Name of ` Institution. •

Alexandra Hospital, Bloomsbury ...............Baschurch Sui•gical Home, Salop ................Benenden Sanatorium ...... .. . ... ....... ..... ...Bishopsbourne Invalid Home, Sturry .........Bournemouth Sanatorium (National) .........Brompton Hospital (Frimley Sanatorium)...Cranbropk Convalescent Home ......... :.........Children's Sanatorium, Holt ... . ...............Downs Sanatorium .................................East Anglian Sanatorium ........................Eversfield Chest Hospital ... ......Fairlight Sapatorium ..............................Gravesend General Hospital ....................Grosvenor Sanatorium, Kennington ............Hip Hospital, Sevenoaks .......................Ide Hill Sanatorium.................................Ipswich Borough Sanatorium ..................Keycol Hill Hospital ................. .. .........Lord Mayor Treloar's Hospital ........... ......Metropolitan Hospital, London ..................Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, Margate .........Royal Victo^ia Hospital, Folkestone:...........Royal National Sanatorium, Ventnor .........St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London .........St. George's Home, Uhelsea .....................St. Thomas's Hospital .:............................South Eastern Hospital, London ...............Victoria Home, Margate ...........................West Kent General Hospital .....................Woodhurst Sanatorium .................:.. ......

TOTALr .. . ... .. . .. .. .. .. . . . .. .

-Maintenance ICharge per weekl Number admitted

on Jan. 1s.t, during quarter.1919.

35s.42s.42s.42s.358.42s.35s.24s.

*49s.35s., 26s. 6d.

35s.358.

37s. 6d.42s.22s.30s.45s.

37s. 6d.25s.35s.35s.30s.35s.Nil

39s. 8d.35s.35s.20s.30s.

34s., 358.

Insured.

522

321

2•l1

12

228

89

1Ton-insured.

2

61

5

30

Number dischargedduring quarter.

Insured. Non-insured.

2

424

2

1

86 26

Number at present'under treatment.

Insured. Non-Iinsured.

11122

302

23

330

1

105

2

67 '

* Subject to adjustment on actual cost. Ex-soldiers only admitted.--^.--The charges for the maintenance of patients in these institutions have been increased as follows:

since January 1st, 1919:

Royal National Sanatorium, Bournemouth-, .. From 35s. to 40s. per week as from April 1st, 1919..

Maltings Farm Sanatorium, Nayland .. .. .. From 35s. to 42s. per week as from April lst, 1919.

Woodhurst Sanatorium .......... .... .......... From 34s. to 35s. per week as from Jan. 13th, 1919.-

(f) LENHAM SANATORIIIM.--i. As decided at your last nleeting, your Clerk forwarded repre--

sentations to the Local Government Board' and to the Canadian Military Authorities asking for the

early evacuation of the Lenham Sanatorium. The former replied to the effect that they proposed to-

instruct one of their medical inspectors to visit the sanatorium and confer with representatives of the

County Council, following which they would consiyler the question of again approaching the War

Office in the matter. The proposed visit has not yet been made.

'1'he Canadian Authorities, in reply, to the representation, state that all institutions for the

-treatment of tuberculous patients in Canada are filled to their utmost capacity, and that until.

,further accommodation is made available it will be impossible to move patients out of this country.

I am still of opinion that the urgency of this accommodation affects the County Couneil to. a.

greater extent than it does the Canadian Authorities.

ii. There. are at, present in the grounds of the sanatorium a recreation room and chalets erected-

by- the present occupiers^ who have asked the County Council if they will consider the question.

1 of- taking over these buildings on "the termination of the tenancy

I have inspected the buildings and am of opinion that we should accede to the request provided'

they are prepared to sell at a charge of £32$ for the recreation room and £9 15s. Od. for each of the

sixtben chalets, a total of 2484; which..is the valuation arrived at by the County Surveyor.

iii. The County Surveyor has submitted a supplementary account. of £12 19s. 4d. for repairing

the road at this institution.

(g) TREATMENT OF DISABLED TUBERCULOUS SOLDIERS.-A suggestion was recently made by the

War Pensions, Ministry that " boarding out" centres for convalescent tuberculous soldiers should be=

established in suitable localities, cottages being selected for the purpose where the occupier would

be prepared to accept and board a patient. The London War Pensions Committee wished to make-

,arrangements to send patients to Kent in the manner suggested, and in this connection I reported.

that I entirely disagreed with the proposal to establish ' such contres, as, in my opinion, tuberculous

patients should be treated in institutions approved for the purpose. There would be no guaranteet

that at any time patients might not have a relapse of ,the disease and thus be an active source of

danger to the inmates of the cottages.

I- have since heard that the Ministry, of Pensions have withdrawn the circular in which the

recommendation was made.

(h) The Share of Training and Inri!ust7ial Colonies in the Treatment of Tuberculosis.-A memoran-

-dum on this subject was issued in January, 1919, which had been prepared by Dr. Chapman, one of

In. a prefatory note to the memorandum, Sir Arthur Newsholme has emphasized certain difficultiesthe Medipa] Inspectors of the Local Government Board. •.

^aifd. suggestions for fiiture action.

The whole -memorandum is' so important that I have givencertain extracts from it, for your

^oaxi^der&tion

--_ Distaste' for country life.

19'loiig-traming is required.^graeultare is>a skilled occupation.

The work is heavy.The wages are often low for e^-townsmen.There is often a difficulty in finding employment.Capital is neceesary if a man is to be his own master.

It might,- however, be practicable to place trained ex-consumptives on small holdings worked on

a co-operative basis, and under skilled supervision, but it appears that training in occupations other than

agriculture must be relied upon for the majority of, patients.

Among the most suitable occupations for ex-consumptives are certain skilled employments which-

I can be carried out in the open air, such as driving motor vehicles, lorries, agricultural tractors, &c.

Among indoor occupations the best seem to be those which the patient can follow in his own

home or workshop, such as hand boot,making and boot repairing.

The above are not always practicable, and other trades connected with factories and workshops

may be desirable. It is not wise to flood the labour market, and naturally trades unions do not desire

this. Therefore any train.ing ,^should be 'thorough, and carried out on lines and under conditions

which` are, satisfactory to the unions concerned- Nearly a year would be needed for. a thorough

training in a skilled occupation. The utility of a training colony will be limited unless arrangements

can be made for the maintenance, during training, of the families or dependents of the patients.

-Soldiers discharged. from the army on account of tuberculosis receive during training a pension and•

certain allowances for dependents. The difficulty for civilians might be met by a Care Committee.

The value of the patient's work during most of his training is small, but payment for work induces the

patient to do his .best, .andassists psychologically towards recovery. If wages are paid there should

be no interference. with a -claimto sickness benefit.

^." One strilled instructor can-supervise and teach from twelve to sixteen men according-to the trade

taught. Hence most colonies will not, in practice, be likely to be able to provide training in more than

one or two trades. Systematic instruction in the working of allotments should be given at sanatoria

and training colonies. It does not seem likely that colonies will become self-supporting.

The subsequent care of the patient. should involve:-

(L). , .

(1.) Suitable conditions of work.

(2.) Satisfactory housing.

The services of Care Committees should be available.

Capital grants made by the Local Government Board in respect of the provision of sanatoria are

:available ',towards the cost of the provision of colonies. It is generally more satisfactory for a colony

-to be attached to a sanatorium.'" Hitherto colonies have been provided by voluntary bodies.

It has been suggested that in the future development of work at Lenham sanatorium, the colony

system should be initiated and extended as part of the work at that institution.

From the-foregoing remarks it seems clear that colony treatment is • the natural development of

measures taken in sanatoria to secure for selected patients more permanently beneficial resu Its,- than

can be obtained by sanatorium treatment alone. The colony might be used with advantage as a:

halfway house between the 'sanatorium and ordinary life for patients whose health has been greatly^

improved by - sanatorium treatment, but who will- -probably relapse very quickly if the transition to

full work is abrupt.

In order to gain more information and to observe !the practical working of this special' addition

to the treatment-of tuberculosis, the Chairman of the- Kent Insurance Committee, the Chairman o"f

the - Sanatorium Benefit Sub-Committee of the Insurance Committee and I, visited dn March _ 28th

^ and 29th, 1919, the Cambridgeshire After-Care Colony at Papworth Hall. Here accommodation has

been provided for 100 men; and it is intended in the near future to make provision for women also,_ _ _ _ -- -- ---- - - -- -------...._ _ " - -

Tatients are admitted in all stages of the disease. Those patients with -limited extent of disease are

=treated as far as possible, on Colony lines throughout their stay, and receive training in general farm

.-and garden work, and in various snitable trades, such-as cabinet making, carpentering, boot repair%ng,

-etc.'.: 'Well-equipped workshops under the charge of skilled foremen, who were once themselves

•-ordinary patients, are provided in connection with- the-various trades. Arrangements have been

made whereby the sickness pay does not cease when the man begins to earn wages.Working hours :

-Tary from three to six hours daily.Model cottagesin the immediate neighbourhood of *the colony have!..

Therebeen acquired, and are being used for the settlement of ex-patients and their families.

is a lready

the, nucleus of a village for tuberculous patients:Advanced cases are received in a separate portion-

-^,the _ colony, and are treated on ordinary hospital lines.The colony is approved by the Local

4overnment Board.= This-question was discussed at the meeting of the Kent Insurance Committee on .April 9th, and

4he following resolution was passed:-That the Committee welcome the Colony system for the treatment of Tuberculosis as

carried out-at Papworth. They further recommend to the County Council the adoption of a.

nandified abheme at Lenham, subject tothe observance - of trades union rate of wages in the

,,proposed workshops. and occupations of the patients."system

I beg 'to recommend that when Lenham Sanatorium is open for Kent patients the Colony sy

^d be initiatedby selecting, with care, about twelve patients, to be taught a trade to be chosen.

ae^u®#Itly; IJ this should prove satisfactory the system eould be extended, and at a later date

ry.;her land ab^ul^d be bought if thshould be conaidered

1o be neeessa

21 M AY '1919,, .

4: Q&11e Admiyitiatration:=•-Staff nn. MiJitarri Service - and Tenznor ari/ Appuinfmtnts;-F' beg to

Miss M. Norman-Salary £130 per annum.Miss E. M. Brooks-Salary £78 per annum, to be increased to £84 10s. Od. on

July 1st, 1919.I beg to recommend that Miss A. Standen be appointed on the permanent laboratory staff, as from.!

report that ,the following members of my department have been demobilised from the 'army,':resumed their duties on the dates stated:-

Dr. C. Ponder-Assistant County Medical Officer, February 14th.

Dr. T. B. Heggs-Part-time Tuberculosis Officer, March 10th.

Mr. H. W. Smith--Central Office Clerk, February 10th.

Mr. F. E. Hall-Folkestone Dispensary Clerk, April lat.

Mr. A. Brooker-Labnratory Assistant, March 3rd.I have terminated the engagement of Miss V. Emery, temporary clerk at the Folkestone ;

.-dispensary, as from April 12th.In accordance with the authority granted me at your last meeting, I have placed the following

temporary clerks on my permanent office staff as from March lst, at their present rates of salary, i

namely:-

'04 . Ist, as set out in paragraph 12, at her present rate of salary (1-86 10s., including war bonus).

-=Miss.-Drew has given every satisfaction as dlspensary clerk for the Rochester area, and subjeet up

,:your-approval I have placed her wages on the same sea e as e o er ispensary c er s, name y ir ty

:shillings per week (five,shillings increase) as from April 14th.

I beg to recommend that the wages of Miss Cutler, temporary laboratory clerk, be increased

1 th th d' 1 k 1 th'

from 22s. 6d: to 27s. 6d. per week as from April 28th.

5.-11laternity and Child Welfare.-(a) ADMINISTRATION OF MIDWIVES ACTS,- 1902 & 1918.-

(i.) The following summary indicates the work carried out by the inspectors of midwives from

January lst to March 31st, 1919

Midwives inspected.No. of

District. Ins ctionsof M wives.

Total Number ofVisita.

RegisTrained.

teredBona fide. Uni etered.ebri

North and West .. 112 196 74 37 1

South and East ...... 97 l36 73 22 2

Totals ............ 209 332 147 59 3,206

'<1'uE$PERAi FEVER.-Six notifications were received during the above period. In five instances: :ocfor was in attendance, and in one case a midwife attended.

(iii.) SIISPENSIONs.-The following midwives were suspended until satisfactory disinfection hadbeen carried out, for the reasons stated :-

Midwife No. 26912. Five days. In attendance upon a case of puerperal fever.

,, ,, a case o me ro splna ever.41818 In contact with f b 1 f

RRBI(INATIONS.--The following midwives voluntarily resigned their certificates for the reasona•;"

Mid wife No.,, 68. Ill health.

given on venereal diseases, ra4hes, ante-natal clinics) ophthalmia neonatorum, &c. Arrangements.,

„ - 13. Ill health.„ 1898. Ill health and old age.

18583. Ill health and Old age.

CONFERENCE oF ASSOCIATION OF INSPECTORS OF MIDWIVES .-This Association has decided to hold.,conference in London commencing May '12th; at which clinical and theoretical teaching will,

are being made for visits t% lying-in hospitals and hospitals treating, the above diseases.

The Association hopes that county and borough councils will encourage their inspectors to attendand-that they will grant them leave of absence for the week and possibly also defray--their expenses,.;m view of the i_mportanoe of these subjects to them in the discharge of their duties.

eg, to -recommend that miss, Harrison and M;aa Ro,.,.- 1,o +„ W.,.:_ _- _ _ t

er'a tickets, £1 .1s: (2d ) and that the County Council should bear the cost of theirfees andQes, 0,6-they, di&for- the 19^17conference.

MInwlVSS9,Cx,; 19f8.--Difficulties have arisen with the medial profession with regard tQ the•^ance of the scale of fees :laid down by the Local Government Board for emergency calls by

iil.wives. 'Fhtr Boar.d lave the questioir under further, consideration and until this xnatEer is settled.aui unaable to put the arrangements into operation.

e ^b), ^$OVI^IOI^T- or MIDWIFERY FACILITIES.--(i.)Nurse Henchley has been transferred from Egertonneighbourhood to the district of Aylesford, Ditton and Burhatu, as from Februar^ l$th^ 1919,:.'e same rate of subsidy, namely z40 per annum.

(Y1.} A'1EItBI1AM, E*ETg. ANI,gR&BOUENa:=-N^se C. Norwood, of "Mersham, hag applied to be^

ted a subsidy of A40 pQr annum to enable her to, un,d^rt&ke midwifery iI^ this district, w^ch is111have o PA, list-far the pro^s,'ron of these facilities 'It-'beg ito recommend }tli4t: this a. 1^rQvetl '^^urpMav ..1 a^ . ^ a i ^^ , pl^^catloh

to, revision _ a -;^ '•:^ .

i AL wage-,

The local - Committee propose to admit twelve girls, who are nursing mothers, and their bAies,

into the home. Four of the girls will do the work of the house and eight will go out to work. Those

working in the hostel will receive ten shillings weekly in wages, and will pay six shilling for theirbabies, whilst those working out will receive twelve shillings per week, and will pay six shillings for

their babies and two shillings for lodgings.

I beg. to recommend that arrangergents should be made with the committee of management to

receive suitable cases from the area of the county maternity and child welfare scheme, provided

'Vacancies are available.

6.-Venereal Diseases.-(i.) The following are particulars of the work carried out at the six

venereal diseases clinics which are in operation, during the quarter under review :-

No, ofNew Patients. Attendances of Patients.

Instituti n " Patiento .Days'"

Gonorrhcea. Syphilis.Cha

Softncre. Gonornccea. Syphilis.

ChaSoft

ncre.

