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whether tho Rc'adIDJ; COm
lice of W..alcs Fund should
IlLer rehef 0 the scala Jai1 d9WD by tho

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J.. C GILLMOR aeoonded t"bo
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Authorlt.y 0 oti morn gOlfrouB ICaIe (Was lution With a ,reat deal of relu~~'p'ee, tiut
&gaiD (lella~d fit
tUl1qotablo length at an ad thought. there ~.. no other COUl'le for them to
lournoo meotlDlf. 0 1Monday
FwaJly, after the adopt. On? of l bp re~? which
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}Ja.bour represontatl~e8 had fought ~ard tor a more port the I"efOlutioo'JPD t~ OOOUlO11, W D
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fiberal rate the l me ti
decided bj a. ma)Ont~1 of agai.n&t It OD the Uit, 'fal that mlnor1'llOdift ca tl1OnB
netLrly two to ODO t at"bcy had no altcrnatJve but I were to be aJlowed In exoephonal 1caaes WIth l ~
to accept the scale fixed by the Ceptztl Autho ty ! garo to the tu.., which the Mayor 'P~d to
The Labour representatlVCI 8ubDllttea an ameod~ J admullstol' pnvatelJ. be thoughf that far tbe wilser
moot a.nd the ' ¥D.1 rl &nDotinced t hat 11 It COUrBO to take, Dec&UBe If 11& was administered
"lIU~~ and tho 1c.,Xttai ~Authon~y wore over offiCially they would b:lve to note 'OUr on, thEt-It) c...
rlddon Ile ahoulf ! dlNOlve the Committee and papers
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appoUit "'one whlc~ woUld adnunlltcr relicf on the
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Foed (,lIowanee R~dUced
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.aut.honeed aeale t
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Mr' J HABSON moved; as an amcndrnebt
Thnt tblS Oommlttoe adhereli to Ita d~lon to
Local L..o~er.nJ,;nt 808r4' s Letter
The RON ~CRETARY (lIr
R WhiUc.Y)
::mm18tcr reJicf OD the scale prcnoWily agroed

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He knew that .men~inent would 1:le received WIth
a good dcal of (rntatlon He knew there was a
strong feEt>itng ttlat It was .,.nrea&onlLble to f;OptID08
tbou o~ltlon In faoo of the very kiefiDlte deciSion
of the uut.hol'lt.i~ Ip London But he wou1d not let
Utat hea.rtlOM aCa1,o go th~ugh WIthout the .t.rong
cet. protest. he OJuld mako He was cl[ceedingly I'-~~;';';ll:
sorry to 8C~ f,~t tpe Rev ~llmor had gone
from tho eLronr po&Itlon " ch he formerly tt~;:jl' ;~~~:~~
up The !l'c60lutlpn moved
a fonner pSlon,
and carr:c4 by a. )a.rge mil; rlty • .wu moved by
Reading made, if It was an
hunj I\hd he midG- lt very cl ar that eveD though
aa ltl waa lub8ta.utJe,Jly at.- present,
they IDst the gra.nt. they felt t their duty to mak&
a.bsoJutelj. nQ..~ffec~ He did not mean
a protest that might tJtand as a. teet question :: -"'-_ ;------ should &It. dow,? under aucH 8. aeale,
mlRd
11 ,qb i-.hi-oughout ~ <country He oou~ . no~ conceive
was, only ono WAy In which It could be
outft at
'that,lt. WQII geaprally underatood wha.t the London
.uu .."..... Wtt8 by 8. na.t,»nal agitation He
thG ootIdt
sca19 meant They were told that overyone should
fol'" behevlDg there would be such
a~ita~iOl" J 'lDd It would be much better for them
an t 6 make a. Slcrifiet! becaUB8 of the war ~rd Reading
4IJ un.til thoy had &0 oppore
the cvClr'opokc.oo.t Ibm, duly of IIomllOlI9dlng & pn.
' &lmo.1 11 clple bccsUS& ~ the wa.r To tb~ ~ple to whom
effcctlve use O~'l
tbey worp admhnatormg reli(,'lf every pebny of their
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Town's ",set a
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mennt so much
When
WJ. . . . .'" (to t'ha~M'ayor If the amen~t
recommended by aacrifl~
w~ paid the famlhes woul bav-e t'belf
call a.
a meetmg and do your ";,.".,,,-_.
to trbe eat.en~ of one uarter Tbat "8,8. If
t!;ir~~':,~.~:~~:;i?;~:'~~,;
ha.ve been
generILUy
support the agttatw -agaiDa.t.....tbe London
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a.I;G DOW actualJy
III operat.,!.
o n ae."ned
there was. no :nee U! 'PrieM due
the war
It
tho Collt of hVlng 15 as high atS mCfant 8ClOI..sLat'YatJon With rega-j'd th the
gifts of Gapj..a.m WIl~n aDd J:t.:Jrd '".aam,
be obV iously unfft,l'r t,4) other
go to ~upplement needy calel
I .&opted
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hOve
~. ornU.
went back: It ~;n th~tr declileD
WoOl'/:!. maae from tha
tbelr case paper or rcfwecl to act
~eadlllg on tho bUll!! of up to IL
cUe paper they had to staLe
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ever y other soarcq of Income .Tbe gtft.& w~uld be
~cry valua.blc with cases of dUitross thst (hd not
Come wlthm 1hell' oogD)%&npc, eases not directJy

