Transcript Historical Minute Book 1923 to 1931 - Ashdown Forest

To The Conservators of Ashdown ForestYour Audit Committee have today examined (1) The General Account (2) The Second Ranger Account and (3) TheAccount of the Protection and Improvement Fund, each for the year 1925. We have checked the balances broughtforward from last year, and the various receipts, and have compared the payments charged to each Account withthe Vouchers for same, and have checked the casting of the Accounts and find them all correct. We recommendthat the following cheques be drawn to close the accounts for the year 1925, viz.Account No 1 GeneralThe Clerk ½ years Salary to 31 st instant: 75: 0: 0Disbursements during year: 23: 19: 2Kirby Herbert, 17 weeks’ Salary asRanger at £ 2 to 29 th inst.: 34: 0: 017 weeks’ rent of cottage to 29 thinst. at 5/- per week: 4: 5: 017 weeks’ Employers insurance @ 1/3: 1: 1: 3£ 98: 19: 239: 6: 3Account No 2 Second RangerBrown William 17 weeks’ Salary at30/- to 29 th instant: 25: 10: 0The Clerk – disbursements during the year: 6: 4: 10There is today standing to the credit of the General Account £ 79: 19: 2, but when the above two cheques for £ 98:19: 2 and £ 39: 6: 3 respectively have been paid there will be a balance due to the Bank of £ 58: 6: 3.The balances standing to the credit of the other accounts after the above cheques have been paid will be as follows:The Second Ranger Account £ ****The Protection & Improvement Fund £ 112: 7: 0The sum of £ 159: 15: 4 Console and the sum of £ 150 5% War Stock 1929 – 47 represent the investments held onaccount of the Protection & Improvement Fund.We found the accounts well kept and correct.Dated this 17 th day of December 1924.Wm. W. S. FollettRobt. KenwardIt is resolved that the report be approved that the accounts be signed by the Chairman of the Board, that chequesbe drawn as recommended by the Committee and that the thanks of the Board be accorded to the Committee fortheir valuable services.Authority To Clerk To Detrain For Arrears Of RateOn the Motion of Mr. Follett it is resolved that the Clerk be and is hereby authorized and empowered to causedistress to be levied on the goods and chattels of any Commoners who have not paid the Forest Rate.Nelson Stevenson, Repair Of TracksThe Chairman states that at the Commoners’ Meeting held this morning Mr. Nelson Stevenson a Cottager atMarlpits Nutley applied for permission to repair (1) a portion of the lane or track lending from Nutley Street to theWindmill (2) the way into his Cottage therefrom (3) a portion of lane or track above his Cottage and to clear out theditches thereof and cut necessary grips for drainage.