(1) Canterbury ... ... 27 15 12 2 83 119 7

(2) Dartford ... ... 26 10 4. - 46 41 -^

(3) Dover ... ... ... ... 28 7 17 1 26 95 7

(4) Gravesend ... ... ... 26 10 34 - 25, 238 -

(5) Rochester . .. ... 49 59 42 - 422 634 -

(6) Tunbridge wells ... 26 12 10 - 61 150 -

Total ... 182 113 119 3 663 1277 14

Cases receiving In-patient Treatment. Salvarsan Substitutes.Patients discharged Patients still under

Patients. Days.after Treatment. Treatment.

Patients Treated. Number of dosesgiven.

41) 1 27 10 67 16 62

-(2) - - 23 9 - -

-(i) 3 115 15 14 11 39

0) 16 18 19 57 37 - 86

0) 1 - -- _ 122 86 385

0) - - ^ I 5 29 29 116

Total... 21 160 72 298 179 688

*These figures represent the number of daya treatment in the wards payable at the five shillings rate.

Eight hundred and fifty doses of salvarsan substitutes have been supplied to the thirty registered'

medical practitioners during the quarter, namely, fifty-two to private practitioners and seven hundred,

and ninety-eight to medical officers of treatment centres.

Seventy-six examinations of specimens for gonococci (gonorrhoea), seven for spiroch2e•tes (sypbilis)

and thirty-six for the Wassermann re-action were undertaken at the County Bacteriological Labora-

tory, and ninety=eight tests for the Wassermann re-action were carried out at Kings College Hospital,

London.

(ii.) FOLKESTONE CLINIC.-The clinic at the Royal Victoria. Hospital, Folkestone, will be opened'

forthe first time on Monday, April 21st. Mr. W. F. Chambers, M.R.G.S., L.R.C.P., willbe the medical

officer in charge, and the clinic days and hours have been fixed as follows

Men-I12ondays, 3.30 to 5.30 p.m.

Fridays, 7.30 to 9.30 p.m.

Women-Thursdays, 3.30 to 5.30 p.m.

The amount included in the agreement for the work- to be undertaken during the first twelve,

months is £349 10s. in addition to the sum of five shillings per night for each bed occupied, and

excluding the cost of salvarsan substitutes which will ,be supplied by myself to the medical officer on%

request. Since .the date of the agreement an e,,.aning clinic for men has been added, as above, which

will entail the addition of £50 to the salary of the medical officer. I have visited and approved this

clinic.

(iii.) CANTERBURY.-An additional clinic for women is, to be held, at the Canterbury Hospital each

Monday evening from 6.0 to 8.0 p.m., as from. May 5th.

The Tuesday evening clinic for men referred to in my last report. commenced on January 21st,

and the appointment of a second medical officer will probably,be necessary. An additional remuner-

ation of £100 per annum' in respect of medical services for these two clinics, will, therefore, become

due to the hospital authorities, but it does not appear likely that this will affect the limit of their

annual ;expenditure (2600, plus instalments of cost of buildings) as-set •out, in the agreement.

,^ .D^ARTEOIbD'.=MesSrs. Vickers, Limited, have intimated . that they: a&re about to vacate the

hos.pit al.a^'^7; ^est:Hill, at which the'venereal diseases clinic is held liy^arraiigement with that firni

and &b e Dartford Boar`d of Guardians. This will take effect as from June 30th, and negotiations are

proo^^g with tWBiiard of Guardians with the object of contmuizig the, work in the same premises.

F^ 1 I i^i I^I' yl ^ 1^

,Pmtien.ts:ar not completing their courses of treatment.

Goxongu•-Treatment of men is generally very-unsatisfactory. It is essential that the services

tof a male attendant should. be available at certain hours every day, for supervising irrigatim, &c.

Such are- not available at most clinics.

Treatment of women is, as a rule, more thoroughly undertaken.

ATTENDANCE OF YRACTITIONERS .-Extremely meagre, or entirely wanting at certain clinics.

7-Influenza.-A memorandum and leaflet on the prevention of influenza were issued by the Medical'

Department of the Local Government Board in February, 1919. It is stated that the routine dis-

infection of premises and articles after use by patients is not called, for, but a thorough washing and

cleansing of rooms and their contents and washing articles, bedding and apparel, is desirable. The

practice of spraying halls and places of public resort with a disinfectant fluid is of doubtful utility,

and only tends to create a false sense of security. Apart from this the memorandum does not appear

to contain any further information than that I have already supplied to you.

8.-The Public Health (Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery, etc.) Regulations, 1919.-On January

7th, 1919, the Local Government Board issued a(xeneral Order making compulsory the notification of

malaria, dysentery and trench fever and of acute primary pneumonia and acute influenzal pneumonia

by medical practitioners to district medical officers of health.

Upon the receipt of a notification of any of the above diseases the district medical officer of

health or an officer of the local authority acting under his instructions, shall make such inquiries and

take such steps as are necessary or desirable for investigating the source of infection, for .preventing

spread of infection and for removing conditions favourable to infection.

In every case of malaria, trench fever or dysentery in his district of which he becomes aware, the

medical officer of health shall take such steps as appear to him to be necessary and practicable to

'secure the treatment of-the case in a suitable hospital, unless he is satisfied that treatment elsewhere

than in a hospital will be carried out with all such precautions as are necessary to prevent the spread

of the disease.

The names and addresses of patients suffering from malaria contracted in the United Kingdom,

or trench fever or dysentery, mnst be sent immediately by district medical officers of health to the

Local Government Board.

In every case of malaria occurring in his district of which the medical officer of health becomes

aware, and in which he considers that action is necessary to prevent the spread of infection, he shall

take all practicable steps to ensure that the person suffering:-

(1) Is supplied with efficient mosquito netting.

(2) Receives necessary quinine treatment.

(3) Receives proper advice as to the continuation of. quinine treatment in order to prevent

relapses, and

(4) Receives proper advice as to the precautions to be taken to prevent the spread of

infection.

In any case of dysentery occurring in his district of which the medical officer of health becomes

aware, and in connection with which he is of opinion, after enquiry, that such a course is necessary to

prevent the spread of infection, he may by notice in writing require that, until a further notice in

writing is given by the medical officer of health revoking the first mentioned notice on the ground

.that the risk of infection is removed:-

(a) The person specified in the notice shall discontinue any occupation connected with the

preparation or handling of food or drink for human consumption.

(b) Children in the care or charge of any person specified in the notice shall not be sent to

school.

(c) Suitable measures to be specified in the notice shall be taken with respect to cleansing,

disinfection, disposal of excreta, destruction of flies and prevention of contamination of

articles of food or drink for human consumption. .

The notice referred to above may be addressed to the head of the family to which the patient-

belongs, or to any person in charge of or in attendance on the patient, or to any other person in the

building'or place of which the patient is, an inmate, or _to the occupier of the building or place.

In any case of trench fever occurring in his district of which the medical officer of health

becomes aware, and in which he is satisfied that it is necessary, he may, by notice in writing, require:--din-t-1be ifi d b h' h 11 be immediatel taken to his

;;.the•building or-of other persons recently in-contact with-the patient unti t eir pers

and clothiiig have been completely freed from lice.- -

(b) ,Tihe temporary segregation, fora-period to be-specified iu the notice, of other inniates: of1 h ona

hat such measures aq may spec e y im s a y

satisfaction to obtain the complete destruction of lice on the person and clothing of

every occupant of the building, and to secure: the destruction of lice or their products-

in-the building. ;

}The power, and,tluties imposed in the case of dysentery, parti:oularly those-to prevent infection

bein^ ^4x'Veyed by the handling of food by " carriers,"are made applicable also to enteric (typhoid and

4AW@&:XI$ .o£-the regulations empowers the local- authority to provide lnedical assistance, which%

ina^udeq nursyugy ^patienta who are in need of such assistanoe, aRdAre 'snffering from pneumonia, or

any pf the>,^tl^jsb^$ea^iQs ^anentioned in.the regulations. ^ r-.

^` _, ^. , ►

1?

. . j (....

_:' e:above ^e^t^latioris took effect on March lst., W ild .

i!

Given. conditions under which personal cleanliness, including needed changes of underclothinga're practicable and are carried out by all, both itch and lousiness will soon be negligible in amount,Hence every effort should be made to instruct the public, and especially parents, in the necessaryprecautions,

Public baths and washhouses are valuable auxiliaries to the same end, as is also an adequatesupply of water, especially of hot water, in each household,

in order to ensure that every case of lousiness or' itch receives adequate attention, it is necessarythat there should be systematic exchange of information and co-operation between public healtheducation and poor law authorities.

It is imperative that lousiness and itch should be regarded, not merely as disorders of minor

importance, but as constituting a serious menace to the health of a large section of the population;

especially of children. Local authorities should therefore make adequate arrangements for dealing

with these conditions in every area.

l0:-Clinical and. Scientific Meeting of British Medical -Association.-This meeting was convened

to' discuss the more striking and urgent medical problems of the day. I instructed Dr. Ponder to

attend, particularly the sections dealing with influenza and venereal disease.

The section dealing with influenza considered mainly the epidemiology of the disease, and the

°;'aiief item of importance was the discussion on the newly discovered "filter passing" organisms which

:"are alleged to be the primary cause of the disease. Until recently the bacillus of Pfeiffer discovered

As regards venereal disease, an excellent demonstration of modern routine methods of diagnosis

and treatment. of this group of diseases was given by Colonel Harrison' at Rochester Row Military

Hospital. ^ Amongst the more important recent discoveries is a method of diagnosing gonorncCna,

similar to that _employed in diagnosing syphilis (Wassermann reaction). This method will be ofespecial value in diagnosing the disease in women, where at present the methods in use are

unsatisfactory. Dr. Ponder was able to arrange with the Bacteriologist at Rochester Row Hospital

for a supply of some of the necessary vaccine in order that this method may be tested in the countybacteriological laboratory. A new vaccine treatment of gonorrhoea was also demonstrated, whichholds out promise of being a valuable aid in dealing with this disease, which up to the present time

has been found so difficult to eradicate.

11.-Local Governm;ent Board Inquiries.-Gravesend.-An Inspector of the Board visitedGravesend on January 20th for the purpose of inquiring into the Town Council's application for

sau.ction to borrow 98,500 for the purchase of certain land known as King's Farm for the purpose of

parrying out a$cheme for the erection of houses for the working classes. The site is on the outskirts of

the'boxough but within reasonable distance of the business centre and various railway stations. From a

in.1892 was held responsible, but this opinion is losing ground.

rA pomt of view the_ sight appears to be satisfactory. It .is proposed to reserve fifty-six acres for

;given' as to the amount of serious overcrowding in the town and the great shortage of houses. Theproposal- to allocate any portion of the site for the purpose of a cemetery, met with a certain amountof opposition.

Northfleet,-An inquiry was held on March 18th into the Council's application for sanction to aloan of 16,5.45 for the purchase of the Northfleet House Estate for the purpose of carrying out asche^rte for -the -housing of the working ^classes. There was also a supplementary application,for ;

^^iiction to, borrow €6U0 in.order to acquire the old football ground foi• the same purpose.

o",two and a half :acres for erecting a school and fifteen acres for a cemetery. Evidence was

is =eras a:pre-tivar scheme,' and it was stated that in 1913 the Council were alive to the necessityd^t►c^nal ^vnaing, but when an application was made the Boara were unable to consider theon owing to war conditions. ^

e evidt4ce elicited at the inquiry was to the effect -that the site was central, dry, and admirablyted fo"r`the purpose, and that there was an extreme shortage of houses in the district.

Bacteriological Laboratory.=Dr. Ponder, having been demobilised r d h' `

-----_ . ,

F elf well to the work and I consider merits appoint-anent 1,0 the permanent laboratory staff

ss Standen as a laboratory assistant for work,'

'L--M

e services ofin the main., laboratory. Miss Stnndc,^,^ who was appcinted

as an assistant during the war when thelaboratory staff was shorthanded, has ada ted

za on, entirely for venereal disease work. Such at^ ;^xraugement will: necessitate retaining +,i,

e ser.vlces of Mr. Brooker the second laboratory assistant,' who,antne tivork on arch 3rd; after demobili t'

, w Ic it Is well adapted, since patients cantend tliere quietly for the purposes of special examinations without any

attention being drawn to';their, v^slt. T pr Dose also to utilize 44,

y a ove purpose for h -

In u tire g^ve further scope forlaboratory work . Since Dr. Ponder will now undertake the Wassermann examinations for blood insyphilis, I. have terminated the arrangement by whiel, ;his work was undertaken by Dr. Emery, of

ing's College 'Hospital.I have found it neces^;ar , to equip the room in the basement for. ;

this ctass of work as there is insdmcient a.ccommodatioil in the main laboratory.It is my intention to,.^se the,basementr.oom apeciall for the 'b

ebruaW 14th. , esume is aut^es oti

Pathological work in connection with venereal disease, will ' f t

^^^ ^^,i^'j 5019

2 1 h9 M' 1919

With regard to the hostel for mothers and children whichis being established by voluntary effort at Ramsgato, your Com-mittee recommend the Council to make (subject to the approvalof the Local Government Board) a grant of £50 towards the costof equipment. The Board permit such ;rants to VoluntaryInstitutions working in co-operation with Local Authorities andcontribute half of the grant. The other half will be provided bythe authorities of the area served by the hostel. The institutionwill receive unmarried mothers and their babies and alsodeserted wives and other necessitous cases. The Managersagree to receive such cases, when vacancies are available, fromany part of the area of the Council's Maternity and ChildWelfare Scheme. The rate of maintenance to be charged isunder consideration.

2. SALARY OF ASSISTANT COUNTY MEDICAL OFFICER.

Your Committee have received from Dr. Ponder an appli-cation for a re-consideration of his salary.

Dr. Ponder was originally appointed at a salary of £400,which was increased to 1500 from the 1 st January, 1914.During the past four years he has been in Army Service,engaged during the first three years in work of a sanitary orbacteriological character, and during the last year in a largeMilitary Venereal Hospital. These experiences have no doubtincreased the range of his knowledge and added to the value ofthe services which he has to perform here.

The Laboratory which is doing at small cost so muchuseful work is under his management and control, and he isnow doing work there in connection with venereal disease whichduring the war had to be sent to hospital laboratories.

Your Committee recommend that Dr. Ponder's salary beincreased from #`5u0 to £600, such increase to take effect fromthe 1 st April last.

This salary should be exclusive of any war bonus applicableunder the Council's scale for the time being in force to salariesof that amount.

3. HOUSING IN GREATER LONDON.

Your Committee appointed representatives to attend theConference which is proceeding between delegates of the LondonCounty Council and of the other Authorities in the MetropolitanPolice District. The result of the Conference so far is that themajority of its members are in favour of a Joint Authority forhousing for the whole area of the Metropolitan Police Districtbeing set up with executive and financial powers. The LondonCounty Council, on the recommendation of its Housing Committee,has unanimously rejected this scheme, and has adopted the viewthat any such joint body should be advisory only, with a viewto a proper co-ordination of Housing Schemes, and shouldpossess no executive or financial powers. It remains to be seenwhether in the face of this opposition of the London CountyCouncil thc Local Government Board will accede to the proposals ofthe majorityof the Conference, and providefor such joint executiveaction in the Metropolitan Police District as is desired.

Your Committee await the result of the further Conferenceswhich are taking place between the Authorities concerned beforemaking any recommendation in the matter.

4. STATUS OF STANDING JOINT COMMITTEES AND APPOINTMENTS

OF CLERKS OF COUNTY COUNCILS.

The County Councils Association is ascertaining the views ofCounty Councils on the questions of the status of Standing JointCommittees and the appointment of Clerks of the Peace andCounty Councils. A memorandum has been sent out by theAssociation explaining the position and asking for the views ofCounty Councils on eight specific points. This memorandum isprinted as an appendix to this report. Your Committeerecommend the Council to answer questions (1) (2) (3) (5) and(8) in the affirmative, and questions (4) (6) and (7) in the negative.With regard to question (1) your Committee consider that in theinterests of economy it is desirable that if the offices of Clerk ofthe Peace and Clerk of the Council are severed they shouldbe held by the same person.

5. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, - 1894.

(a) PARISH OF SWANSCOMBE.

