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

COSI TTECIe REPORT.

The 13th report of the committee fur the purpose of
assisting the Court in e allying into effect tlie pnwisions
of the several police vets stated that the committee had
to report that, in a Idition to the 4:14.165 154., state I in
the last report to have been sold f the £12,924
interested in Exchequer Bills, a further sum of
£1.02.1 Ifis. 31. hat heen ~nice imbi to meet the advances
require.' IT the several contractors. h•aving a balance of
E 3,723 17s. 11.1. still inveated. The availaide caali
bal•nce in the treameer's Initials was £3,234 :is. 611. The
que.tion of the ailount of compensation to he ia;iil by the
Dorset Centrai Railway Company ha I been referred to
the decision of tl e Board of Trate. The laiiiitings of
the Dorchester and 111 milliard stations were in a forward
state, and nearly fit for occupation. The Cranborue
station had been contractel for, and the works were pro-
gres.ing. The tender of David Ileum for the erection of
the Beaminster station had been accepted at the sum of
E.IWO, including the justice room, the coat of which
will he paid out of the county rate. The treasurer's
account for the quarter ending Easter. IS6O. had been
examined, awl the reeeipts anal expenditure wall an
-Iteceipta, with batten.; in bawl of laid quarter
£4.268 2.. ; expenditure. £1.92.8 17s. 94. ; balance
now in trea.uter's hand, £2,339 4s. 6.1. The expendi-
ture for the en-iiing quarter had been estisititeil at
£2,436 7.. 74. The superannuation fund amounted to
£1,302 17s. 44., to which sill he aided CU 14.. 104.
received front the men during the present quarter. The
cost of inverting weights awl mecoires bad been
L'32 8.1., and the fee. received. EV 15s. 3.1. The
amount of penalties paid by perema convicted for false
weights, &c., is Ell 14. 41. The committee recoil'.
Weeded the appointment of Sergeant. G. Underwwel
and S. Vickery to be ;appointed adtitional inspector. for
Bridport and South Utrset diatrietc. Nothing lota as
yet been done as to the gas meters, in consequenee of
the Exchequer nut having decided upon • limier motel.
Mr. M %Ns ELL, in the absence of Mr. Frampton, the
chairman of the committee, moved the reception and
adoption of the report.
Mr. With:tun suggeste I that there was no power to
the proposed allitional iu.pe,tors for the whole county,
but that, if appointed, district. should be assigned to
them.

Toe onmnittee, upon this suggeation, imolai:11 their
report, reci. 11111 l elating that Serje int thrlericood shouti
he appointed all eiiljtio,ial haapectur for tile wu.tero
division, and Mr. S. 'Vickery for the south district.
The report as amend d WA then aloptol, w,th the
exception that the pay of the police For*e Waixt 1101 tAI uc
increased until the question had been reconsidered.

NEW NOTIONS.

Mr. Poi 1110111h1, on behalf of the Gaol Com-
mittee, that a sum, not exceeding DM l gronted ter
the conatruction of three additional cmittays near the
gaol gateway, for lodging the wardern of the prison.
Time subject underwent a very leligthy iliiCe.loll, one
of the gentleineu present rem irking thot he übjecte I to
the •name " workler," atol orefemol the uhl lashione I
name of turnkey. When they got hold of new (angled
H ones they generally ambled to them an increasked
salary.
The motion au ultimately agreed to.
Mr. lir:aunt/ adjourned till the next sessions time
motion of which he had givk.n notice respecting the !
appointment of inspectors of meters fur the county of
Doraet, SEe. A.* the nholela, &e., had out yet been
decided on be the Secretary of State,
Mr. Poitiliait, in the absence of Mr. Frampton, moved
that the aalory of the clerk of the Dorche,ler I livialou
of Seecial onkl Petty Scuions be reconsidered, with a
view to the a ttttt unt being increased from 1:110 to £ll3O
a year, aul that • reasioani,iolation of the amount of
salon, recumnykeoleil by the court, be transmitted to lb •
Se retary of State, in the pursuance of the statute 14
alul 15 1, ie., cap. 55.
Lord Pining AN, the chairman, and other gentlemen
atralllaly lopeurleil tild illClVaat of solary, mmd It Wal"
UltlalAtCly agreed thot notice be given for the neat
seeouos to appoint a committee to inquire into the sub-
ject of kialarocs to magistrotes' clerka threogliout time
country, with a view to their revision and dual settle-
ment.