The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-04-10 00:00:00

FINANCE CuIINITTEE.

The Finance Committee reported as follows :--Having
gone through the tremurer's amount of the past quarter,
hisd the eupenses to hate been 1:21 10r. 4d., whilst the
ri-eripta including • balance in the treasurer's hands of
£2.611 FO. tht., leaving • balance now in hand of
1:2,244 12s. 6.1. This anni sith two-farthing rates
onlere.l at the last &miens to he poid to-day amounting
£1,678 4s. 4d., will give £4,100 16s. 10.1. available
for the calamine* of the coming quarter. The committee
losing had a 1.111 presented to them for insurance of
the pilice elatione are inilined to consider that this is
mono nt properly to come under the cognisance of the
(70nintittee, aml to lie rdarged on the police-rates
e immittee recommend three farthing county-rates
"f a larthing in the pound to be paid at the neat
Semions which at £.832 2s. 2d., • rate will amount to
1.1,517 th,, 6d. -

Int Ve—p:i—rt. hating been read and moved on the
motion ol their chairman, J. J. FarquharKin, Esq.,
A discuadon arose as to the bill for insuring the police
.t ttion. from whieli it appeared that the three several
Act. of Farlisment in reference to the subject were at
var.snue ; the Act last peeped providing for these et•
l‘re-ea to he paid out of the i.olive-rate without repeal-
Ind the clause of the former Acts which said they
thoulo he paid out of the county•rates.
The Chairman, Lord Portman, Mr. J. A. Templer.
and Mr. Ferrer took part in the discussion which arose,
awl it was resolved on the motion proposed by Lonl
Portman, " That the sum due by the pursuance of the
Police Wilding* and justice rooms —EI7 7.. Isl. be paid
from the county rate as well as the instalnient now doe
in part discharge of the sum received for buibling pile-
- poses, and that the Finance Comiuittee be requested to
reisirt at the next Sessions what amount shall Lord
(or the inoarance of each of the polite stations, an for
each pottier room, and out of what fund, and also out of
What fund the sum. I hue as interest, and the instalment
in part discharge of the sum raised for the puling build-
ing. Is. paoi.
The report was then received and adopted, and the
(lark of the Perce was ordered to write to the tieure•
tary of State in reference to the matter.
CHM CONKTABLIeIi RILPORT.
The ('herb lead the thief Constable's Report, which
stated that the majority of the offences of the pa.t year
hot heill of, serious nature, had been summarily dealt
with. Theft had been an increase on the previous years

of 30 apprehensions. Thirty-six persons had been
apprehended under the llercliaut Seamen's ILA (mostly
from the Great Ea...tern) and also twenty-five deserters
and str...rzlers from tile ern., mot navy. If them were
deducted, there would bee decrease of 31, and there hail
been a decrease of 12 in the number committed for
trial. There had been 139 felonies committe 1, being a
decream of no leaa thus 67 as compared with 1833.
Siatymine persons had been convicted for having illegal
relenta and meastarea, 10.31 G weights And measures
wire litEllioV.l. 'The Bup,rintendents had mode 2,089
ViAltal. and 744 I7s. 81. received for W.dupd.,;.
Tise emul was aske.l It *auction the api :Limit of
14.rgeatit Geor.:e rticlerwood and Serge nit ViCklai
SA assistant im.peeturs of wMghts and measures.