The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-04-16 00:00:00

FINANCZ REPOIIT.

The report of the Finance Committee chewed that the
payment of the year had been £2,945 9s. 4. whilst the
receipts had been £5,=9 151. lA. This included the
balance in hand last Seniiollll, a county rate of 2 farthing,
in the k and • treasury order for £ss7 Uc. 84., with
£B2 19a. sd. fines. The balance in the treasurer's hand.
was 12,284 61. Id. The Committee recommended two
county rates of a farthlng each to be made payable at
the next neatens. The report, on the motion of Mr.
Farquharson, was received and adopted.

COUNTY CONSTADUL&R Y.

Major Frampton brought up the report of the Police I
Committee. The receipts during the quarter had been
—balance in the treasurer's hands at Christmas
£463 ss. Gd. Police rate at id., £2,272 8.. 94. Cash
deducted from the pay of men for lodging's, Ac., £kr2.
The allowance Irons the treasury, being one fourth of the
pay and clothing, £1,826 10a. 94., total £4,644 ss.
Expenditure—pay of Chief Constable had force,
£1,702 16e. ld. Contingent expenses :—Treasurer's
salary, one quarter, £l2 10a. ; clerk to police committee,
twi. ; Clerk of Peace preparing police clothing con-
tract, £0 ; Wanes in Treasurer's hands, £2,610 14s. 9.1.
The expenditure of the ensuing quarter had been
estimated se follows :—By Chief Constable and force,
£2,7.12 16e. ld. ; contingent sheet, £362 10i. 6d. ; half-
year's interest on lean due to Wait of England office,
Exeter, 19th April next, £32- Messrs. Dolin, clothing,
£674 16s. 94.; Mr. Jambe for hat., £76 10..; Mr.
Rooks, preparing contracts, £2 2st. 104.; salaries
£lB 154. The committee asked for a penny rate to
produce £3,029 18e. 44. to be ordered. Mr. Frampton
moved that the report be received and adopted, which
was unanimously carried.
Clilll7 CONSTABLeB RZPOIIT.

It stated that although there had been sonic serious
offences against the portion during the past year, which I
had been followed by speedy detection, yet although
there hail been • decrees's in this respect, as compared
with the years' preceeding, as well as • very oonsidemble
decrease in the proportion of the undetected offences,
which had diminished year by year since the force was
appointed, and which now amounted only to a per
oentage of 22, the number of persons taken into custody
t by the police was 231, being an increase et 109 as com-
pared with last year, whilst on the other hand there had
been • decrease of 108 in the number of persous sum.
owned by them. The chief constable had every reason
to be satisfied with the working of the constabulary and
also with every member of the Force. 46 persons had
been convicted for having deficient weights or measures;
19,298 weighta and measures had been stamped, and the
fees received for stamping, dut.,amounted to EU 19s. ld.
The report having been received and adepted.
Major FitatirroN moved that the 229 ruleof the stand.
tog orders be rescinded as unnecessary.
2.—That inasmuch as the police forces within and
for the *mind Boroughs of Shaftesbury. Bridport, and
Lyme Regis have been consolidated into one Police
Establishment, and as in giving effect to the IVOOI3I.
mendations of the Police Committee contained in their
Reports presented at the Easter Sessions, 1860, and at
the last Epiphany Sessions, to increase the pay of the
Police Constables, namely :—The lit class from 19s.
6d. to 205.; the 2nd class from 17s. 6.1. to 184. ; and the
3rd class from 16s. to 174. per week respectively, and
to substitute • 4th class superintendent, at LSO per
annum, in lieu of • second class at £l3O per annum, to
increase the pay of the 3rd and 4th class Superin-
tendents £5 a year each, it is necessary that the consti-
tution and pay of the Police Force, as set forth in the
Rules or Standing Orders of the Sessions should be re-
considered: IT IS THEREFORE NOW RESOLVED
by this Court as follows :-
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That the County Constabulary Foroo of this County
be oonstituted, classed, and paid as undermentioned,
subject to such increase or dnuinution in the number,
classification, and pay of the Force from time to tune,
as the Justioes in Sossious assembled, with the consent
of the Secretary of State, shall think fit:—

£ Lid.