Your Committee have given consent to the SwancombeParish Council raising a loan of £1,600 to provide for the pur-chase money and expenses of acquiring 15a. 3r. Op. of glebe landwhich is required for the extension of the Parish Burial Ground.The Parish Meeting has approved the expenditure and the LocalGovernment Board has approved the site as suitable. TheParish Council has at present no debt for loans.

(b) PARISH OF CAI1I--1j,-Li,-Fi,,jNF.

Your Committee have made an Order establishing a ParishCouncil of five members for this parish. The parish has apopulation of about 250 and is entitled to a Parish Council ifasked for.

6. LOCAL GovERN)IENT (ELECTIONS) ACT, 1896, &c.

Your Committee have made orders under this Act removingdifficulties which have arisen with regard to the election ofParish Councillors in the parishes of Birchington, Farningham,Faversham-Witllout, 'AZarden, Throwley and Yalding, and withregard to the election of Rural District Councillors in theparishes of Marden, Sheldwich, and Yalding and with regardto the election of Guardian for the parish of Cheriton.

Numerous Orders have also been made by your Committeeunder the Local Government Board's Orders altering for specialreasons the prescribed dates of elections.

7. CHATHAM, &C., ELECTRIC LIGHTING ORDER, 1890.

Your Committee recommend the Council to appoint asAuditor of the accounts of this undertaking for the years 1918,1919 and 1920, Mr. Ernest Boothroyd, of 79, Mark Lane, E.C.,at a fee of ten guineas for the audit of each year's accountsMr. T. A. Fox, who was appointed by the Council to this officein November, 1917, died-in October last.

LAURENCE HARDY,

Chairman.

APPENDIX.

COUNTY COUNCILS ASSOCIATION.

U.-.S'TANDING JOINT COMMITTEE.

CLERK OF THE PEACE AND COUNTY COUNCIL.

MEMORANDUM FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF COUNTY COUNCILS AND

STANDING JOINT COMMITTEES.

1. In the year 1911 the Parliamentary Committee of theAssociation passed the following resolutions:-

(a) That it is desirable that the law relating to the appoint-ment of the Clerk of the County Council be altered sothat the appointment be solely in the hands of theCounty Council, who should be at liberty to appointthe person holding the office of Clerk of the Peace ornot, as they might think fit.

(b) That whereas the fixing of the salary of the Clerk ofthe Peace should continue to be subject to the ap-proval of the Home Secretary, the salary of the Clerkof the County Council should be entirely within thediscretion of. the County Council.

The Executive Council of the Association did not expressany opinion upon these resolutions, but referred them to thevarious county councils for their opinion.

As a result 37 councils expressed themselves in favour of achange in the law on the lines suggested, and six against, whileeight were neutral.

In March, 1912, a deputation from the Association presentedthese views of the county councils to the then Under Secretaryof State and Parliamentary Secretary of the Local GovernmentBoard.

2. Apart from the views expressed by the county councilsas above mentioned, it is clear that the position of the matter isnot considered satisfactory from the fact that in a number ofrecent appointments special conditions have been imposed uponthe clerks, e.g., their term of office has been fixed-say untilthe age of 65 ,years-or the appointment has been 'made termin-able by six months' notice on either side, or the clerk has beenrestricted from engaging in other business.

It would seem, however, to be open to question whether anyof these conditions are legal and could be enforced.

For this reason and generally in 'view of the importance ofthe subject, the Executive Council consider it desirable to raisethe whole question afresh and to ask the Standing Joint Com-mittees as well as the County Councils to give their views uponit and to deal with some points in greater detail than was done

on the previous occasion.

3. The present state of the law on the subject appears to bedoubtful in many 'respects) but the following seem to be the mainheads of the subject so far as they concern the present inquiry:-

1S

21%riA'ri919Sub-Committees have sat at convenient centres to interview

applicants appdrently suitable, but those who are wholly lackingin experience, and could not therefore be at present accepted astenants, are not being asked to attend. Of those invited onlyabout 50 per cent. have attended, and in cases where no reasonfor non-attendance has been received it will be assumed thatsuch applicants have changed their mind. Up to the I st May215 applicants had been invited to attend, 103 attended, and 82were approved for about 1,500 acres, and 11 applicants wereapproved for cottage holdings. Many of the approved applicantsrequire land in particular districts, and some have indicated theexact piece of land which they desire. These requirements willreceive investigation, but it is not probable that all can besatisfied.

2. LAND AGREED TO BE AcQUIRED.

Up to the 30th April the following properties had beenagreed to be 'purchased subject to the consent of the Board ofAgriculture:-

Situation. Acreage. Price.a. r. P. I

Broomfield Farm, Oare, near Faversham 44 2 20 1,350Nash Farxn, Ash-next-Sandwich . . .. . . . _ . 83 0 2 3,740Rouse Farm, West Wickham ............... 140 0 0 6,200Warren and Blue House Farms, Lenham,

Otterden and Wychling ... . . ... .. . . ... ... ] 72 2 14 3,3U0Field at Postling, near Hythe ............ 48 0 3 1,200

Possession of the four last n arned properties will be obtainedat or before Michaelmas next.

Negotiations are proceeding for several other propertieswhich have been approved by your Committee as suitable afterconsidering the report of the Sub-Committee which inspected.

3. STAFF.

Your Committee have fixed the salary of the County Land.Agent at £500, an increase of £ 100, which took effect from the1st February last. The salary of £500 will under the Council'sorder of the 19th February last receive a war bonus of £75 perannum. The salary of the Assistant, Mr. G. W. Adams, has beenfixed at 1120 per annuni, excluding war bonus, which on thissalary is £59 19s. 3d. per annum. The Typist is receiving 35s.per week, and the Junior Clerk I Os. per week, these twosalaries being inclusive and not augmented by war bonus.

LAURENCE HARDY,Chairman.

. Sessions House, IVJaidstone,12 thMay, 1919.

On the motion of the Right Hon. Laurence Hardy (Chairmanof the Committee), duly seconded, it was Resolved :--

" That the Report be received and adopted."

SEALING OF DOCIIMENTS.

" That the Common Seal of the County Council beaffixed to the necessary documents iA connection withthe hire or purchase by the Small Holdings and Allot-ments Committtee of land for small holdings."

EDUCATION COMMITTEE.The Quarterly Report of the Education Committee was laid

before the County Council.

It was moved by Mr. Berry (Chairman of the Committee) :--

" That the Report be received and the recommenda-tions therein contained be adopted."

The motion was duly seconded, whereupon it was movedby Mr. Coulton by way of amendment :

UNCERTIFICATED TEACHERS.

"That paragraph (b) on page 411 of the Report bereferred back to the Committee -with a request thatthey amend the scheme and grant an immediate sub-stantial increase to all uncertificated teachers from 1stApril, 1919."

The amendment was seconded by Mr. Bold, but upon beingput to the meeting was declared to be lost.

The original motion was then put to the meeting and de-clared to be carried.

It was Resolved:-

ROCHESTER MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL.

"That Mr. A. W. Lucy, M.A., Headmaster of theRochester Mathematical School, be recommended forre-appointment as one of the representatives ofSecondary and Technical Education upon the Educa-tion Committee of the City of Rochester."

Theincrease of 3?d.in the ElementaryEducation rateis partlydue to an estimated increase in the gross expenditure for theyear of 195,856, while the estimated receipts have increased byX89,113. The details of the increased expenditure are to befound mainly under the heads of Teachers' Salaries, Repairs toBuildings, new stores and increased expenditure in connectionwith Medical Inspection and Contributions to schools for blind,deaf, defective and epileptic children.

The increases in the rates for Higher and ElementaryEducation are also partly due to the fact that in both cases lastyear's expenditure was considerably in excess of the receipts;with the consequence that the balances were reduced in the caseof Higher Education by £12,500, and in the case of ElementaryEducation by £22,000. These reductions have to be allowed for,and to some extent made good.

2. EDUCATION COMMITTEE'S ANNUAL ESTIMATE.

(a) ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.

The Education Committee's estimate of the amount requiredto be paid to their Treasurers for expenditure on ElementaryEducation during the year ending-31st March, 1920, is £540,790.The estimate on Maintenance Account amounts to £537,290,which compares with a revised estimate of £441,434, and anactual expenditure of £429,977 6s. 7d. for the year 1918-19.

(b) HIGHER EDUCATION.

The Education Committee in their statement estimate theirexpenditure on Higher Education for the year at £246,413. Theestimate on Maintenance Account amounts to #°,236,013, theestimate (as revised) for 1918-19 having been £154,222 and theactual expenditure E156,950 9s. Od.

Your Committee recommend that the annual estimates beapproved, but they are bound to qualify their recommendationwith the reservation that the amounts now estimated to berequired for the first half of the year cannot be guaranteed tobe paid as and when demanded, because they are so largely inexcess of the amounts previously submitted by the EducationCommittee and approved by your Committee and by the Council.For Elementary Education for the quarter ending 30thSeptember an estimate of k115,358 was submitted, and adoptedfor the provisional budget for the first half-year. This figurehas now been revised, and £124,462 is required, an increase of19,104. Similarly the estimates for Higher Educationfor the quarters ending 30th June and 30th Septem-ber were respectively £51,793 and £46,157, and are now £60,078and £61,710, an increase for the first half-year of 123,838 forHigher Education, making a total increase of EducationEstimates for the two quarters of £32,942.

Obviously this large sum cannot all be found out of balancesand it is impossible to disturb the arrangements made by Boardsof Guardians by making the County rates for this quarter largerthan those notified to Guardians in February. The estimates asnow presented should therefore be accepted by the Council onthe understanding that the increased amounts required for thefirst half-year will be paid as soon as practicable, but not neces-sarily during the half-year.

3. EDUCATION COMMITTEE'S QUARTERLY ESTnViATFS.

The total amount of the Education Committee's estimate ofthe sum required to be paid to their Treasurers for expenditureon Elementary Education during the quarter ending 30thSeptember next is £ 124,462, after allowing for an amount inhand of £11,917. The total includes a sum of 1:,430 for capitalexpenditure in the improvement of Council Schools, the detailsof which are set out in the Appendix to the Education Com-mittee's report.

For Higher Education, the Committee's requirements arefor a sum of £61,710, including a debit balance of E1,535. Thetotal includes a sum of h5,427 for Capital Expenditure forHigher Education, the details of which are set out in theAppendix to the Education Committee's report.

Subject to the qualification mentioned in the precedingparagraph your Committee recommend that these estimates beapproved.

4. RATES.

Your Committee recommend the Council to order that thefollowing Rates be made, to become payable on the 1st day ofAugust next :-

A General County Rate of 32d. in the £.A General County Rate for the purposes of Higher

Education of Id. in the X.A County Police Rate of 14d. in the £.A Special County Rate for the purposes of Elementary

Education of 3d. in the X.

f"±

LIST OF FIXED PAYMENTS.

AT A MEETING OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR KENT, held at Maidstone, in thesaid County, on the 21st day of May, 1919, the Finance Committee of the -,aid

County Council recommend the said Council to order the County Treasurers of Kent to pay,on and after the Thirtieth day of June, 1919, out of the County Fund, to the umler-mentioned Authorities and Persons, the sums set opposite to their respective names, for the,purposes herein stated as to each.

AUTHORITIES AND PERSONS.

I

GENERAL RATE.Clerk of the Cbuncil-W. B. Prosser

County Surveyor-H. T. Chapman

E. Vinson, Hillcroft Hall, Swanley

County Accountant and AssistantTreasurer-E. J. Marvin

County Medical Officer of Health-Dr. A. Greenwood

,

PURPOSES.

Advance for postages, travellingexpenses, &c., ditto

(Or such sums not exceeding the saidsums of £625, £400, £45 & £20 asthe County Accountant may certify

Advance for wages of Steward,Hall Porter, Cleaners, etc.,lst July, 1919 (as required)

Advance for providing clericalassistance in connection withthe Standing Joint Committee1st July, 1919

One Quarter's Salary to 30thJune, 1919

Advance for Office Expenses 1st^July) 1919

Advance for Office Expenses l stJune, 1919

Small Payments, ditto

to be due)One Quarter's Salary to 30th

Juno, 1919 £250War Bonus from lst Jan.

to 30th June, 1919 £40

(Or such sums not exceeding thesaid sums of k800 and £250 asthe County Accountant maycertify to be due)

Fortnightly for disbursement inpayment of Main Road wagessuch sum not exceeding £3000as the County Accountant maycertify to be due, and suchfurther sum as the Chairman ofthe Bridges and Roads Com-mittee may certify to be requiredfor additional wages. for speciallabour on the Main Roads

One Year's Rent of Land (forcatchpit) adjoining Main Roadat Swanley to 30th June, 1919

One Quarter's Salary to 30thJune, 1919 £200

War Bonus' from ist Jan.to 30th June, 1919 £40

Advance for Salaries of Staff andOffice Expenses, 1st July, 1919 }

Advance to pay Prosecution Ex-penses (as required)

(Or such sums not exceeding thesaid sums of £800 and 21500 asthe County Accountant maycertify to be due)

One Quarter's Salary to 30thJune, 1919

One Quarter's Allowance forTravelling Expenses to 30thJune, 1919

Advance for Office Expenses 1 stJuly, 1919

(Or such sum not exceeding thesaid sum of 1300 as the CountyAccountant may certify to be due)

Carried forward ..,,,

500

625

400

45

20

290

800

250

AMOUNT. TOT:1 I,

1590

1340

1,

240

800

1500

250

62

300

10

£

2540

612 , 10

6083 ' 10

.,

3

Brought forward......

Mary G. Boyce

William W. A. BealeJames Rumley'Thomas BartonMaurice O'ConnellJohn Darby'Thomas CheesemanAlfred Deveries

CHARTiiAhl ASYLUM PENSIONS.

One Quarter's Superannuationdue 30th June, 1919

DittoDittoDittoDittoDittoDittoDitto

PRISONS.-PENSIONS.I.-MAIDSTONE.

Thomas Cogger

Alfred Green-Joseph Bishop

. II.-ST. AUGUSTINE'S.John Twigg

Winch & Winch

RENTS OF

One Quarter's Superannuationdue 30th June, 1919

DittoDitto

One Quarter's Superannuation

}

;

}; due 30th June, 1.919

DISPENSARIES.

National Provincial and Union Bankof England, Ltd., Ramsgate

A. J. Burrows, Ashford, KentNorth East Kent United District

(M.O.H.) Joint Committee'Trustees of the Phillips Memorial

Hospital, BromleyMrs. E. S. Eastland, " Sunnyside,"

Pembury Road, TonbridgeWalter R. Day, 42, Earl Street,

M;iidstoneSheerness Permanent Benefit Build-

in,r Societv, SheernessHenry G. Pain, "Maidensole," Whit-

field, near Dover,Geo. H. Chapman, 84, Guildhall

Street, FolkestoneW. Bassingham & Son, 49 and 51,

Whitecross Street, London, E.C.E. Waterman & Son, 28, Lowfield

Street, Dartford'Trustees of the Estate of Mrs. Taylor,

c/o. C. Allen, Windybras, Speld-hurst, Tunbridge Wells

'Tassell & SoilMowll & :Vlowll, Castle Street, Canter-

buryBassett & Boucher, Solicitors, Roches-

terMouckton, Son & Collis, 72, King

Street, MaidstoneH. Hicks, Market Street, Sandwich

Sevenoaks Artizans' Dwellings Co.

