffiCICft to ,n~I'ta~
t he rat.es, but 011 a.l:la.nce at. the figu res (! H t ' tiS{'
where it wtll be seen that on pr ll.C~ icalh ~ I lh~
large It-ems m crea~es a te In, olved
rf' p II mt'nl
of debt costa over £3,000 more th&n i\S1 \e( ~n l
there WIll be chant £3,000 less to be rCI.:1 II,,1 Irfl n!
t he Exehequet Contnbutlon ACCOIID
1h ~ mr
8BtlSfaotol'Y balallces brought forwa.rd Ir, III Iha

lhe

desRoyet

W'.,":'~"'I by Gft~man sublit.nl:V-,oGe men beiug

Borough Fund oj '£2,562 and the Dl, tl11 I I \lila nt
cOInpliment of £1,590 l bave un.doubtedly saved the ~I tu 1111 " ill,
~~?~,~~~r~~~' in torpedoing eS ~jrna.t~ d t~1lt l be tot&l expench t ure l f\)1 lh~ u m
by
Ulg year 'W Ill hil £ 166,656,
as camp.u {.1 1'1 111
£1 58,01 9.
The rates Will bave U1 pr,'lld,)
£153,804, 8J!' ~a l n:'lt £146,699
Tn' 1011-1 l" rltl Oli
of the c.'l:ceptional Cl rcum~tance3 prr' 11 1111..' ~~d
t bo fact thnt It 115 !:iomewhat difficult I ..~ · , . ca)~
~Ith allY degree of ~rtamty a8 to ~, b ,lt \1111 I ~
re,"ly required dUring t h e COtlltng

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ps.yera, w btlst bemg n.dverse to any ln l: JCiI '
~\} feel tha.t the e.xtr£l, 2d. 18 qwte a. lll()(kro '" -all!
thiS ,car

TRAMWAY PROI'ITS. It

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partlcufad y gra.tdYlllg to no tq th tl
of Lh e wa.r, durmg WhICh 1'10 mony phllih '
ure shOWing docleaood }Jlofits, the ~~ cd\ II I": l ('!
poratlon 'l'ra~l \vI ~J ~ show a. nott. Pl otil f(lr rl, ~e ~ ;
ended March 31st of £4,648, wblCh I ~ Ihr ], Ih ~'1'
on rccord for the J)epnrtment
'I hi" lJ.' .. 1J1 11,j!
not oN!llLmt of by the mOlt Opl¥nll l!li ~ ml \ I, . u·i
llL.'lt, ,\~en . t he recclpt.s fell off I ')Il ~ 1tl Ilhh
Bet ween Augu!!t.; ht, 1914, and M;ll~ b , 1, Ibl~
yelU' there wae a. deci ea8'3 lof £ 520 In the 1 II
a.~ compQ.red \uih tee oorTeKpondmg jlll fJ l1 lh I
bllt the receipts for the fi rst four Ii Wlllb' ot
tI1.e:finallci.,t,
w.:ceeded thore or JOW 1'1\ lll ll~
and thus It II tb ~t the ' I N, >r(1
~,... in"; i. made, One can only l>-P!'( Ultll , 10
~gnrclJ ,,'ould b&\'o bC'e!l Ilf,'1 II " " . r
\l"lth
diKaptroul effect 011 the t nt.fil e 11 "" hl,,~'IL
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out, bll t the flglll'c~ fo r the velH p rl" Ih ,t Ih '
trams /lre 8. glUwmg Mlurcc of incnme ~II Ii,· t " I,

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N~l'ly n ine J;lHthon IHt~..aflgerii hllove ~~I.'n l Hll~~:

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which
l Ol ',pc:I'
bead of
popula\\t JQich
.r.1I I" \\looJIl
oj
'ex~n~,1a.mQunted
t o thtl
£20,586,
1 , .n~•• " ;IIl. a~ · l¥.t ye¥, a.nd olncluded l m t bl~ 111
l Wtml for I'8pIli:tt arid II'I&UlteAaD~

luge

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bas come
s~tem

8OIXIf'I p a.r p ntl5 t.n keep
young people can find cnmfort.
lDg tb,(Hr few h Ollr~ of I GI!Urt: , a l
lOT

Are pra.ctu:ally dm en t.o
To coonter1lC t
Ll6i. AtS.tc of th lDgs . d un.!!
tbe streets

are n ~cu8a.ry to tak(! th~ plo ce)

. Jluence

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PERMANENT-;-;;~;:;:;:;;'[)N,
This was recognised when

mdhoD.II . of young fe ll ows wero

heme..
111 thi s to '"' n . a~ &II
I (liubs ·a.nd recrea.t!On rOODl 'S
ent SOCIal and relJgLOua bodl~ •

bent boon to the younS w lclien;
started fOI glfls, &rll) they "'ere
bu t. there 18 a I'lrge Hod IOlportanr.
people who tnke un rnDoc~ nt
pan,} or Lb(' OPP 03 1te B e~.

to

diers' cl uhs nor the girl s' clubs
keep t hc.se ~ oung: pl!ople from t.be
blem whlcL the mucd club goes
solve, and the promoters of t he
t.lon ROO Dl are t1J be
coura!."6 to be the pIOneers 10
club
The war hus brought out;
it, and It 18 to be
tha.t
more &t peaoo the
wlll rema.m a. tl o ur~lI hLDJ;
young C1vllian and bl 8 lady

{ Of the times, also, t hn.t the
f hlch has lu8t sh ilted It.;lq11Arters
I premlll6s at 4, Queen .ll roa.d has I!et
t It 1t"ee.k dntlllg w~ cb t.he girls:

! bring yoqng

' >t,cc.

men frlesW!
to '

I .et

" ~ pomt
n. nn rv~rs .. 1
pute to their mntual bendi t a.nd

tbJ II

iiT.~~~i!!~~~~n~~~8~~~~

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liut the pre sent indu!ct.nal
Sibl e

I!jtcnH'lH .-\ 1

suer

depa.rturc m

Ilf generally h el d tn be t he Idea.]

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