Reading Observer 04-1920

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The annu·a.l general meeting of the 'trustees
and ' Managers ,of the R eading SaV"iugs Bank,.was
Ji~ld at t.he BiLnk Offices, London·street. on Thurs-'
clay afternoon in'. la3t week: ]'lr. J. H: Benyo,n
week.
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Chat1'rn.n for lhe ' ensumg ye"' ,
haq been
. Mr. F. Allum pre~idcd .. · W.::~ presided, and there were also present t.he._ReY'.
. were also pre,s ent .M e~'5 r8. T. N01Tis and -F .. ( E. R·. B . Hart Davis, and MEmfs. Stanl~y Haywa.rd,
Mori'~g (the ' r¥iring Chairman a.nd' Vice-Chair- H. 'Wright , W. HaYl?es , W . J. Davis, and H.
man ' .. pecli".JYI, W. Spark" L. E. c;fl'~loh, Butler (\Vokingham ). Apologies for absence, were
receiY.ed from the REv. Canon Newhouse, the
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D, Deadm~n, H" G. ~ Bo,wJeY,
A. ' E .. 'Watson, £. AIla.way, G. H . Hall-Mance'V, Rev. F. J. C. Gillmor, and Messrs. T. E. Hewett,
B. P. Allnatt, A . G. '"Vest. and J . 'W atts (~oking­
J. G, MIlI'C~am, W. ':1. S.' Hobbs, n: Wath,
G. &;nbow, tlifi ,Rev, ' p, J. Howard, 11i" A. P. ham) .
E. Dl~ckall , 10116. H. Corry, ].11'6. Sta.ns6el d ~ Miss
THE A..'<NU.iL REBORT.
DeMe-, Miss :l\f.ason, Mi ss ·C. T. Darker, MY'... E.
The Commit.tee, in presenting the one hundred
A. Hethel'ingtqD, and tho Clerk (Mr. 'W: H. and 8eCOrlP. anmla.l report a.Dd statement , of
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tlcconnta for the " year ended November 20th,
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1,919, NC01'ded a. further large inoreu8 in the
MR. T.NIilRRIS AGAIN CHAIRl>LU/,
funds of the bank, and in t ho volume of brainess
!I'lr. . T. Nory.i s was re--ele~t.ed
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Summary of businese for. the year il5 as· follow,;:
year, but an amendment thn.t Mr. DeadlJl n be Balanoa due to ! deposit.ors, .£505,342 13s. fKl.,
'elected to the offi~ " -as propos~d. ThL'I, ho~ev'er, D eposits, eto., dl ring the jyear- ~- NoyembeT 20th.
was defel\ted by ten votes to · seven, o.nH Mr. 1919, :£218,679 -lb. 10d., inte~tl a.nd dividends
Noms >\" &....<;. declared elected. '.'
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added 'liy the bank, £17,700 ,, 13, ... 3d:,· tot.l,
, ,htr,. ¥O~ll~ ~Iwa:a l'e.. e1e~ted ~, the "Vice:G,h.air- £750,021 ·14s . ~.; / repa.yments, etc., dUring the
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yoor, , £lp9,&72 2. IOd., ba.b.~ dtte to· d~pos itors
,The 1 €haiI1Jlan, in expressing his flian):~ , far o~ Nq\'ernber 20 b, 1919, £590,149 '110, 5d. Tho
,reelection, extFded . a cordial weloome tq:. the total increase fqr t.he yea.r, ,£84,806178, lId. , 'w.fl6
!new membeni pf the Baud who ·had w.kon their composed 9'f.: Gfneral depllrlment, _£46,80~ 35.
places tliat evening for the first :time.
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tota.l .nS5ots of the bank ,amounted to J£600,819
, " Accotding tJ{)1th9 est im ates of expenses '~ tho 1&. 3d . , and ~ow a surplus over liabilities of
,next ' half-year, eliding Mic}:melrons, 1920, ' a.: sum £10,670 6•. 10d. '
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. There were 27,857 deposits. and 10,298 repay.Mr . NOi'"ris !i ~id .. lhis iricrea9Gd gu m "'as< d\le ~ nts. ma.king ,tc,gelber 38,155 for the year, a,n
to the iricrenses i. n the cost of evetYLhiDi:
.n'CIUdi{l g .s;alflries • . a'Qd - th~ .ti,We had corne ~b '!they mcrease of 4,515. TbC' number of accounts in the
(~neral Department. on November' 20t.h, 1919"
must Il.5k for ,a large mCI'ease from the ra ' rers. .includlng ·139 ga ined by the amalgamti.9n of HunTheir . et.-.:pen ses ,were going up . by ]e 5' 'ttnd
bounds. a.qd l·be new demand 'Would me:: ' .iUl in- ,gerrord SavIngs jBank, was 12,853, heing an i-!1m:ea.oo ., of 506 for t~"! year. ' Transfers by cert.ifi~e~e in the r flLo-of 'somewhere a.bout'3
or 4d. catoe
a nd other. ~vmgs Bank6 to this Bank num·
o]~ the.E. ~The "Trite for the two previooa half: bered 25. atId Imlount.ed to £2,137' Os: 2d. ThQI'e
· yea1'3 ,wa.3 Sd. 'and 9d. re.<>pectively.) ·
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were eight t ra.nsfe.rs from this Bank t-o the P08t
~. Spar:~s .a~w att.ention to .Bom& repayments Office a nd ot,b erj Savings Ba.nks, which a,mounted
ft9m. tHe lVhr Office.
T4e amoupt DOW proposed to £433 85. 7d. The nurn her of annnities held
was , £5,QO~, but. the correSponding ~a.lf-ye.v" through the Bank at the 20th November was 29.
. howed t hat £ 9.000 had been paid by the War the total amount pa,y able to the annuitants being.
Offi~.., He explained that this waS due to'l the £639.
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Wa.r Office being t hen in a.rrears, and the hl,r~r
Considerable liuma 'we're invesfud on behalf of
Allm covered those arreat'll.
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depositors 10 the il!U6S of Wa.r Bonds and stock
, The estima.te was a.dopted.. Belo~ is . a, '~able by the Government during the year. The total
.setting ont ~he estimate: amourt. of stock. and boodsbeld for depositors' op
November 20t.h w:u~ £192,416, Es. 6d .• an increase
SU~B{ARY QP ESTIMATE,
of £33,800 9•. Id. on tbe total 01 £158,675, 16,. '
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lid., beld at the 010.. of tbe l1revioM year. _Tbo
Institution; S~at't.eTed Hom~s , Asy.· _.
dividends on a.ll holdings of ,stoak. and bonds
I lurns ~d nH~eous Bdl.e:
4,000
received , 86 ·they become due, on beha.1f or'
Treas.urer's ~a.nce .. .. ..... .... ........ 2j 951 '
poaitoNl, a.nd are credited to their accounts. by -tho
Bank. .War Savings Certificates to the nominal
Deb;i..-baJa.nce to'go forward ........ , 1,049
value of £1l,92~ havo been sold. making a. tota.l,
Expenses bl'oug.ht forward _... , ....... :32,267
with lboo. oold prEwioUllJ)1, ', of £31,938. The
interest e~ned by these ~rtifica.tes 'is ent.irely
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Deduct credit~f.br,ougbt down ........ , ~ . 59~ ~ . The .SpeCla.l Inve6tment Depa.rt.ment ·
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Ba.la.n~e . &~ end of half-year ............ ~ .. _., 1,278 depositor',1tbe toUiI sum, due at the 20th
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':- -,- ,fierbeing ~7~, Ii?ll90. , as compared ' with
Con~ution . Ord er ......... : ... -:.. . ! -:-•• . ••• _. . ~£ifhooo lOs. ad. a year ago", ' There were , 564 ",:"",,",to,
The assets a,mou'uted to £80,944 6~. lId., the
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last yMT being .£74,585' ·98. 4d., an increa&e
. ~or the,.: pQ6!tion of ·Woma.n Reliev.in~t" Offioor, ·£6,358 17fJ. 7d. The ra.to ..of interest aJlo-wed in
.Infant Protect,ion Den~m ent, the B oard ' inte~ 'tbis Department is £3 per cent. per annU,m .
:viewed three candidates, 'oub of. whom ..Mi~, D
c Busines8 at" the Branch Offices ha.d been &Ilt.is.
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'Ve5t. Dromwich, "{as 'a.p:Point~ .factory, a.nd showed oontinuear p~'=e, tllere
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'hJUi ~n a.n increa..c;e in the ,number of a.coount,
thraa :con'dldnte! wjthdr~ her and transa.ction&, and in the amount due to: de-ono of the condiliobs' of the pmlitoI'!l at. each bmnoh compared with a. ~eer
The. n.malgltDlation pf Hungerford Ba.vmga
she woula hCltve 1i<i ieciile
with this Bank took effect 8.6 from Ma.y '218t .
sklted tha.t ,there fre'e med to
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wa.s t¥:eri over ' oq th",t
her being I able , to" oi;ltaJn' a;
'Whose bome, is at New·
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38 ' home . safes: ~e
thM sbe' ball the · .a~e
_:I. house ' a:s anybo~y ~~; ' but
not dee,mOO by· ~er, 1.c? , b~ . ~t