-Caroline Ann Welby, " Thwaytes,"Mortimer Street, Herne Bay

Dr. T. M. Pearce

-*Dr. J. M. Clements

Dr. T,,,B. Heggs'Miss NewhallBeckenham Urban District Council

Royal Exchange Assurance Company,Dartford

One Quarter's Rent due 24thJune, 1919

Pretoria, Nelson Road,GilliughamFirst floor, Charlotte Cottage, Ranls-gate1, Barrow Hill Place, AshfordTwo rooms, King William IV.,

Borden2, Park Road, Brouiley

53, Pembury Road, Tonbridge

199, Parrock Street, Gravesend

61, Alma Road, Sheerness

9, Eastbrook Place, Dover

80, Dover Road, Folkestone

19, Pier Road, Erith

41, Overy Street, Dartford

34, Calverley Street, TunbridgeWells

2, Albion Terrace, Faversham11, Longport Street, Canterbury

13, New Road, Rochester

"Pitfield," Marsham Street, Maid-stone

11, St. Peter's Street, Sandwich(One Quarter to 31 st July, 1919)

4, Crampton's Road, Sevenoaks(13 weeks to 24tb June, 1919)

16, High Street, Herne Bay

One Quarter's Allowance for useof own Motor Car to 30th June,1919

One Quarter's Salary to 30thJune, 1919

DittoDitto

One Quarter's Remuneration oftemporary Tuberculosis Nurseat Beckenham to30thJune ,1919

One Year's- Premium on Dartford,Dispensary ,due24th June,1919 }

5

68

627

111010 -

7

26

12

5

5

8

6

9

9

6

7

10

6

7

510

11

10

3

3

6

25

18

185

5

5

1510105

10

13

18

10

10

5

15

10

10

10

10

5

10

10

5

18

11

10

15

15

7

5

7

6

6

7279

121

16

7

224

7649

1

15

12

17

7

12

1

2

3

6

Brought forward ..... ..........

MENTAL DEFICIENCY AcT, 1913 (Salary and War Bonus)

Vincent Coster Enquiry Officer

MIDwivrs ACT (Salary, War Bonus and Allowance)

Miss Ada A. HarrisonMiss M. M. Berry

MIDWIFERY SERVICE (SUBSIDIES)

Miss W. Carr (Midwife)Miss S. E. Smith do.Miss M. M. Caley do.Miss M. E. Henchlev do.Miss L. Roberts ^ do.Miss E. J. Wolfe do.Miss C. Norwood do.

InspectressDitto

Hoo and High HalstowTenterden and neighbourhoodSwanscombe and SouthfleetAylesford, Ditton and BurhamYalding, Hunton and DistrictBarming, Teston, &c.Mersham, Smeeth and Brabourne

MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE SCHEME (Salary, War Bonus & Allowance)

Miss M. F. 0rpinMiss A. M. HutchinsMrs. A. E. StokesMiss B. E. DockrillMrs. A. SmithsonMiss B. F. MilesMiss E. WattsMiss F. A. BarnesMiss E. G. YoungMiss K. HastingsMrs. M. Morris

COUNTY MEDICAL OFFICER'S DEPARTMENT

Miss L. C. Cooper ( Salary andWar Bonus)

*W. Bennett

PROBATION OF OFFENDERS' ACT

James Bray

Health VisitorDittoDittoDitto,DittoDittoDittoDittoDittoDittoDitto

Tuberculosis & School Nurse

and School Nurse(part time)

General Nurse

Sanitary Inspector (not exceeding)

Probation Officer at Chatham

CLERK OF THE COUNCIL'S DEPARTMENT

Hart,.A. W.Hilder, H. G.Cooper, H.Lee, S.Evans, J. L.

KINGSNORTH INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

Stephens, F. Z.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

George Henry Frederick*W. Chamberlain

Jethro MayA. G. WelfareStephen DurtnalWright, Cecil C.

COUNTY ANALYST'S DEPARTMENT

J. W. Flint

Chief ClerkClerk

Registers of Eluctors

I Head Schoolmaster

Assistant InspectorDitto (not exceeding)DittoDittoDittoDitto

Assistant

SMALL HOLDINGS ACT, 1908.

G. W. Adams ^ Clerk_

Carried forward.........

GENERAL RATE.

356 10 9

17

1917

11

10

310

4

6

3

6

11

8

4

8

10

10

13 6 8

3623222220

14

762

131910416

42

78

SPECI.+L I{,JTE

16 13 4

115

11111110

20

99

13161355

8

16

11

484

4

8

8

e^^^

I

I

,-,.,I 1; . _ :

Brought for«^a^^d......... ..

CLERK THE''HE COUNC[L's DEPARTMENT.

Hart, A. W.

Hilder, H. G.Cooper, H.Lee, S.Evans, J. L.

KINdSNORTEi INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

Stephens, F. Z.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

George Henry FrederickW. ChamberlainJethro MayA. G. WelfareStephen DurtnalC. C. Wright

Chief ClerkClerkDittoDittoRegister of Electors

Head Schoolmaster

Assistant InspectorDitto (not exceeding)Ditto (ditto)Ditto (ditto)DittoDitto

COUNTY ANALY9T'S DEPARTMENT

J. W. Flint I Assistant

SMALL HOLDINGS Am, 1908

G. W. Adams Clerk

3 GENERAL RATE ...... .................................... 7649 12 3

9 Ditto Monthly Salaries ............ ... ...... 2283 8 9

C

That the County Treasurers be authorised by the Council to pay to Tuberculosis Officers, DispensaryNurses and Clerks for travelling expenses and subsistence allow;^.nce, such sum or sums as way be foundto be due to them. Payment to be made on accounts rendered at the end of each nio>uth, and the sum ofsuch payments not to exceed £200 in the aggregate in any one qnarter.

*On Active Service-Payment in accordance with the County Council's Orders au l Local Government (Emergency 1'ro^^isions) Act, 1916, to bemade to the persons named, or to such other person or persons as may be nominated by theni.

SUMMARY.

4 SPECIAL RATE .......................................... 1608 18 0

9 Ditto Monthly Salaries ..................... 248 15

^^^^ , P Alq-,11

^J

.... ... _. ,:.

2142 5 1 199 3

.,6 1^3 423 19 222 10 022 4 720 16 8

16 13 4

11 13 45 16 8

11 13 411 5 011 5 010 8 4

20 16 8

14 19 ll

2283 8 9 298 15 0

9933 1 0

• 1857 13 05 POLICE RATE ............................................... . ............... 350 0 06 EDUCATION (INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL) RATE ............ 520 10 0

9 Ditto - Monthly Salaries ..................... 50 0 0

570 10 .0

112711 4 0

4

Signed

Members of the said Ir'in.alice Committee.

COUNTY OF KENT.

.At a Meeting of the County Council of Kent, held at Maidstone, in the said

County, on the 21st day of May, 1919, the Finance Committee of the said

county Council recommend the said Council to order the County Treasurers of gent

to pay out of the County Fund, to the undermentioned authorities and persons the

sum set opposite to their respective names, for the purpose herein stated as to each.

General Rate-Main Roads.

Amount due to the undermentioned Urban Authorities

for the Maintenance and Repair of Main Roads.

Ashford ...

Ditto

Beckenham...

Bromley

Ditto

Chatham

Dartford

Deal

Dover

Erith ...

Faversham ... ...

Folkestone ... ...

Gillingham ...

...Gravesend . . .

Herne Bay ...

Hytbe .. • •

Lydd ... ...

Maidstone ... ...

Margate

New Romney ...

Northfleet ... ...

Queenborough

Ramsgate ...

Do. ...

Rochester ... ...

Sandgate ...

Sevenoaks ...

'1'enterden

^ onbridge ...

n:znbridge Wells

Walmer t,.

MAIN ROADS.

Quarter ended June, 1918

Quarter ended Sept., 1918 (on account

... Quarter ended Dec., 1918 ...

... Quarter ended Sept., 1918

Quarter ended Dec:, 1918

...

Half-year ended Dec., 1918 ... ...

Quarter ended Sept., 1918 ... ...

Quarter ended Dec., 1918 ... ...

... Ditto ... ...

Half-year ended Dec., 1918

... Half-year ended Dec., 1918

... Quarter ended Sept., 1918

... Quarter ended Dec., 1918 ...

... Ditto ... • ...

... Half-year ended Dec., 1918 ...

Quarter ended Dec., 1918 (on account)

... Nine months ended Dec., 1918

Quarter ended Dec:, 1918 (on account)

Half-year ended Dec., 1918

... Half-year ended Sept., 1918 ...

... Quarter ended Dec., 1918

Nine months ended Dec., 1918 (on account

... Quarter ended Sept., 1918 ...

Quarter ended Dec., 1918 (on account)

... Ditto

... Ditto (on- account) ...

... Quarter ended Dec., 1918 ... ..

... Half-year ended Dec., 1918 ...

... Quarter ended Dec., -1918 ...

... Ditto

... Ditto 41 6 0

£13484 19 7

79 11 6

300 0 0

26 19 1

100 0 0

250 13 2

70 0 0

573 5 9

90 3 11

2Q6 19 0

..: 828 16 9

9 s. d.

477 2 10

800 0. 0

231 12 2

1050 9 2

1500 0 0

684 16 11

242 14 6

71 10 0

627 3 4

835 3 7

914 7 1

90 2 2

322 5 4

234 16 8

64 8 8

1300 0 0

121 4 9

1400 0 0

232 9 6

19.1; 17 9

. 2 1 PI A'i 1 91^

NAME.

.4

ACCOUNT. AMOUNT. TOTAL.

Brought forward

,E. Griffiths & Sons ... ... Tools ...

Furnival Steel Co. ... „

,Brompton, Chatham, Gilllingham and Water...Rochester Waterworks Co.

Elham Valley Water Co., Ltd. ...

... £4502 12 3.

1•1 11 0.3 14 9

7 0,

Dover Corporation ... ... „ ... ... ...

J. Robson & Sons ... ... ,,

C. Broadley . . . ... • • • „

W. RoseDeal and Walmer Gas and Electricity Tar ...

Co.

9 0 0

9 6

12 0•

13 6

-12 0

3 6 8

Faversham Gas Co. ... .. „ ... ... ... 122 10 o.

Patent Lightning Crusher Co., Ltd.... Miscellaneous ... ... 44 15 9

"South Eastern Gazette" ^ „ • • . • 0 11 01

Young & Cooper ... ... „ ... ... 12 10 0

Cheriton U.D.C. „ ... 22 10 0

G. Mence Smith .. . „ ... ... 1 3 3

J. I3alden & Co., Ltd. ... ... „ ... ... 23 11 1

Board of Trade .. ... „ ... ... 4 17 5•

Queenborough Contracting Co., Ltd. ... „ . ... 2,15 0-

J. Heath ... ... ... „ ... . 0 7 6

Eastwood & Co., Ltd. ... ... „ ... ... 0 13 8-

Smeed, Dean & Co., Ltd. ... ,. ... ... 83 10 0,

D. & C. Rutter, Ltd., ... ... „ .. • •• • 7 10 0

Limmer & Trinidad Lake Asphalt Co., „ ... ... S3 6 8

Ltd.. ...Hudson & Kearns, Ltd.... ... „ ... 5 13 0-

R. J. Moseley ... ... „ ... ... 1 7 4

20 2 10-Rover Co., Ltd. ... ... „ •••

E. Stanford, Ltd. .. . „ . ... 2 0 7

J. H. Jarvis ... „ ... 2 16 11

South Suburban Gas Co.... ... ... ... 1 16 10•

Shaw & Sons ^^ ... ......0 18 9°... ^,

J. C. King, Ltd. ... ... ... ... 1 7 10

G. H. Pettman .. ... ... ... 2 4 0,

Southern Commercial Supplies, Ltd. ^^ ... ... 7 9 10

H. Pooley & Son, Ltd. ... ... 2 0 0-

" " . 22 13 7H. T. Chapman ... ... » ... ...

W. P. Dickinson ... ... 38 8 3

Hollingbourne R.D.C. .:. ... ^^ ... ... 6 11 6

... Repairs and Renewals ... 12 1 9sF. C. Ellis ... . • • ... .. .Sergeant & Parks ...

3 5 8-

Metropolitan

^, •••Water Board ... Water •.. ... 3 0 91

Vulcan Boiler & General Insurance Co. Miscellaneous ... ... 33 13 2:

Denniss Paine & Co. ... ... Repairs and Renewals ... 87 2 1

Ditto ... ... ... Tools ... ... ... 36 9 0

56 4 2,Ditto ... ... ... Miscellaneous ... .. •

179' 15 3•

Cross & Cross, Ltd. ... ... Motor Car Act

Broadstairs & St. Peters U.D.C. ' ... ' „ • •

R. U. d© Uphaugh (per Seymour & Dep8t Rent ...

-Warirrg•i.

Carried forward ...

29 14 0

1 8 0,1 0 01

95275 19 10,

NAME.

E. Marshall & Son

C.Olivor ... ...

Palmer & Pilcher ,..

S.I-tootes ... ...

G. Sweatman ...

R. Turk ... ...

G. White ...

. ,..B. Austin

W. H. Barton (Exors.) ...

G. E. Barry ... ...

T. & A. Brittenden

W. G. Forster ...

A. R. Foreman ...

A. C. Joy .. ...

A. Jordan ... ...

Neeves & Son

W. Peene ... ...

A. Reynolds & Co. ...

A. W. Spicer ...

R. Springate

F. Spratt & Son ...

L. Terry ... ...

T. C. Willis .:. ..

C. W. Burton ...

A. H. Burton ...H. M. Biggleston & Sons

S. D. Conley ,..

S. Dixon ...

P. C. Denniss ...

E. & S. Elsey ...

T. Goodbourn ...

W. Harris & Co. ...

T. H. Lovell & Sons ...

R. & S. Maxted ...

R. Stanley & Son ...

H. Young ... ...

C. R. Ayers ... ...

E. Fisher & Sons ...G. A. Weekes ...E. Foster ... ..F. Jenner' . ,..J. Meal (Bxors.)E. Rose ... ^ ...T. G. Dinnis ...H. Lovell .. • .R. Fuller ... ...A. G. Sayers ...T. Simmons... ...

,:. ..,F. TurnerW. Readhead ...

Brougbb forward ...

... Repairs and Renewals

...

......

...

...

... Haulage

...

1,

f,

)

,

7

ACCOUNT.

71

»

f,

EE

„

f,

s»

»

f)

»

m

„

„

„

„

7)

Carried forwaar

...

...

AMOUNT. TOTAL,

.

£5805 19 5

0 18 6

0 4 0

1 7 6

0 8 10

0 10 3

0 7 2

1 4 6

2 3 11

113]0

1 16 4

0 7 6

9 '0 11

5 8 1

2 10 2

0 17 7

4 1 3

1 2 1

0 7 4

2 2 6

0 3 2

3 1 9

3 15 5

0 5 8

2 10 50 11 2

1 6 2

0 6 7

0 9 8

0 17 4

2 13 1

3 15 6

1 1 8

0 7 9

0 17 6

1 17 4

0 3 8.

2 0 6

152 0 0

96 12 0

20 16 0

107 16 0

39 15 0

67 4 0

14 5 0

23 16 0

7 10 0

3 10 0

65 18 0

4 16 0

46 8 0

£6519 1 7

46

10

General Rate.

NAME. ACCOUNT. AMOUNT.

I s. d.

County Medical Officer's Department.

Baker, C. .. ... ...

Baird & Tatlock (London), Ltd....

British Drug Houses, Ltd. ...

Clifford, J. & Son

Dickinson, W. P.

Honnor, A. ..

Hobbs, Win. & Sons, Ltd.

Kent Education Committee

-Medical Officer"

" Nursing Times

Oliver, F. J.

Sergeant & Parks, Ltd.

" The Hospital. " ...

Vivish & Baker ...

Wander, A., Ltd. ...

Watson, W. & Sons, Ltd.

Young & Cooper ...

Funnel StopCases for Outfits ...

Materials ...

String ... ...

Printing and Stationery

Fodder ...

Stationery

Ditto

Ad vertising

Ditto

Materials

Ditto

Advertising

Printing ...

Formulin Pastilles

Repairs to Apparatus

Stationery

Confirmation Order.Dr. Greenwood ... 31icroscope far Bacteriological

Laboratory ...

0 2 10

3 8 0

0 3 81 8 0

12 4 92 12 01 1 0

10 12 11

TOTAL.

a.

73 8 2

Midwives Act, 1902.

Central Midwives Board ... Contribution for year 31st Dec.,1918 ...

