Transcript Historical Minute Book 1933 to 1940 - Ashdown Forest

Byelaw 11. The Sub Committee are strongly of the opinion that every step should be taken to encourage the cuttingof litter. In these circumstances they recommended that deletions be made in. Byelaw 11(b) of the words"February" and "July" and in 11(c) of the words "April " and "September"The Committee adjourned the further consideration of this matter until the 22nd August at 10.30 a.m.SPECIAL SUB-COMMITTEE RE BYELAWSThe Adjourned Meeting of the Sub Committee duly convened and held at The Shelley Arms Hotel, Nutleyon the 22nd August, 1934 when there were present:H.R. Hardy Esqre., ChairmanRear Adml. T.P.H. Beamish C.B., R.N.G.D. Haslam Esqre.,F.T. Ridley Esqre.,(An apology for absence was received from Mr. J.R. Owen.)1. The Sub Committee resumed their consideration of the Byelaws and make the following furtherrecommendations:-Byelaw ll. The Committee are of the opinion that the recommendations set out in the previous minutes should beexperimental and that the Board should be empowered to fix the months in Byelaws 11(b) and (c) annually inDecember after consultation with the Commoners.Byelaw 15. The Sub Committee recommend that this Byelaw be strengthened by a revision on the lines of a Byelawalready adopted by the East Sussex County Council.Byelaw 19. The Sub Committee recommend that this Byelaw be revised so as to accord with modern requirements.They are further strongly in favour of the principle of cars being regulated in parking places on payment of a chargeand that the Byelaw should be amended so far as may be necessary to achieve these results.General Recommendations. The Sub Committee recommend that (a) The Chairman of the Board be asked to writea letter to the local papers stating that the Byelaws are in process of revision and inviting members of the public toforward their suggestions for consideration (b) the Rangers be permitted to take a weekly holiday starting from 12noon on one day each week to be settled by the respective Chairmen of the District Committees subject to properarrangements being made between the Rangers for the proper supervision of their areas during absence. TheCommittee have instructed the Clerk to draft Byelaws showing the various recommendations of the SubCommittee.A further Meeting of the Byelaws Sub Committee was duly convened and held at the Shelley Arms Hotelat Nutley on Wednesday, 17 th October, 1934 at 2.15 p.m.H.R. Hardy Esq., ChairmanJ.R. Owen Esq., Vice Chairman.Rear Admiral T.P.H. Beamish.G.D. Haslam Esq.,F.T. Ridley Esq.,H.J. Waters Esq.The Committee considered the draft Byelaws which had been prepared and circulated by the Clerk and make thefollowing recommendations:Byelaw 10. as drafted be deleted and that a new Byelaw 10b be prepared on the lines of the amended draft.Byelaws 11 and 15. approved as drafted.