The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-01-11 00:00:00

FINANCI COMMITTILE.

Mr. H. C. GmoopeN brought up this report in con-
sequence of Mr. Fcriuliarsm, the Chairman of the
Committee, being prevented attending by indispusi•
Sion :

The Committee having examined the Treasurer's
account for the pest quarter, einlim; at Christmas, find
the expenditure to Wye been £2,934 4s. 44., whilst the
receipts have been as followA :—llalance in hand 29th
September, 185ri, 1:1,599 Mm. 44. ; county rate of 3 far-
thiims in the pound, i.^2,b18 4s. ; Justices Clerks fees,
1:137 Itis. 7. ; fines and penalties, £Bl 194. 24. ; Treasury
onler for maintenance of prisoners. L'263 ris. ; eoulity•
house rent, 1:93 ris. Ml; total, £4,697 2s. tal., leaving a
balance in hand of 11,762 18s. frl., to which will lie
arided three rates how to be received amounting to
L-2,518 45., available for the expenses of the ensuing
quarter The Committee recommend a rate of 3 far•
things, amounting to L'2,slri 45., to be ordered to be paid
one week before the next Sessions.

The report was adopted, end the Committee re-
eppoioted.

THE COUNTY CONSTABULARY.

Mr. FRAMPTON submitted the report of the County
Police Committee, whh was as follows :
In compliance with the order of the last Sessions, the
cum of 1:13,000, iart of the £17,000 advanced by the
West of England Insurance Company, has been invested
in Exchequer Hills, in the names of the Clerk of the
Peace and the County Treasurer.
Of the remaining 1:4,000—£2,186 7s. have been
applied towards the payment fur sites, and towards
the cost of the erection of stations and for contingen-
cies, leaving a balance of £1,813 13e. in the treasurer's
bands.

The title to the sites of the proposed Wareham,
Shaston, tleme, and Stunninster Station* have been
approved, subject to • point as to the titles to the two
host nausea sites, on which the opinion of the Court is
invited.

A contract has been signed form site for the ('ran-
borne Station, and the title to it is under investiga-
tion.

No contract has yet been signed for the Reaminster
site, the spot selected being of copyliold tenure. The
owner, however, is proceeding to enfranchise the pro-
perty, and it will then be conveyed to the county, in fee,
at a very moderately increased ',rice ; but the precise
amount has nut yet been agreed upon.
The plans of the proposed Dorchester " Head Quarter
Station having been submitted to the Secretary of
State, and returned approved, your Committee caused
tenders to be advertised for and after examining them,
in conjunction with the Bridge and Building Committee,
the tender of Mr. Gregory, amounting to £1,99:1
was accepted, and the building will be proceeded with
early in the ensuing spring.
Pima' for the proposed :ihaftexbury, Cerne, and Slur-
minister stations, prep Arel by the ()entity surveyor, have
been approved by the Committee, and tenders have been
advertised for, in order to the erection of station houses
in each of these places.
The buildings of the Wituborne and Sherborne Sta-
tions have progressed satiafackwily, stet gdOU have been
paid to the contractors on account.
Tenders for clothing the police force for the next
two years having been advertised fur by the Chief Con-
stable, the tenders of the Messrs. Dolan was accepted,
as follows :

Superintendents' frock coats of superfine s, d.
cloth, mohair euibeuidery on oullar and
cuffs. uniform buttons ... ... 2 10 0
Ditto blue cloth great coats ... ... 2 4 0
Ditto superfine blue cloth browsers . . 1 1 0
Ditto stocks 0 1 0
Sergeants' frock coats, fine blue cloth, and
silver badges and crowns ... ... 114 6
Ditto cloth trousers, fine quality ... 014 9
Ditto coarse ditto .••• 0 10 9
Ditto great coats, with worsted badge and
Crown 199
Constables' frock coats of flue blue cloth,
and uniforms buttons ••• 1 6 9
Ditto fine blue cloth trousers ••• ... 014 9
Ditto coarse ditto 0 10 9
Ditto great °oats 1 9 0
Ditto copes
Ditto stocks 0 1 0

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The beforementioned prioes include all expenses and
carriage.
'The tender of Mr. Jacobs waa accepted for the supply
of hate, on the following tarots :
SuPerinternients' . 0 14 0
Constables and tieriesate, with patent
ventilators .
.• 0 11 0
••• • • •

Upon the representation of the Chid Constable that
Waa willing for the Haperinteudents of Polio. to
Undertake tbe duties show performed by High Constables,
the Clerk of the Pease ',as desired IA teaks inluines
whether such was the practice in other counties, so

your (.I,lllosittee believe is the caiie, and al., RA to the
auGet of it.

Th.. (*.mumittee think it proper to call the attention of
the l'ortrt to the fact named by the t•liief l'•iteitatile in
hi A report, of the very great aeving effected (is the
comity by the conveyance of prisolo.rs t..geol by the
pollee free, by which the lerim awn of hearty Deth lao
koo all eady aeveil to the county in the two yeer.,
The Treaaurer'e account h. been ex.. .lined, end folind
correct, end the following i. a statvinoit. of the receipt'
and expenditure for the pe,t quarter :