"Nursing Times" ... ... Advertising

Midwifery Service.

Balance to make up agreed subsidyof 1-80 for year ended 29thJanuary, 1919 ... .. 10 13 0

D^to, 25th March, 1919 ... 32 16 0

Hayward Bros. ... ... Filing Cabinet ... ... 1 5 0

" Tbe Hospital" ... ... Advertising ... ... 1. 1 0

Sharpley, G. S., Miss

Wolfe, Miss E. J.

Norwood, Miss.C.

Ditto ..

Carr, Miss W.

Caley, Miss M. M.Henchley, Miss M. E. ...

Roberts, Miss L. ... . . .

Smith, Miss S. E. . ...

Wolfe, Miss E. J.*Kent County Nursing Association

One mouth to 31 st ^Say 3 0 8

Ditto, 30th June ... 3 6 8

1 19 9

0 8 6

3 6 1

0 4 6

0 8 0

2 8 0

0 8 0

2 10 8

7 1 6

23 0 0

102 13 6

1 0 0

6 13 4

On increase of subsidy by £20 perannum from ist May to 30thJune, 1919 ... 3 6 8

Ditto, 10th Mar. to 30th June, 1919 6 3 7

Ditto, 7th Apl. to 30th June, 1919 4 13 4

Ditto, 18th Mar. to 30th June, 1919 5 15 0

Ditto, 9th Feb. to 30th June, 1919 7 17 1

Ditto, 25th Mar. to 30th June, 1919 6 2 6

Grant towards Midwifery Servicein District of Leigh ... 17 10 0

*(To be paid on notification from C.M.O. that work has aommenced).

Brought forward ...

s

105 19 6

101 10 6

L280 18 2

13

M

j

NA11E.

C.+tt, G-. A., Rochester

+'ssenhigh, B. (Gravesend) ...

Maidstone Waterworks Co.

Metropolitan W ater Board (Erith)

Nicholson, J. H . (Gillingham) ...

Thomson, T. M. (Tonbridge) ...

Viggers, C. (Ashford). ...

" British Journal of Tuberculosis "

Dickinson, W. P.

"The Hospital" ...

Kent Education Committee

Lewis, H. K. & Co., Ltd.

"Medical Officer" ...

Nursing Times

Young & Cooper ...

Atkinson, A. (Sandwich)

Canterbury Gas & Water Co. ...

Berry, R. & Son

Buttrill, A. ...

Buss, E. (Ashford) ...

Broa,d, J.... ...

Clarke & Co. ..

Folkestone Gas & Coke Co.

Flonnsell. Bros.

Kent Electric Power Co.

Ramsgate Corporation

Ronuk, Ltd:

ACCOUNT.

Brought forward ... ... £

AMOUNT,

Wator Rate ... ... 0 14 0

Ditto ... ... ... 0 11 3

Ditto ... .. , ... 0 10 11

Ditto . . . . . , . . . 0 14 0

Ditto ... ... ... 0 10 0

Ditto ... . . . . : : , 0 10 6

Ditto ... ... ... 0 4 0

Advertising, Printing, &c. :. 0 5 0

Ditto ... ... ... 1 12 6

Ditto .. . .,. ... 0 8 0

Ditto ... ... ... 017 0

Ditto ... ... ... 0 3 6

Ditto ... ... 0 18 9

Ditto ... ... ... 0 8 6

Ditto ... . .. ,.. 15 6 6

Heating, Lighting and Cleaning... 0 5 4

Ditto ... ... ... 0 11 6

Ditto ,,. ... ... 2 7 6

Ditto ... ... ... 0 1 0

Ditto ... ... ... 1 7 9

Ditto ... ... ... 1 19 1

Ditto ... ... ... 1 3 0

Heating, Lightiug and Cleaning,., 4 3 0

Ditto ... ... ... 0 9 11

Ditto ... ... ... 0 7 8

Ditto ... ... ... 1 2 6

Ditto ... ... ... 2 0 6

Rochester, Chatham and Gilling-ham Gas Co. ... ... Ditto ... ... ... 11 5 3

Sergeant & Parks ... ... Ditto ... ... ... 0 10 0

Sheppey Gas Company ... Ditto ... ... ... 0 5 11

Tonbridge Gas Co. ... ... Ditto ... ... ... ^ 2 7 2

Dadds, F. T.

Groombridge & Sons...

Morgan, E. , ..

Miller, P.

Ratcliffe Bros. ...

Adaptations,Repairs

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

... Ditto

9 17 0

0 4 7

1 13 9

4 10 0

1 0 4

Bobby, Ltd. ... ... TowelsRayward, Bros. ... ... .. Furniture and Fittings

Upton, Ltd. ... ... Ditto

Cortopassi, W. ...

May, G.&Son

Stainer, Miss

9 5 0

0 18 6

... Medical Appliances for UninsuredPersons ... 1 5 0

... Ditto .. . ,.. ., 10 18 0Ditto , .. .. 1 1 0

TOTAL.

£2242 18 6

3 14 8.

19 19 9'

30 7 1

17 5 8

3 17 0

10 3 6

13 4 0

Carried forward

Decorations and

12341 10 2.

2 1 MAY 1919

14

NAME. ACCOUNT. AMOUNT. TOTAL.

2341 10 22 Brought forward

Crow, C. ... ... ... Cartage of Shelter (Uninsured) ... 2 15 0Edwards, Lewis ... ... Ditto (Insured) ... ... 3 0 0

Grummant, Bros. ... .., Ditto ... ... ... 3 10 0

Smith, Norman ... ... Ditto ... ... ... 5 0 0

14 5 0Archer, W. H. ... ... Repairs to Shelters (Insured) ... 1 4 0

Hughes, J. E. ... ... Ditto ... ... ... 2 0 0

Wallis, E. ... . ... Ditto ... ... ... 3 2 0

Weller & Sons, T. H... ... Ditto ... ... ... 3 10 09 16 0

Confirmation Order-

Goldie, L. A. (Rochester) Poor Rate to 31st March, 1919 .. . 5 2-0

Institutional Treatment.

Sititingbourne and Milton JointHospital Board

Seymour & Waring

Transfer-Main Roads Account ...

Maintenance of Patients at KeycolHill Sanatorium, one quarter to31st March, 1919,40 beds at,37/6per week

Half-year's Tithe Rent Chargeduc. 1 st April, 1919 6 0 2

Repairing Road at Lenham Sanat-orium ... ... ... 12 19 4

Geering & Colyer ... ... Balance of purchase money ofWarren House, Lenham, forMedical Superintendent (to bepaid on completion of purchase)

Confirmation Order.

Geering & Colyer ,., Deposit on purchase money (X700)of above .. ...

£2341 10 2

964 5 9

1819 6

630 0 0

70 U 0

Salaries of Temporary Staff.

*Michell, M. E. (Dartford) ... Eleven weeks @ 28/- per week, from19th May to 2nd August, 1919,and War Bonus for three monthsended 31st July, 1919 (to be paid

weekly) 19 3 0

*Michell, A. E. (Toubridge) ... Eleven weeks @ 33/- per week forthe like period (to be paid weekly) 18 3 0

*Drew, Helen (Gillingham) ... On increase in salary from14th to 26th April, 1919,two weeks @ 5/- ... 0 10 0

Five weeks to 31st May,1919 ... ... 7 10 0

Four weeks salary to 28thJune, 1919 ... 6 0 0

Four weeks salary to 26thJuly, 1919 ... 6 0 0

20 0 0,

*Hemmings, C. N. (Ashford) .. . Eleven weeks @ 5/- per week to1st Aug., 1919 (to be paid monthly) 2 15 0

* Or such other officer as may be appointed temporarily

Carried forward ... ... £60 1 0 £4053 18 5

50

16

NAME.

Crouch, H.

ACCOUNT.

Brouglit forward

Sessions House, St. Augustines.

... Disbursemerits-Quarter ended31st March, 1919 ... ... 13 15 4

Crouch, E. & Sons ... ... Repairs, &c. ... 1 10 7

TOTAL.

£4525 15 5

15 5 11

Lovell & Sons

Sessions House, Wingham.

Repairs ... ... ...

Printing & Stationery. -

Dickinson, W. P. ... ... Printing and Stationery ... 7 17 0

Hobbs, Wm. & Sons, Ltd. ... Ditto ... ... ... 6 2 0

Ruck, W.... ... ... Time Tables to 31st March, 1919 ... 0 12 0

Barker, P'. ...

Berry, W. C. ...

Kerridge, H. G. ...

Kerridge, J. G. ...Kerridge, L.

Murdock, E. (Miss)

Oakeshott, A. C. ...

Percival, F. W.

Rogers, G. H.

Stephenson, G.

Gardiner, S. E. ...

Kerridge, H. G.

Kerridge, J. G.

Latter, E....

Rogers, G. H.

Caffyn, T. P. & Co. . , .

Clifford, J. & Son ...

Cloke, J. ... ..

Cruttenden, H. & Son

Denniss Paine & Co. ...

Dusmo Co., Ltd.

French & Son ...

Probation of Offenders Act.

... Fees and Expenses ... ... 0 16 0

... Ditto ... ... ... 19 17 9

... Ditto ... ... ... 5 9 10

... Ditto ... ... ... 5 13 8

... Ditto ... ... ... 0 12 6

Ditto ... ... ... 23 11 2

Ditto ... ... ... 14 1 7

Ditto ... ... ... 3 1 11

Ditto ... .. . ... 9 11 4

Ditto ... ... ... 0 12 0

Affiliation Orders Act, 1914.Remuneration as Collecting Officer

for year ended 31 st March, 1919 8 15 9

... Ditto ... ... ... 7 13 4

... Ditto ... ... ... 2 0 4

Years 1915 to 1918, inclusive ... 10 19 4

Year ended 31st March, 1919 .... 3 17 0

Haynes Bros., Ltd. ...

Hoare, Gothard & Bond, Ltd.

Honnor, A.Jackson, Thos. S. & Sons

Maidstone Corporation

Maidstone Gas Co. ...

Ditto ...

Offices.

Swabs ... ... ... 11 18 9

... Tow Line ... ... 0 16 2

Poor Rate to 30th Sept., 1919 ... 162 10 0

... Repairs ... ... ... 3 7 6

„ Boilers, &c. ... 9 14 1

"Dusmo?' ... ... 1 0 , 0

... Winding, &c., Clocks-one yearto 1st Mar., 1919 ... ... 5 5 0

... Electrical Repairs, &c. ... 15 5 11

... Coal ... ' :.. ... 35 3 8

.. Firewood ... ... 11 5 0

Floor Polish ... 8 15 6

Electricity to 31st March, 1919 ... 95 19 7

6 9 9... Coke ... 101 8 10

107 18 7

2 7 7

14 11 0

63 7 9

33 5 9

W

Carried forward ... ... £468 19 9 £4654 13 5

19

N ANl h. ACCOUNT.

\V ilts Iteforma,torN.

Devon and Exeter Reformatory forGirls, Exeter ...

" Cornwall" School Ship Refor-matory ... ...

St. John's Reformatory (Waltham-stow) ... ... ...

Warwickshire Reformatory Insti-tution for Boys

Liverpool Juvenile ReformatoryAssociation, Ltd. ... ...

St. William's Reformatory, MarketWeighton ...

Birkdale Farm Reformatory

Northau7ptonshire Reformatory

... 3 10 9

Kerrison Reformatory ...

Devon and Exeter ReformatorySchool for Boys, Whipton ...

Norton Boys' Home ReformatorySchool ... ... ...

Arno's Court Reformatory, Bristol

Stoke Farm Reformatory School...

Queen Elizabeth Lodge School ...

Farnworth Nautical ReformatorySchool ... ... ...

Bradwell Training School, Sand-bach, Cheshire ... ...

Kingswood Training School,Gloucester ...

Folkestone Corporation

Dickinson, W. P.

Maintenance to 31st March, 1919 48 5 3

Ditto

Ditto to 28th Feb., 1919 .., 65 19 6

Ditto to 31st March, 1919 ... 20 0 8

Ditto

Ditto

6

5

Ditto ... .. ... 2 17 4Ditto ... ... 14 3 0Ditto ... ... ... ' 40 18 6Ditto ... ... ... 25 14 7

Ditto .,. ... ... 24 12 ' 0

Ditto ... ... ... 14 2 8Ditto ... ... ... 3 17 3Ditto ... ... ... 10 4 7Ditto ... ... ... 14 12 8

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

Repayment of amounts paid inerror for maintenance ofJuvenile Offenders, let April,1914, to 30th Sept., 1918 ... 226 8 8

Motor Car and Locomotives Act.... Printing & Stationery ...

County Council Elections.Hart, A. W. (Returning Officer) ...

Ditto

Further advance in connection withCounty Council Elections ...

Expenses to fill casual vacancies atEast Ashford and Dover (N) (notexceeding) ... ...

Confirmation Order.Hart, A. W. ... ... Further advance relating to Elec-

tions ... ... ...

Sea Fisheries.Kent and Essex Sea Fisheries Contributions to meet current ex-

Committee ... . .. penses...

1500 0

200 0 0

100 0 0

Representation of the People Act, 1918.Hobbs, Wm. & Sons, Ltd. ... Register Slips

AMOUNT.

57 18

That the County Treasurers be authorised to pay, on the certificate of the Clerkof the County Council, such sums as will become payable in connectionwith the preparation of the Register of Electors before the meeting inAugust next (not exceeding) £8,438,

TOTAL.

Brought forward ... ^^412 6 10 £7429 13 3

Carried forward .., ...

1007 12 0

88 12 6

450 0 0

100 0 0

0 10 0

£9076 7 9

`.1

2440 13 6

Expenses in connection with Burial and Destruction of Carcases.Cryllfj.rE1, jE)hn (Elsors of)

Cocopor, l*'ratt^

Pai rhrrtm, J. T.

Ortillord, Right Hon, Earl of

Pimmek, W. F.

Wtt,0}^or, F. W. ,..

Wftllr<ov & Harrim, l,t,d.Watorm, T.Wood, R.,.,

flimett, R. G.Mol€i ►rst ►n, W. P.Hnttro, Allen (Motropolitan

fnqoctov) ,.,fF

KO1)t moAmondol'l)

A G CO U^w °C'.

-Hrot^glrt forrvatrd

Sly, A. U. (Uetrupolitanlitipoetcr)

vivish & BOker

Lahorrr, &f,., ikrrthraxat NF;w BarnPsr,rin, ltecrllver ... ...

l,itne, flrjtllrax, Afar-sties, Forclevif;tt ... 0 15 0

New Burn Farm, lt,e-c"ulver, ...

That the Otan.trty `limtwttrors be mutlrot•i4or3 by the Council to payfr®tn time to time on the c@rtiiimtto of the Clerk fri the Comity Councilm"(111 §Uthe am he my vortify to lau, t1 ►io to any person for compensationfor any a€tim1 S111"ghtVt•^^ Undor the Cllrtmi^rs or harvy Orkler, or forWt ►° pnytnont^ of ku urgent nfttttre r ► tttlor the Ditw:tser; (if Animals Acts.

Weights and Measures Acts.

Aiaot'ya W: & T., Ltd. ,., C^1r^tttirin^;^ ^fl^ttt,t:irr^,cl^^i.AStt^ur^:^rdsUttmago, W. R, Qvrrot=,rl Dititt•iotRate, Ilalf-year to

:100h Sept" :I;119Romtava1 E XPO ►t'se-a

Ntotropo1it@a id^aWr Belvd, ,.. wtktor, Hrr,lf-^oar1.919 ,.,

^^^ig^^ & N '6; its Pl`iat>;41R ,.