laid the Local Government Board had wrltten
In reply to your Jettei;' of the 24th ult. 1 am
d1.rectcd by. . ~1Io Government rCouumtt.ce on t.he
Pre.ventlon and Relief of Dl!!i~rcy to say that
-they h ELve gtven furth er COnluderatlon to tlic
to- question of tbfY scale of rcher whICh the Local
ltepre.cntaLlv6 Committee propo6(l. to adopt
JleadlDg ~
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I am to .ltate th,.t the scalet recommended III
- the GOVOlltlmeht Q:!mmlWWa m(lmorandum arc
only arrived at
very careful coMlderatlon
both by th&b
and
the Exeeutil! e
Conlnnttoo o( ltho
and thRt
10 frammg t.hOfle
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In £xcoptlonal Cases
'l1l0 Mayor, ha..vmg ukea for a atOnt -(lefiwLo
roply, rkelve(1 tho followlDg COlUlmlnlcat.lon from
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Commltw&.' on prelcDhol1 and Rollef of Dl~l'68fJ
In rep~y to yo Ir letter of tlln SLh jlnl'ltnnt With
regard to the ~ ale of relief to be adQ}1t.ed for
I the Count.y Borough of R eading, I am directe d
by Ute f.Yernment ComulIttce on tho Prevention
and Re~Of fof DlstrcS6 to say t.hat they hav,e n('lt
approve [1, 1 higher .scalo \han t.hat. rccommended
~n tile
memorand41U of t.he: 20th October last
(ita,D 20) -as n. JtYPlCal scalo for tbe provlD.CC'II.
except m t.ho ~e of Londou 8.nd ItA suburb8 t
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As preVlously stntt!d tho oGoverJunent c~m
'llltttce Will \Itt no objection If tHo LOe.'ll Re te·
I Ae~tve Commftteo. m the exercise of t~ell' UI
cretlonlll'y poW~tb mBlto tnlllOr modificatiOn m
the sca le gr&n , rohcf, In exceptional ca..sefJ. m
oxeeaa- of the m unum But. It lS Inlp<M!l&iti:le fot'
them to accord cepLlo...nnl treatment IILRCadlllg.
and Uley oa.n t oontllDue to ~reoonnnend gnntll
,rom the Watl a1 Rohel FUiul fOt the purpoae
pf mcetlDg MJÂ¥)ndttUro on It liCaIe lug-tier tran
that authorlsedl ln any otbcr prOVl.b.Clal town
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Mr 1\ CURfIS
secoeded tbl! am.edm.nt All tb.
traceable
to t1ae wal;
!'Iloney 8,ubscrllted for tho relief of &..trcsa had been
~bserlbed In the best epU'lt for the relief and not
the pa.rtlal relief of d~trel8, and IV ~ tbell' duty
to carr) out " 16plrlt of t~e grver.... -H(l: oow4 not
find a.nythmg Ul' the ! Iett~ra from lieadquarters
whicb statc? that they ~ould be cut off fro~ theU'
funds If tho) contmucd to adinlntstez: relief on the
hi....h er tfscale
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1\& L R" QUEI£R supported th~ rr$Olut,oD~ an~
malntamed that tlio Reading aJale hkd never &n
bcfQre the Jomt Committee 'I~f'1teadrl'lg tom~
untt'ec was fAirly rO-pl:(l6ent.a.tlvo of Ule people of
the bot:Qugh. nnd thoy ~npw ,their OWJl busmesa
b("lt 'J;'be ~t way! out: Of the dlffictdt.y was to
Ignore ' the pOpple "in Lolldon. to ~ntmu ~ to ad
mm.ister the Seadmg acale a.nd to ooutmu,o ~iIlsk
for/ money uatil It: was refused thc.m They Iwere
)U$ IOed In doing thd
people W}IO SUb&crI~
t·b e mon~'y 1QSCrbed lt junder. tho Impr<-'~n tha.t i' ;;;;;':;1:
It was for th purpO.\lO
preventmg and rchcvtng m:~~,r\~ ~,*:~i,!
diStross Th~ J.A>nd'on sealo was roally creating diS
tzess In plcnt, 01 cases / Where otD.etllliC It would
not C.XiSt
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Dr 1SIDNEY GILF..oR\l 1II&1d jthl',l: '1'IJr €burchl\\
had
the German ra.ldel'll on~~carboroug.'
a.s
Tlto
seale of reh6f grfln~J by
wns 'hnother methOd of
bad hVlng, bAd
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The lIAYOR~l"ed ~
l..ondOD than be aid thl.'!
That ,In fie of , the corrCl3ponden~ w~th the
Cent! a1 Autho Ity, thl~ CoulIlllttee !:8gt:t'i"
It haa no a~to
tlVC but to adhere to the (knt.ral
Authorlt) S 6caJe 8ft
basiS of Tellof. 1'! pd here
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b:r deCides to
scale of the Prrnoo cf
WaJo.&' Fund
London
The
the same ns that
'which
a. Inigo ma.Jorlt.y
Smce 1' :~::';~~~J"i,*tien they
Best by wptmg to the I
thlree-li.~r1"n
I.ocal
and eeeing Lord R-eadlng
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Lord R~.dmg "...~ h.
woul4 do
He a.grood tl1.at the scllie WRS
'Dot elp ly
.. be wOlllJllike t~ Ito 00, but
l1e
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hope
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