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The
Genemt Purp06es' Commiitee
&180 repory.e d : there,' wa& a b,alayce J2!. £326
5~ 5d. on ithe
'of the Russcll- str'eet. 'premises
and recom'!"endl"! that tbot SulJ1 ; hould ', b~
vot.ea ~o , th·~ . pui-cl:laJJe of loeol, housing Donds:
. This:.«f\lr:,se wJ!f adopt.ed, tnloject to· tbii ~rpToV&1
of tbe1.!imstry ~f ,H..ltb. ""
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, ,INSTITUTION TO BE 'Fi,ttit SOON: '
. Tbe ~ Emergenc;r (Wa.r J!:osptj.al. DisPfs.eemeilt
p.uq>08es) {Jomm1ttee repoited .-i-he -reoeipt of a :
letter ~m ..t1;1e IWa.r ~fIi~ V-aluer', ip ~ch,' jt,
jw as stated thl£t the InstItution 'now,knoW'nIM lNo.
1 (Rea.ding) ·War ; HoSpital would . aaoitly be
vac.ted b,. tb~ ' War Office. It alao stated that
the' Bbat'd , shOuld: appoint representatIVeS with
full,..autJi.orlty to "act on ' their' behalf when !.lie
tim~ ~c6ib.b to assee.B dila.pida.tlons '
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and thE> Clerk JW. Oliveri were appointed' to act

, A. \ T . · Higgs, the Actuary,
, meeting from £275, to £325, '
1919. and both t.be Chltiimim
H . Hatt· Davis nlferred to the '

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A· _publio J;leeting; B.J;Tange'd .by _the'. Women's
Committee of'Til'e!lllrst No . r Ward, "wa.e: held at
St.. GeorgelJ Hn.ll, on Frida.Y aJtern60n in last
week: ''rhe eh,;r woo taken by Mias Biateh, lhe
rre.sj.dent c..f the \Vard, who- read' the foHowin g
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