YOUtIR & ®o®PO-P :, Dittowvight, 0, 0, ,.,

to

14 5 0Uthmtr, &r.., `;hw-lvin anti Wootten

Farms, I3ar111unj ... ... 3 16 101imircrtr• nod .Ulntt,ria,ln, AmthrEix,

Now Dovrt► s 1+'arrn, Worth 3 17 1

Crjul, Mug^;cits, &c., Marshes,!+'F,rdtvich ... ... 1 9 0

Coat ; ►.n(l 1+'Rr,g;;r^ts, A nthrax at NewBarn Farm, 1{,c,oulver ... 1 11 0

Carbolic hlrtid, Ditto ... 0 18 0

1mlrour, &c., ]11orsltew, Forclwich... 4 9 0

Joyes Fluid, Amthrax at New

Downs Farm, Worth 06 6

Miscellaneous.

A.flve rtisittg ... 2 17 0Printing .. . .... 31 8 6E;rpon4ea lur^,liiarter-31atiLlarclr,

1919 ... ... 0 10 6,1,tlvortising ... 0 1§ 61^^h^^irsc^ fur(^rtn,rt^^r^--"a 1 st ^'It^rch,

0 1;) .,. ... 41 8 8^tintjtr^.,, 1 17 6

13 10 0

4 2 8

a 18 0

1 15 08 14 0

.

30th Sept.,

0 10 6.,. ... 1 14 6

ksOtwy OA10t1t to 3 1 ^^ UOLW-h,

1910,,. ,.,0111it YOOAt11t tO 4001

7 7 10

April .,. 10 8 4Di^ki^ 41%t ^^ .. , 10 a ADitto 4001 JUA® ... 10 8 4

,^.

AMOUNT. TOTAL.

0 12 0

34 15 1

78 18 8

57 16 10

M2 4 1

^; '1 C'► ^^^ ^ 9 l v

23

NAME. ACCOUNT. AMOUNT. TOTAL.

Brought forward ... „ £124 10 0'k789 ^6 1

Sevenoaks 1t.D.C. ...... .................. Shoreham Bridge(scavenging) 4 0 0

Colliers Land Bridge 9 17 6

Tonbridge R.D.C . ..............:......... Ashurst Bridge 4 17 0Small Bridge 3 15 0

8 12 0

Ei ardman, F. W.

Harris, C. B.

Morrison, W. P. ...

1Vlowll; R. ...

Murton, C. D. ...

Neve, A. H.

Sewell, H. B. ...

Treasurers, Police Pension Fund...

Ditto ... ... ... 9 3 3Ditto ... ... ... 44 13 6Ditto ... ... ... 70 13 6

Coroners' Act.

Disbursements, quarter ended 31stMarch, 1919 ... ... 4 2 6

. . . Ditto . . , . . . . . . . 60 11 11

... Ditto ... ... ... 13 14 0

... Ditto ... ... ... 45 7 11

Amounts due to Constables actingas Coroners' Officers, quarterended 31st March, 1919 ... 8 7 6

Subject to adjustment.

Confirmation Order.F. W. Hardman On increase in salary, Quarter, 31st

M ar.,1919, (difference in amountprovided in orders and actualpayment) ... ...

10 5 9

265 9 1

11202 4 8

Requisition of Standing Joint Committee forPayment out of Police Rate.

Constabulary.

Chapmaii, Major H. E. ... Grant towards cost of Repairs ofRover Car ... ...

13 17

8 15 0

425 4 6

Cottages, to 30th Sept., 1919 ... 1 14 0

Corke, C. H. ... ... Repairs, Tonbridge Police Station ... I 18 9

Cox Bros. ... ... Ditto, Sheals Court ... 9 2 4

Ditto ... ... ... Ditto, Sheals Cottages... 1 3 5

Chief Constable ... ... Contingent Expenses-quarterended 31st March, 1919 ...

Christy & Co., Ltd. ... ... Helmets, &c. ... ...

Cloke, J. ... ... ... Poor Rate-Upper Stone Street

Carried forward

146 19 6

50 0 0

30S2 12 7

£439 3 0 £3132 12 7

G I2 1 Crj ki 1919

25

NAME.

Endowments.Foundation.

Farnaby ... ... . .. 12 10 0Tenterden Church School .. 13 7 7Porteus ... ... ... 22 5 9Sayer ... ... ... 0 16 4Austen ... ... ... 1 6 11Cartwright & Godfrey ... 59 ' 7 11Ditto ... ... 7 6 10Hothfield ... ... 43 12 9Ditto. ... ... ... 21 16 5Lady Boswell ... ... 75 0 0Springett ... 15 5 0Dunk & Springett ... . 22 3 6

Brought forward ... ... £7 18 6 £4269 4 3

General Rate Account

Byrne, E. C.

Stainer, H.

Tassell, Guy

Williamson, J. J.

- Ditto :..1 3 0

Witchell, G. G. H. ...

20 9 6

£4289 13 9

Police Pension Fund.

,

Dickinson, W. P. ... ... Printing

Vivish & Baker ... ... Register...

,.. The like, Liberty of RomneyMarsh.... ... . . . 0 12 0

ACCOUNT. _ I AMOUNT.

Amounts transferred in respect offees due to Justices Clerks fromthe 1'olice, quarter ended 31stbtarch, 1919 ... ... 5 17 0

The like, Borough of Sandwich ... 1 2 0

The like, Borough of Hythe ... 2 5 0

The like, Borough of Faversham... 1 12 0

The like, Liberties ofCinque Ports ... 0 2 0

The like, Borough of Deal 1 1 0

0 17 6

1 12 0

Elementary Education.National Provincial and Union Amount required by the Education

Bank of England, Ltd., Trea- Committee for disbursement dur-surers of the Kent Education ing the quarterending 30th Sept.,Committee 1919.

Overseers of West Wickham ...

»»»

»3.,I

»J,

),

)3

,y,)

Tenterden ...

Hunton ...

Orpington

Sevenoaks Weald...Ash-next-Sandwich

Woodnesborough ..,Hothfield' ...Westwell

Sevenoaks

Hawkhurst

Ditto

Benenden

Minster, ThanetSundridgeDitto

Ditto

... Gibbons...

... Clarke's ...

Cliapman

Hyde ..,Ditto ...

,. ^: ...8 6 8

:. 1 14 114 5 0

TOTAL.

2JE9^6

124462 0 0

37 8 661 6 213 11 4

14 6 7

Carried forward£384 3 1 124462 0 0

30

GENERAL RATE:-

Summary.

i

£ s. d. £ s. d.Page 1 R.oads-Urban Districts ................................ ....:.. 13484 19 7

9 Ditto Rural Districts, Bridges, &c ........................ 42786 19 256271 18 9

20 General Expenses ............................... ................ 9210 7 1

SPECIAL RATE:-

21 Diseases of Animals Acts- ....................................... 554 7 321 Weights and Measures ............................... ........... 57 16 10

County Analyst's Dept. and Food and Drugs Acts ......... 171 11 6

Other Expenses ..................................................... 418 9 1

£65482 5 10

- 1202 4 825 POLICE R 4TE ... ... ... ...... ...... ... ... ... ... ... . .... ... ... ... ... ......... ............. .. 4289 13 925 POLICE PENSIONS ...... ..... ..................... ..:..... .......................... 2 9 628 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ..................... ................................... 127080 13 528 HIGHER EDUCATION ..................;............................................... 64310 0 028 EXCHEQUER CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT.......... ..... .............. ........ 20541 7 429 LOANS ... ...... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ..... . ... ... ..... .. .. ............ ...... 7 369 15 9

£284278 10 3

Signed J)^..^...^fMembers of the said Finance Committee.

The above-stated. Report having been read and considered, it is ordered that the County Treasurers

of Kent pay out of the County Fund, to the Authorities and Persons above-mentioned respectively, the

sums set opposite to their respective names, as now recommended by the said Finance Committee, and

charge the same to the County Fund. Account.

Signed

Being Three Members of the said Finance Committee present

at the said Meeting of the said Council.

Countersigned,

. . 9 ,^,I Clerk of the Couwy Couneil for Kent.

. _ __ _. _ ,° _"^ -'"-^'-^ r . C 3(a'i '^.'a.` ^7•^i5..1+.- :^r .

M AF `I 1 91

LOANS FOR SMALL HOLD114GS PURPOSES.

" That the sanction of the Local Government Boardbe asked to the raising of the undermentioned Loansfor the purposes of Small Holdings, viz.:"-

Name of Holding. Object. I Amount.£

Poriod.Years.

Nash Farm, Ash-next-Sand- Purchase of land... 3740 80wich

Broomfield Farm, Oare, near Ditto 1350 80Faversham

Warren & Blue House Farms, Ditto 3300 80Leuham, Otterden andwychlin f;

" That upon receipt of such sanctions the FinanceCommittee be empowered to make such arrangementsfor raising the loans as they may determine on."

LENHAM SANATORIUM.

"'['llat application be made to the Local GovernmentBoard for sanction to a loan of £700 for the purchaseof a house to be used as a residence of the MedicalSuperintendent, when appointed, of Lenham Sana-torium.

" That upon receipt of such sa,nction, the FinanceCommittee be empowered to make such arrangementfor raising the loan as they may determine on."

WAR BONUS.

"That there be paid by way of War Bonus to eachpermanent whole time member of the administrative,technical and clerical staff of the Council whoseremuneration exceeds .£500 but does not exceed X1,000per annum two half-yearly gratuities in respect of theyear 1919, namely in respect of the first half-year10 per cent. of the officer's abgregate ordinaryremuneration during the period with a maximum of£90, and in respect of the second half-year 10 per cent.of his remuneration during that period with a minimumof £32 10s. and a maximum of M."

HOUSES FOR POLICE OFFICERS.

" That a sum of £5,000 be provided during the currentfinancial year for the purchase or erection, as oppor-tunity occurs, of suitable houses in the county for theaccommodation of members of the County Constabulary."

LITTLEBOURNE.---POLIC9 COTTAGE.

" That a sum not exceeding £400 be provided for thepurchase and adaptation of premises at Littlebournefor County Police purposes."

CHATHAM POLICE DIVISION.-MOTOR CAR.

"That a sum of £260 be provided for the purchaseof a motor car for use of the County Police in theChatham Police Division."

SALARY OF COUNTY ACCOUNTANT.

"That the salary of the County Accountant beincreased from 1750 to £800 per annum, as from the1st April, 1919, and from £800 to 21,000 from the dateof the termination of his appointment under the WarAgricultural Committee."

BENTRY CERTIFIED INSTITUTION.

That assent be given to the transfer, withoutpayment, of the Brentry Certified Institution tothe Incorporation of National Institutions for Personsrequiring Care and Control, the Incorporation to carryon the work of the Brentry Institution in respect ofthe reception and maintenance of Inebriates and MentalDefectives and to continue to the contributing Councilstheir existing advantages with the added advantage ofan interchange of cases at the different institutionsunder the control of the Incorporation."

LIST OF FIXED PAYMENTS.

A Schedule of. Pensions and Salaries due on the 1st July,1919, having been presented by the Finance Committee andxer,ocnmeuded for payment,

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4

21 IWAY 1919BRIDGES AND ROADS COMMITTEE.

Report of the Bridges and Roads Committee of the Kent CountyCouncil to a Meeting of the Council held on the 21st May,1<) 19.

1. ROAD IrirROVrntENT ScrrEA[ES FOR 1919-20.

Out of the ten million pounds provided by the Government forthe strengthening, reconstruction and improvement of the roads,the sum of £250,000 has been provisionally allotted to Kent,being £225,000 for grants for Main lloads, and £25,000 forDistrict Roads.

. Grants out of this sum of £225,000 towards the cost ofapproved schemes can only be earned if the Council expends onthe Main Roads for 1919-20 one-third more than the total netexpenditure in respect of the year 1913-14.

The net cost of the Main Roads for 1913-14 was £] 72,222,and an expenditure of one-third in excess of that means a totalcost (including the cost of the Main Roads of retainingAuthurities) of 4_329,629. This total may be provisionally ap-portioned at £68,000 for the Main Roads of retaining Authorities(for 1913-14 this was £5 i,5613) and f-'161,629 for the roadsdirectly maintained by the Council. With regard to roadsdirectly rnaintained your Committee have approved for selectionby the Road Board schemes involving an expenditure of#,164,422. The schemes which have been received from theBoroughs and Urban District Councils and Rural District Councilsin the County in respect of both Main and District Roads involveclaims for grants far in excess of the amounts available for thecurr.ent financial year, for which period it may be taken asapproximately correct that not more than 1`.68,000 will be avail-able for grants for the retained Urban Main Roads, and notmore than £25,000 for grants for improvements for Districtroads.

2. EXPENDITURE FOR 1919-20 ON MAIN ROADS AND

COUNTY BRIDGES.

Your Committee have delivered to the Finance Committeean estimate of total gross expenditure on Nlain Roads andCounty Bridges during the current financial year amountingto £385,587. This compares with an actual gross expenditurefor 1918-19 of L238,294. An increased expenditure must beanticipated under every head of cost. Wages, including manualand team labour cannot, with increased numbers and higher ratesof pay,beput at less than £.85,00,which compareswith an expendi-ture last year of £49,694. On material (if obtainable to suchvalue) £120,000 must be spent as against an expenditure lastyear of £70,468. New plant will account for at least £30,000of the increased expenditure. As against these expenses thereceipts are estimated at £107,618. The receipts for the pastfinancial year were £37,037, of which sum £19,391 was paid bythe Military Authorities towards the cost of making good damagedone by military traffic.

3. ROADMEN'S HOURS AND WAGES.

Hitherto the ordinary working hours for the roadmen havebeen 55 hours per week, being 10 hours on each of the first fivedays of the week, and five hours on Saturday. During the shortdays of' December and January for a period of six weeks theworking hours have been 49 per week.

Your Committee have now approved a recommendation ofthe County Surveyor that the working hours per week shall be48 hours only instead of 55, and that payment shall be made bythe hour instead of by the day.

The rate of payment for roadmen varies from 9sd. to Is. 2d.per hour, according to district and circumstances, producing aweekly wage of 43s. 6d to 64s. if no overtime is worked. Overtimeis to be paid for at the rate of 25 % in excess of ordinary pay upto 8 p.m., after which hour the County Surveyor will make suchfurther payment as may be just in the circumstances.

The men will have the ordinary holidays at Christmas andBank Holidays and will receive double pay if they prefer to work.Zhe working hours from Monday to Friday will be from 7 a.m. to5 p.m., with I2 hours off for meals, and on Saturday from 7 a.m.to 1 p.m., with 2 hour off for breakfast.

4. MAIN ROAD, CHERITON.

Your Committee recommend the Council to sanction anexpenditure of a sum not exceeding 2155 in making up an areato be added to the South side of this road in the High Street,Cheriton, at a point where the Urban District Council is at itsown cost acquiring the necessary frontages.

The improvement is part of a larger scheme which will betaken in hand at a later date, but the property now required forthis part of the scheme cannot be acquired except on the termsthat the work is carried out at an early date.

Bp perm..â s3'Ar^dp OE El ei ^T&Samended by the substitution in line 12 of 38s. for 43s. 6d. and56s. fo,r "s.

It was moved by Mr. Nonnara ^,Chairman of the Committee),:: That the Report as amended be received, and the

recomanen.dat^Loas therein contalned be, adopted."'

The motion was ,lrmiv seconded. ^^^reupoau it was moved by31r. Goldie. by wav of amendment :-

^OADMEN'S HOURS AND WAIGES_

" That paragraph 3o' the Pe-port be referred backto the Bridges and R4,a,d,,-; Committee and that they beasked to further consider the qo,.snion of the reedmen'shours and wages with eveew to reduce the workiag,hours per week to 4iT and tl¢at the rate of paymentper hour be so fixed that the workmen working for thereduced hours may earil the same wages per week asheretofoawe under the day system-"

The amendment was seconded by Mr. Bold, but upon b,e-Ungput to the meeting was declared to be lest.

Whereupon it was moved b-Tp Mr. Elgar by way of amend-ment to paragraph 3 of the report -

Thetr paragraph 3 of the Report be re.ferrde back tothe Committee order that the rate of wages payableto roadmen may be further considered ."

The amendment was seconded by 34r. -Noble, but upon beingput to the meeting was declared ^.PJ ^e lost.

