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The Market Committee reported that Mr. Beningfield had arranged to assign the
Market lease to Messrs. Cottrell & Simmons, auctioneers, of Reading, and requested a
license for the purpose. The application having been considered, it was agreed to
recommend that such license be granted. Instructions were given to prepare a license
similar to that granted on a former occasion.

PROPOSED PURCHASE OF GAS WORKS
The Lighting Committee reported that a meeting was held to consider a letter from
the Gas Company’s solicitors enclosing a copy of the resolutions passed at a meeting
of the shareholders, accepting the offer by the Town Council to purchase the Gas
Works &c., at a valuation as stated, and authorising the directors to enter into an
agreement for sale on condition that the Town council agrees to pay the fees of the
valuer appointed by the company, should the Council be unable to complete the
purchase. The Town Clerk was instructed to acknowledge the letter and to
communicate with the Local Government Board on the subject of the purchase. The
reply of the Local Government Board stated that it would be necessary to obtain a
provisional order for the purpose of giving effect to the scheme. The committee would
now proceed to take the necessary steps as formerly authorised by the council.

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Sat 12 Aug
DEATH OF MR. S. SPENCER
By the death of Mr. S. Spencer, Chemist, which took place on Wednesday evening
at an advanced age, Wokingham loses one of its oldest inhabitants. For many years
the deceased held the office of local post-master. He was a native of Windsor and was
present at the Jubilee of George III in 1810. He came to reside in Wokingham in 1837
but retired from active business life some years ago. He was very reticent about his
age but the general opinion was that he was nearly a centenarian. (A later article states
that not all details were true but no further details submitted.)

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Sat 11 Nov
Mr. W. Chambers was appointed Mace Bearer.

1894

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Sat 12 May
BOROUGH RATE COLLECTOR
Applications for the appointment of the Borough Rate Collector were received. Mr.
H.E. Hall was appointed.

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Sat 23 June
FORTHCOMING LOCAL ENQUIRY
A local enquiry will be held on Thursday next at the Wokingham Town Hall, under
the provisions of the Local Government Act of 1894, to consider the question of the
parish of Wokingham, which is at present situated partly in the Urban Sanitary
District and partly in the Rural Sanitary District of Wokingham. Mr. H. Lane, Mr. J.
Walter and Mr. T.M. Wescott are the gentlemen appointed by the Unitary Council to
hold the enquiry.

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