The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-08 00:00:00

ST. PETEffB VESTRY MEETING.

An adjourned vestry for the parish of Sr. Peter's woe j
bell on Thursday morning, when the Rector (Rev T. W.
Knipe) osaidgd. Then "me alao present :—Mr. W.
Darden and Kr. 0. Primacy (churchererdens), Kr. H.
Dad= Mr. G. .1 0. °resat',
_Kr. G. Coruna Kr. B. A. '
Hogg, Kr. 11. Bocouilia It,. K. Lack, Kr. Yeller. M.
Pater, and Kr. T. A. Pearce.
Tho account. were propenta by Kr. Para, and,
referring to them, the Rgc-Pla said they =re more sal,
factory than, from what he bad been t rid by the churoh.
wardens, he had born lot to expect. There lied been •
balance doe =wonting to £1 15.. ill., and • balance now
outstanding of La ltis IL, making in ell • balance to the
tool of LS 19A. Id.
Kr. a Pouticr remake I they had bow c weaning the
Pariah I. get It up even to that pitch. It hod been £B3 to
ths bad.
The RICToII said be bad no doubt every dint had
has moth to redoes It. The aver.e balance was now
thrown into the estituetes for the earning you, which
eltsesteroo. ipolpdbes this id 12, ld , would amount to
rim 41.
Mr. H. Duit••• proposed, and Mr. 4311100 RT NCOlided,
that the aceousis be pared.
The Reran geld It wee setimat id the church rate
would produce ad, the church collection lox/ $.52. and
voluntery contribudons LK. waking • total of £136, and
the estimated expeeditore L 1315 7a 41.. leav ag • bassos
01 • few shillings in their favour.
Kr. 0110011 T : Do you propose to mike • olmth total
The Recroa : met depends upon the vestry.
POONCT : There mast be • rate.
Kr. H. Dunn= remarked they were bound to •1•1•11 •
rote, but were not bound to pay it.
Yr. Game= did not think a In other perishes they
did not Ho own feelings were =shut a rate, because
they were obliged to have collections. which made it a
doubts rate for the willing oohs. who would coatribuhe
twice for those who did not give at all. Hie idea was
that the better way would be, instead of bads( • ?Mei
to casks a °alkali= saw= the width:were &ad IMO-
pariettioesre who Wended • for they taut remember
quite onothird, if not half, the e•elirs•stion of the thenh
wee /*opened of non.pariehloseen, who had the beet sate
In the church. Bethought they would willingly coaaibute
If asked.
It,. W. Donnas. referring to Kr. Gregory's sisearta
as to the best sesta, reminded them they were no; appro-
priated to thew
Mr. 011•001 T : They any not be appropriated, but the
same patios sit there ell the year roe=
Kr. W. DURDIX : If parishioners apply foe Nato they
would be allotted to than in pretereses to nor
parishioners. We have never allotted mete to • son.
periehlown.
Kr. K. Loon said if sort7bodY Paid the =omit rate
there would not be half the present rate wanted—bestead
of la ld., only dd. or 74.
Kr. PLUM remarked If everybkdy pad they would only
want • 44. rate. He might mention one Oil= with
regard to the 3bureb. rata They ha petals 0 moment
property in the pariah, and the Oovernment contributed
to the church exponles so long is they made • net
they ceased to make • rata then they woollen... to ass*
• claim upon the Government, and thus Li or £5 • year
would be lost entirely.
Mr. HOOO : Apart from that, are we not compelled to
make • rot, by low I
The Rama wee and r the imprecision they were.
They had away. bad • rate, and there was the tolia argument about the Government proved,. Teal :r
, certainly law that money If they bed no rota.
Kr. W. DU:WWI remaked the late Kr. Andrews had '
told th.rn they were bound to rn he a rota
Mr. Piste's sal I if ear action ware bro sett Agana the
rhumb wardens they wont I be hold p irsonlly • athousible
unless they used the elf irts which tilts law sanctioned for
raising money, and the only means recognised by law was
the rate.
• Mr. You= did not ese why Doechaster could not raise
• church rot, as well as everybody else. It was MAW' •
' disgrace. There should bee sufficient good feeling and love
for the Church Ls enable them to raise the small sum of
as without much difficult?.
Mr. Pathan =id he was satisfied they would kw £3O s
' year by not having • rate.
Kr. M. Loci? : It le rather hard on those who do pay
the rata
Mr. W. Duni= moved the sung resolution a last year
—"That the expellee' for the perish church forth, current
year be met by • church rate of la Id in the L, to be
supplennated by oontributious from outitaish'oners who
have attended tee church, end loch peewee a may object
to pay • church rate, al well co by church collections to
be mad, qoarterly, or more frequently if deemed
expedient. "-
Kr. H. DUILDIN seconded.
Mr. BASCO:Iei : What portion of the parishioneni.
exliuding D.eeentera, do not pay the =arch nate I
Mr. PILIOE : About one-fourth of the rate.

• POOR RAT/.

A plor rate of Wm As was ordered. on the motion of
Yr. G. Potmcr. seconded WXr. &A. Hones. MU is •
eduction of Id.