The original inotion was then put to the meeting anddeclared to be carried-

It was Resolved :-

C^^Fu-rev..

"'That asnan of not exceeding £155 be expended inmaking up an area to be added to the South side ofthe Main Read in time High Street, Cheriton, at a pointwhere the Urban District Council is at its ow-a costacquiring the necessary frontages.A'

SANo^^ To DE,&L RoAD.

"That approval be given to a scheme for the con -at,ruction of asinale line railway -under the Sandwichto Deal Road at a point about two miles from Deal forthe purpose of connecting Betteshanger Colliery withthe South Eastern and Chatham Railway-, subject to anagreement being entered into with the undertakers ina form approved of by y the Clerk of the Council.

"That a temporary diversion of the reed be allowedwhile the bridge is being built, provided the work isdone within apernod of not exceeding three monthsfrom its commencement and that the traffic is properlysafeguarded_"

Digmxr..

That ^sum of 2104 be spent in piping, filling in andsurfacing with tar macadam the channel on the westside of DetJ€nmg Hmll_11

CAL!k'rKRH.II7.EY To S'1C'Up^gS' RO_AD.

"That a sum of ^^.5 be authorised to be spent in theerection of ^spnle fence 9.0:1 feet in âen,^th on thenorth side of thehue Canterbury to, -Starry llonrl, betweenthe Canterbury- City Boundary and Black-mill Bridge."

Town Council towards the repair of a district road

Council in February iast, Tpe increased to the sum of

BoRorc-n or ffyTuac That the es-grat.ia contribution of .f.fi^. to the 13yt$e

known as Kce.nionns Bridge 1doasdD sanctioned by the

2IlGOrs

"'1"^^^t saoc.ti.io,is:^, given to the expenditure by the

MaaglaffeTolyu Council of a surn not exceedingnn Surfacing withtar macadam the main road^«^v^ as l^erngne Term^

e. ,..eabJeetto the AVaa• 1)epa^t-aneut contributing ^t57a tM)^-a^-ds the work and the1115t of the expenditure to an amountnot exceeding144#3 beim^ charged

a^^^tSt the COet^utw Co^^lleill,'>

21 [Ri 791^very doubtful whether one local authority acting from one centrecould be supplied with sufficient information to be able toconduct and maintain a successful co-ordinated effort.

That a mistake was made when County Councils were madethe Local Authority for carrying out the Rats Order, 1918,seems to be admitted by the Amending Order now requiringPort Sanitary Authorities to deal with their own areas andempowering all Borough and District Councils to deal with theirown districts. Obviously the sanitary authorities, with theirintimate knowledge of their own areas, are best qualified to copewith this nuisance.

Your Committee, therefore, recommend the County Councilto give the required consent without imposing restrictions ofany kind, to the Council of any Borough or District which isprepared to exercise within their district the powers conferredby the Principal Order.

FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.

9. COUNTY ANALYST'S REPORT.

The Report of the County Analyst for the past quarter hasbeen printed and is presented herewith.

SESSIONS HOUSE,

MAIDSTONE,

April, 1919.

TO THE KENT COUNTY COUNCIL.

MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

I beg to present to you my report on the articles of Food

and Drugs submitted to me for analysis under the Sale of Foodand Drugs Acts during the quarter ended the 31st March,1919.

The total number of food and drugs examined during the

quarter was 665, of which 22 (or 3•3 % ) were found to be

adulterated. Of the total samples 622 were submitted by the

County Police, 27 by officers of Local Authorities and 16 by

private purchasers. In the case of the samples received from

the County Police 15 (or 2•4 % ) were adulterated, and of the

samples forwarded by Local Authorities five (or 18'5 O/o ) were

similarly certified, whilst two or (12•5 % ) of the samples submitted

by private purchasers were adulterated.

All the drug samples received for anal,-sis, 26 in number,

were found to be genuine and to comply with the recognised

standards.

The adulterated articles included milk, cornflour and spirits,

whilst samples of milk, spirits, arrowroot and margarine were

reported to be of inferior quality.

The percentage of adulterated samples shows a marked

increase on the results obtained during the previous quarter; in

fact it was only once exceeded throughout the past year. The

results obtained during recent quarters are compared with those

now obtained in the following table :-

Table 1.

Quarter endedTotal number of Number of samples Percentage rate of

samples analysed. found adulteratad. adulteration.

31st March, 1918 624 20 3'2

30th June „ 728 29 4'030th Sept. „ 630 20 3•131st Dec. „ 653 12 1•831st March, 1919 1 665

!i 22 3•3

The County Police submitted 194 samples of new milk for

analysis of which 12 were found to have been adulterated and

14 to be of inferior quality. The adulterated milk samples

therefore amounted to 6•2 % , a figure identical with the rate

of milk adulteration returned during 1918. Six of the adulterated

samples contained added water, two contained added water and

were also deficient in cream, and three were deficient in creamonly. The two worst cases recorded during the quarter were

i

--^---^:^:^

^; `appointed by the Committee, poured into one bottle, sealed and

forwarded here. The samples were not divided, though notice

of analysis was given to the vendor immediately after the pur-chase was completed. The analysis showed that three out of thefour spirits sold by different license holders were below strength,and proceedings took place in these cases. Two convictionswere obtained, but one information was dismissed, as the question

of the measure used was disputed. In the latter instance the

barman submitted that lie used a fifth of a gill measure, butadmitted he might have given short ►neasure as he may haveslopped some out. Certainly the quantity we received only

measured two-sixths of a gill, indicating that each purchaser had

only received one-sixth of a gill. However, the degree of doubt,

whatever that may mean, was sufficient to cause the Bench to

dismiss the case. Another sample was 50-1 degrees under proof,

and was sold at the rate of 2s. 1d. a gill, which meant that 23

per cent. of excessive water was present. The fine and costs in

this case amounted to £.8 3s. The remaining spirit submitted

was sold at the rate of 3s. 6d. a gill, and was practically 60

degress under proof. Assuming that spirits 30° U.P. should

cost 2s. 6d. a gill, then this sample contained approximately 60

per cent. of excessive water. The seller in this instance was

fined £5 5s. and £2 2s. costs.

Self-raising flour samples-,were all passed as genuine. As

there was at one time a considerable amount of baking powder

on the market containing excessive quantities of sulphate of

lime, it was thought this powder might possibly be used to

manufacture self-raising flour. The presence of such a substance

in any quantity in a baking powder was objected to. The self-

raising flours examined contained no appreciable quantity of

sulphate of lime.

I have the honour to be,

My Lords and Gentlemen,

Your obedient Servant,

F. W. F. ARNAUD, F.I.C.,

Countv Analvst.COUNTY OF KENT.

Sale of Food 0 Drugs Acts, 1875 to 1907.

QUARTER ENDED 31st MARCH, 1919.Formal Samples submitted by County Police.

Article. TotalreceiVed,

Numberadultera-

ted.

Numbergenuine.

Numberinferior.

Percent-age

adultera-ted.

AmmoniatedTinctureof Quinine 4 0 4 0 0Arrowroot .................... ...... 6 0 6 1 0Baking Powder ..................... 8 0 8 0 0Beer .................................... 3 0 3 0 0Boric Acid Ointment ............ 1 0 1 0 0Brandy ........... .................. 6 0 6 0 0Butter ................................ 52 0 52 0 0Castor Oil ...... ................... 4 0 4 0 0Cheese ................................. 2 0 2 0 0Cocoa ........... ..................... 16 0 16 0 0Cod Liver Oil ........................ 4 0 4 0Coffee ................................. 27 0 27 0

00

Compound Liniment of Camphor 1 0 1 0Cornflour ........................... 4 1 3 0

0

Cream of Tartar ... ........... 4 0 ^25'0......

Crushed Linseed ........... 2 04 0 0

......Dripping ... ... ......... ...... ... ... 1 0

2 0 0...

Fish Paste .............. ... .. 1 01 0 0

....Flour ... ....................... .. 9 0

1 0 0....

Self-Raising Flour ... 79 0 0

..... .........Gin ........ .............. ............Glycerine

1801

7

17

0

1

05•6

...........................Ground Cinnamon .... .

11

0 1 0 0. ............

Ground Ginger 0 1 0 0...... ..........Ground Rice

g 03 0 0.......................

Honey .........6 0 6 0 0....

Jam 1 0 1 0 0..... .. ...........................

Lard ... 10 0 10 0 0................... .........Margarine 53 0 53 0 0. ....... ..................Marmalade 68 0 68 1 0............ .Mustard

3 0 3 0 0..............

New Milk 14 0 14 0 pOatmeal . .. ... ...... ... .. ...... .. 194 12 182 14 6-2.:...... ........Olive Oil......... 5 0 5 0 0...Pearl Barley .. .

................3 0 3 0 0....................

Pepper ............. . ...........Preserved Peas

115

00

115

00

0. . ...

Rice........ .......

...... ......2 0 2 0 0

0............Rum .........

1 0 10........ .............

SaQO ............. ... 7 07 0

0...Spirits of Nitrous Ether

6^ 5 0

0.........$unar^ 1 0 1

0.................... ........

Tapioca ........ .. 110 1

00

0Tiucture of Iodine b 0 5 0..............Vinegar 8 0 3 0 0

..........^vhisky 3 0 0 0.. .. ....... ..................................

--26 1

3

250 0

-^_ 0 3'8Tota1 Food and Dr

--ugs ,,, 622 15 --

I- - - - -

60717 2'4

I

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On the motion of Mr. Quested (Chairman of the CoIiiini'ttee),duly seconded, it was Resolved :-

"That the Report be received and aaopted."

RATS OnnEi?, 1918, ANn AnrsNllIN(s OavLr.,

That in exercise of the powers conferred uponthem this Council hereby consent to all powers con-ferred by the Rats Order, 1918, being exercised withoutrestriction of any kind by the Council of any Boroughor District in the County which is prepared to exercisewithin their Borough or District, the powers conferredby the Order."

DISEASES OF ANIMALS, &C., CiOMAiLL'TEE.-Al'l'OINTl1IENT

OP MEMBERS.

" That Mr. C. J. G. Hulkes and 111r. T. S. B. Mosesbe appointed members of the Diseases of Animals, &c.,Committee."

REPORT OF INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A Report of the Industrial SChool Committee was laidbefore the Council.

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Report of the Industrial School Committee to the Kent CountyCouncil at a Meeting held on Wednesday, the 21st May,1919.

1. Boys.

Your Committee report that there were on the 31st Marchlast 184 boys in the School as against 175 at the end of theprevious quarter.

The Superintendent reports seventeen admissions, viz.

Admissions:-G. Jeffery from Rochester, R. Bramblebyfrom Beckenham, T. B. Knight from Tonbridge, J. Taylor fromGravesend, F. C. Ethell from Gillingham, W. E. White fromNorthfleet, G. Bowkett from Gillingham, T. E. Dover fromIsleworth, G. Gathard from Hollingbourne, 0. H. Chapman fromSouthall, F. Fawcett from Aylesford, S. Sawyer from Ton-bridge, A. C. Lucas from Chatham, F. R. Edwards from BexleyHeath, C. S. Yeoman from Margate, A. E. Stevenson fromBexley Heath.

Re-adinission :-F. R. Hockless, Whitstable (licence re-voked).

Discharges :-Eight boys have been licensed to occupationsas under :-One to band of 2nd Batt. Middlesex Regiment, oneapprenticed to engineers, one to woollen mill in Yorkshire, oneto market gardener, one to work on railway, one to timberyard,one to farmwork, one to dockyard, leaving 184 boys in theSchool at the end of the quarter (180 from the county area,three Middlesex, one Sussex). There are now four voluntarycases in the School.

Health :-At the recent quarterly inspection of inmates theMedical Officer reported :"There has been remarkably littleillness during the past quarter."

The sales during the quarter amounted to £311 3s. 8d., andproduce was consumed in the School to the value of £263 18s. Id.

The bills now presented for payment amount to £1,8872s. 9d.

2. WAR SERVICE.

Your Committee have pleasure in presenting the followingbrief synopsis of the war record of the staff and boys of theSchool :-

Served in the

Army.y. Navy. Royal Air Force. Total.Staff . . . . ... . .. . . --- 9Old Boys ...... 524 92 2 618Killed in action ............. ... Old Boys......... 42Wounded ... ... .... . 94Gassed ........................... ......... 2Missing 1........................... ..... ...Prisoners of War .. . . . . . . . .. .. . „ ... . ... . . . 12.

Commissioned Rank.-Boys (6). Capt. S. Winslade, Lieut.T. Bennick, Lieut. W. Jones, M.M., Lieut. W. Parkhill(mentioned in despatches), Lieut. J. Cummings, Lieut. J. Hill.

Mentioned in Despatches.-Sergt. R. Gibson (conspicuousbravery), Sergt. W. Culwick, Private A. E. Gould.

4.1

Barming Heath CharthamAsylum.

IAsylum.

The amount of all other ex-of each individualpenses

per day ........................ 1s. 8^d. 1s. 115d.Total together per day ......... 2s. 88d. 3s. 2d.The amount of bills due from

Unions and Boroughs forthe quarter was ............... £18,88713s.11d.I£12,29019s.10d.

Ditto from County in respectof Lunatics whose settle-ments cannot be ascertained £178 17s. 11d. £112 Os. 8d.

The sum received for PrivatePatients was ............ ..... - £163 15s. 11d.

The amount received forarticles sold, rent, &c., was 2405 15s. Id. £838 Os. 9d.

The amount of Bills for repairsand additions to the fabricwas ............ ................. £1,567 13s. 11d. £906 13s. 1d.

PAYMENTS TO BE MADE BY

THE COUNTY TREASURERS.

Ordinary Repairs ...............Vagrant Lunatics MaintenanceImprovements ............ ......

ESTIMATED OUTLAY.

The sum estimated to be re-quired for the quarterending 30th June next(including principal and in-terest) is . ....................

STATE OF THE ASYLUMS.

There were on the 31st day ofMarch last in the Asylums

Total ..............................The accommodation therein

being for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total ..............................Leaving vacancies for .........

Excess ..............................

RATE OF MAINTENANCE.

The Committee have fixed theweekly rates of maintenanceper head per week for thecurrent quarter as follows :

For Patients of the County. ...„ not of the County

For Private Patients ............

£1,220 4s. 11dk178 17s. 11d£347 9s. Od.

£20,500.

684 Males.969 Females.

1,653

802 Males.970 Females.

1,772118 Males.

1 Female.

- Males.- Females.

19s. 3d.19s. 3d.

£1 1s. Od.

1906 13s. 1d.£112 Os. 8d.

£15,000.

438 Males.619 Females.

1,057

500 Males.600 Females.

1,10042 Males.- Females.

- Males.19 Females.

19s. -3d.19s. 3d.

zel Is. Od.

JOHN HENRY MONINS,

for Chairman.

On the motion of Mr. Coles Child (Chairman of the Com-mittee), duly seconded, it was Resolved :-

" That the Report be received and adopted."

ASYLUMS COMMITTEE.-APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER.

"That Mr. Percy Manwaring be appointed a membeiof the Asylums Committee."

It was Resolved :-

KENT INSURANCE COMMITTEE.

"That Mr. Thomas Enoch Clifford and Mr. WilhillCoulton, be appointed members of the Kent Insuranc.Committee in the places of the Right Hon. the Earl 0Darnley and _Mr. C. Thomson, resigned."

V

MAY ^^100^iKENT 1^TAR l:'LN9IONS COMMITTEE.

"'1'llat the following persons be appointed melnbeiof the Kent War Pensions Committee for a term cthree years from the I 6th May, 1919, and thereaf.tcuntil the appointment of their successors, viz. :-

"N. J. Wilding Cole, Esq., of Newlands Lottag,Mershain, near Ashford.

" W. Elliott, Esq., of 25, Rose Street, Northfleet." G. P. Medhurst, Esq., of 16, Pinewood Roa(

Bromley, Kent." Brigadier-General R. C. Style, of Wierton, ne:

Maidstone."

METROPOLITAN WATRlt BOARD.

" That Mr. A. J. Penney be appointed the CouwCouncil's Representative on the Metropolitan Wat;Board to hold office until the 1st June, 1922."

STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE.SEALING OF DOCUMENTS.

"That the Common Seal of the Kent County Coun.sibe affixed to" :-

"(a) An agreement for the supply of Polic,Clothing."

"(b) The necessary documents in connectiolj wthe purchase of suitable houses for County Polic.purposes."

UPPER MEDWAY NAVIGATION ANDCONSERVANCY BOARD.

"That Mr. 0. E. d'Avigdor Goldsmid be appointedrepresentative of the Council to serve on the UpperMedway Navigation and Conservancy Board to holdoffice until the 1 st July, 1922."

KENT AND ESSEX SEA FISHERIES.The Annual Report of the Kent and Essex Sea Fisheries

Committee was received.

ANNUAL REPORT.

The Kent and Essex Sea Fisheries Committee beg to

present their Report for the year 1918.

The sudden cessation of hostilities and the prospects of

an early Peace are already having effect on fishing conditions.

Men who have been away from their ordinary vocation for

some years are returning to work, and the areas, so long closed

for fishing, are again becoming available.

Looking to the difficult conditions existing in 1918, it

can hardly be said that the Kent and Essex fishermen have

cause for com^laint, although the actual " catch " generally

was less than in normal years, the prices have been exceed-

ingly good, and the actual supply locally of sprat, oysters,

shrimp and flat fish has been very satisfactory.

According to the official return for the year issued by the

Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 4,680,976 cwt. of fish ofa value of £14,147,844 were landed in 1918 as against

4,051,613 cwt. of a value of £'9,151,636 in 1917, a small differ-

ence in catch but a vast one in value.

Although the high cost to the consumer has been a source

of dissatisfaction, it should be borne in mind that fish has

been available when meat was very scarce, and that the fish

supply has only been kept up at a risk of life and propertywhich the landsman• hardly appreciates.

An unusual quantity of very small herrings have been

upon the market, and sprat have been taken in such abund-

ance that much of the catch has had to be used for manure

owing to the inadequate transport facilities to, inland markets.

As regards the Kent and Essex District all evidence goesto show that the season has been a good one, notwithstandingAdmiralty and other restrictions. Fortunately the district

is to a considerable extent in Estuaries where fishing is carriedon without the attendant risks which the deep sea men havehad to contend with.

The prospects as regards the future are bright, already theAdmiralty restrictions have been relaxed and practically the

whole of the mouth of the Thames is open again. It used to

be said that excessive trawling had seriously reduced the

number of fish in the North Sea. If this is correct the cessa-tion Of fishing there and in the English Channel during a

9 1DRAINS AND ])x^^INAC7I,,.-lt is possible that before long

the present restrictions as regards loans for carrying outsewerage schemes may be removed. The Committee thenhope to see the Shoeburyness and Great Wakering schemecarried out; also the great scheme for the drainage of theMedway.

Attention will also be given to the present unsatisfactorycondition of matters at Herne Bay.

RELAXATION OF BYE-LAWS.-.1lthougll the Board of Agri-culture and Fisheries had power during the War to overridethe Local Bye-laws made by Sea Fisheries Committees, thoserelating to the Kent and Essex District; were not interferedwith.

The Whitebait Bye-law was again modified so as to permitfishing for whitebait during the month of October.

Unfortunately one man was reported for fishing for white-bait at the end of September; action which did not meetwith the approval of his fellow-fishermen.

The offender was cautioned, and should such a breachoccur again a prosecution will immediately follow.

FOOD CONTROLLER'S REGULATIONS.-The Committee's

attention was drawn to certain steps taken by the Food Con-

troller with reference to the sale of fish at the port of catch

so as to secure their consumption locally. It appeared that

the arrangements made at Leigh were workirrg satisfactorily,

certain provisions to which the local fishermen had objected

having, at the instance of the Fishermen's Union, been with-

drawn.

The Committee being informed that matters were workingsmoothly, and that owing to the Armistice restrictions werenot being pressed, decided that no action on their part wasnecessary.

Attention is drawn to the fact that immediately on thecessation of hostilities Dutch oysters found their way on tothe market. It seems very unfair that foreigners should beable to undersell the merchants here at a time when theconsumption of home produce is so advocated, and the costof its production has so greatly increased.

ACCIDENTS To FISHING BoATS.-It will be seen from Mr.Johnson's Report that three accidents to fishing boatsoccurred in the Essex District during 1918.

It was reported to the Committee that one of the LeighFishermen had run his boat on an unmarked Admiralty pileand sunk her. The boat was subsequently raised by themand the Government bore the cost of repairing her.

THE SLIPPER LIMPET.-Operations for the purpose of en-

couraging the gathering and destruction of the slipper limpet

still continue at West Mersea and the Board of Agriculture

and Fisheries have promised to give the Committee some

details regarding their Inspector's work there at an early date.

ANNUAL MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF SEA FISHERIES

COMMITTEES.-War conditions again prevented the annual

conference being held. 1919 will probably, however, see a

resumption of the meeting, and very important proposals will

be under consideration. In any event the Committees should

be fully consulted before the introduction of any legislation '^► 'which would affect their powers and interests.

USE OF THE DRAG NET.-An effort was made to induce

the Port of London Authority to allow the Leigh fishermen

to use the drag net in the lower Thames for taking whitebait

during the months of May, June and July for the period of

the War, but without success. ^'I'he Port Authority, however,

allowed the men to take sprat in the river during the wintermonths.

DREDGING IN THE BLACKWATER.-The Comml^ttee are

taking steps to ascertain whether the dredging by Govern-

ment dredgers and the disposal of the refuse in the Black-

water is likely to be detrimental to the local fishing interests.

CHANGES IN COMMITTEE.-The Committee regret to reportthe death of two of their members, viz., Mr. E. S. Beardand Mr. L. J. Watts, both of Colchester. The latter had

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llEAr, AND fairly plentiful; whiting plenti-ful; flat fish an avcrage; niackerel very scarce; herring andsprat an average.

DoX^ER.-Cod and whiting fairly plentiful; a little trawlingwas done just outside the harbour when good catches of solesand plaice were landed; lobsters fairly plentiful.

FOLKESTONE.-T110 trawl and line fishing from the portwas very good, fair quantities of soles, plaice, cod, whitingand skate being landed; the drift-net fishing for sprat andherring was only an average; the long line good catches werelanded of cod, conger and whiting; lobsters were fairly plenti-ful; crab scarce; prawns a very few taken.

HYTxE AND DymcnuRCir.-There were no fish worth men-tioning taken by the kettle-nets during the year, althoughextra kettle-net stands had been erected. The drift-netfishermen had hardly an average year with herring andmackerel.

INCREASE AND DECREASE OF FISH.

SOLES.-Soles have been fairly plentiful during the year.

PLAICE.-Fairly plentiful all round the coast, and the fishof good quality and size for the near-shore fisheries.

TURBOT.-Very few taken, the boats were not allowed tofish the turbot grounds.

COD.-More plentiful than for a number of years betweenMargate and Dungeness, the fish staying near the shore atplaces all the summer.

GREY MULLET.--Very few taken at any part of the coast.

BASS.-Very plentiful during the summer months, quitea quantity landed.

WHITING.-Plentiful between Deal and Dungeness; very

few taken from Deal up to the Kentish Flats.

MACKEREL.-The catch of mackerel for the year I shouldthink, has been the smallest on record.

HERRING.-The catch of herring for the coast has not beenup to the average.

SPRATS.-Fairly plentiful at times.

DABS.-Very fair catches of dabs have been made through-out the year.

WHITEBAIT.-Fairly plentiful.

CRUSTACEA AND SHELL-FISH.

LoBSTERS.-Very plentiful at most parts of the coast.

CRABS.-Scarce.

PRAWNS.-I believe fairly plentiful, but the restrictionshave not allowed them to be fished for as in hormal times.

SHRIMPS.-Very plentiful.

OYSTERS.-Oysters and oyster brood still fairly plentiful;sales are good. The oysters at the opening of the season

were in prime condition, but they have gone off fish to someextent at the time of writing in December.

WHELKS.-Still plentiful and demand good.

MUSSELS.-plentiful and in good condition.

COCKLES.-Fairly plentiful.

GENERAL REMARKS.

I notice that the slipper limpet is very plentiful on theforeshore again in the Thames Estuary.

Tope were fairly plentiful on the Kentish Flats during thesummer.

A few large skate up to :3 c^vt. were caught by the Folke-stone fishermen in the summer

Rent(8).

Essex(9).

(b)

(b)(a)

(a)

(a)(e)

Hussey, E. W. ... ... ... Scotney Castle, Lainberhurst, Kent.Hassey, C. ... ... ... Eversley, Cowper Road, Deal, Kent.Jaffray, Capt. E. 1V.... .. The Bungalow, Quoenborough, Kent.Jemmett, T. F. ... ... 11, Lower Brents, Fxversham, Kent,Kingsford, Cecil Edward ... Canterbury, Kent.(Vacancy)

Murie, Dr. JamesNerney, R. II....

Canvey Cottage, Leigh, Essex.Lydford, Roston Avenue, Sonthend-

orn-Sea.(a) Partridge, Nathan ... ... 53,Leig-bam Court Drive, Leigh, Essex.(d) Parker, C. W.... ... ... Peakes Farm, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex.(b) Passby, Col. Richard James ... Hawthornden, Maidstone Road,

Rochester, Kent.(b) Rhodes, Thomas ... ... Ardhii, Pelham Rd., Gravesend, Kent.(e) Senier, F. W. ... Terra _Nova," Salisbury Road,

Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.(b) Shea, Sidney ... ... ... The Haven, Addiscombe Road, Ma.r-

gate, Kent.(d) Smith, T. Eustace ... ... Wormingford Grove, near Colchester.(a) Tabor, J. M. ... Peninsular House, Monument Street,

London, E.C.

APPENDIX B.

(b) Tomson, Martin John Read ... Court Stairs, St. Lawrence, nearRams-ate, Kent.

(d) Wedd, Edward Arthur Great Wakering, Essex.(a) Appointed by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheri6s (15).(b) Appointed by the County Council of Kent (8).(c) Appointed by the Stonr (Canterbury) Fishery Board (1).(d) Appointed by the County Council of- Essex (6).(e) Appointed by the '1'own Council of Southend-on-Sea (2).

KENT AND ESSEX SEA FISHERIES DISTRICT.

HEAD FISHERY OI!FIG'ERS :

KENT-E. F. Wheeler, 5, St. George's Parade, Herne Bay, Kent.ESSEX-Robert Johnson, Sen., 81, High Street, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF FISHERY OFFICERS.

PLACE.

Faversham (1) ...

Whitstable (2) ...

Margate (1) ...

Ramsgate (1) ...

Deal (1)... ...

Dover (1) ...

Folkestone (1) ...

Leigh ^Southend (3) ...

NAME.

Harry Waters

John Cornish ShillingErnest Stroud ...

Wm. Burville Mackie

Charles Pottle

Frank Chapman

W. J. Newman

T. E. Sannders

Robert Johnson, jun.Oliver Cot.-rove

William Robinson

Burnham (1)

Tollesbury &Mersea (3)

Rowhedge,Wyvenhoe &Brlghtlingsea(1)

Harwich (1)

James Harvey

Thomas D'WitW. Pettican ...Albert Potter

Frederick B. Salmon

James Hubbard

ADD$Ess.

The Bear, Market Place,Faversbam.

37, Oxford St., Whitstable.54, Victoria Street, VVhit-

stable.

5, Trinity Square, Margate.

14, Brunswick Street,Ramsgate.

10, Park Street, Deal.

1, Queen Street, Dover.

44, North Street, Folke-stone.

81, Hi-h Street, Leigh.1, Clover Villas, Hartington

Place, Southend.1, Castle Terrace, Southend.

High Street, Burnham.

Church Villa, West Mersea.East Terrace, Tollesbury.Madeira Villa, Tollesbury.

84, New St., Brightlingsea.

14, Rana Street, Harwich.

APPENDIX C.

SEA FISHERIES REGULATION ACTS, 1888 TO 1894.

KENT AND ESSEX SEA FISHERIES DISTRICT.

BYE-LAWS.

1. The following Bye-laws shall apply to the whole area ofthe Kent and Essex Sea Fisheries District, unless otherwise

specified, and except in the cases to which the provisions of the

13th Section of the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act, 1888, apply.

2. No person shall use in fishing for flounders or soles any

net having more than 30 rows of knots to the linear yard,

except that for a length of 10 feet from the cod end there may

be not more than 36 rows of knots to the yard.

3. No person shall use in fishing for smelts any net having

more than 72 rows of knots to the linear yard, or any net more

than 60 fathoins in length, measured along the headrope.

i:^AY 191;' ^^^}

The Board of Trade, by virtne of the powers conferred upon

them by the provisions of the Sea Fisheries Regulation Acts,

1888 to 1894, do hereby confirm the annexed Bye-laws, made

by the Local Fisheries Committee of the Kent and Essex Sea

Fisheries District.

Signed by Order of the said Board this Twenty-third day

of January, 1895.

(8d.) A. D. BERRINGTON,An Assistant Secretary to the said Board.

ADDITIONAL BYE-LAW.

No person shall fish for or take periwinkles or winkles

otherwise than by hand picking.

Any person acting in contravention of the above Bye-law

shall, on summary conviction, be liable for each offence to a

penalty not exceeding 95, and in the case of a continuing

offence the additional stun of £3 for every day during which

the offence continues, and in any case to the forfeiture of any

fishing instrument used, or sea-fish taken in contravention of

or found in the possession of any person contravening such

Bye-law.

Seal of

the Board of

Trade.

Copy. CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION OF BYE-LAW.

SEA FISHERIES REGULATION ACTS,

1888 To 1894.

KENT AND ESSEX SEA FISHERIES DISTRICT.

The Board of Trade, by virtue of the powers conferred upon

them by the provisions of the Sea Fisheries Regulation Acts,

1888 to 1894, do hereby confirm the annexed Bye-law, made by

the Local Fisheries Committee of the Kent and Essex Sea

Fisheries District.

Signed by Order of the said Board this Twenty-fourth day

of May, 1898.

(,5c7.) T. H. W. PELHANl,

An assistant b'ecretariv to the .said Board.

ADDITIONAL BYE-LAW.

No person shall, within the area to which this Bye-lawapplies as hereinafter mentioned, use in fishing for sea fishany trawl net in connection with a vessel which is for thetime being propelled otherwise than by sails or oars. Providedthat this Bye-law shall not apply to (A) any person using. atrawl net in connection with a vessel, the length of whichbetween perpendiculars does not exceed 25 feet ; or (B) anyperson fishing for sea fish for scientific purposes, under thewritten authority in that behalf of the Local Fisheries Com-mittee, signed by their Clerk, and in accordance with theconditions contained in that authority.

This Bye-law shall apply only to such part of the Kentand Essex Sea Fisheries District as lies within the followinglimits, viz. : on the North a straight line drawn seawardsthrough the lighthouse at the North Foreland, and on theSouth a line drawn true South-East from the lighthouse atDungeness, both in the County of Kent, except in the casesto which the provisions of the 13th section of the Sea FisheriesRegulation Act, 1888, apply.

Any person who shall commit a breach of this Bye-lawshall be liable to a fine not exceeding for any one offencethe sum of Twenty pounds, and in the case of a continuingoffence the additional sum of Ten pounds for every dayduring which the offence continues, and in any case to

• forfeiture of any fishing instrument used or sea fish takenby him in contravention of this Bye-law, or found in hispossession.

HERBERT W. GIBSON, ,

Clerk to the Kent and Essex Sea Fisheries Committee.

1, BROAD STREET PLACE,

LONDON, E.C.,

8th April, 1911.

Confirmed by the Board ot Agriculture and Fisheries this

18th day of April, 1911.

Seal of

he Board of

riculture and

\\ Fieheri(:s.

T. H. ELLIOTT,

Secretary.

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