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6 ■ Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, November 12,1971 WALDER’S WESTMINSTER VIEW POINT


Should the volunteers be amateurs as well ?


1 H E Q U E E N having arrived at Westminster,


accompanied by ■ what is known ■ as a Sovereign’s E s c o r t of Household Cavalry with Standard, she then dons what must be a


very heavy crown and reads the Queen’s speech, which


is referred to in parliamen­ tary .debate thereafter as “ the gracious Speech” as if


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its . author really were the Sovereign and not her Prime Minister.


presenting 50,000 To 60,000 people (the size of {he average constituency)?


in answering this question stems from the overlapping of local and national government, at least in. the, eye of the public. Any M.P., not only myself, will tell you that almost', half the letters he receives are about


and listening: to our representa­ tions.


Discretion


have an uneasy feeling that even by acting as a go-between in such milters we give an im­ pression that in someway we exert an influence over deci­ sions of local government. Nothing could be further from the truth, whatever the party in power at the Town Hal) or at Westminster.


Nevertheless, I sometimes


| housing improvement Within ! the limits of the Act, how that Council uses the money is en- tirely a matter for its own dis-~ cretion. If, however, I replied in those bald terms to one of my constituents who has housing problem, I should be


be sufficient. Parliament, as part of a Government decision, allots a certain sum of money to local _ • councils for, say,


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than our duty, we cannot shut our office door on our work and go home and forget all about it. If you doubt my word take a look at the engagement diary of any MP or Mayor or Councillor.-


Envy


out I sometimes wonder if we should all be amateurs as weli'> No doubt 50 or 100 years ago when the volume of parlia­ mentary and local authority business was small, the system worked Now, however, if one considers even the paper-work


I know we are all volunteers, I


culty, for MPs and councillors alike, stems from the fact that we are elected, generally as nominees ■ of a political party, but also pledged to do our best tn the interests of our constit­ uents irrespective of part)'. We are expected to do more


thought discourteous and un­ helpful, to say the least. So of course would a local councillor who replied to one of his letters on. a national policy matter and said Nothing to do with me, get m touch with your MP.” Naturally, some of our diffi-


One_ simplified example will


mately half of one’s "surgery” cases are concerned with the doings of local councils and not Parliament. Now most of ns have no objection to helping to sort out such problems, and indeed local councils and '.heir officers are both patient and helpful in answering our letters


Now, one of the difficulties ; ■


tives, but what about themsel­ ves?. How efficient are we at re­


of Parliament and-often I find myself- on such occasions re­ flecting about our system of democracy. More particularly this time as one of the propo­ sals in the Queen’s speech is for a wholesale reorganisation of local government. One of the standards applied to coun­ cils, urban, rural and county, will be that of efficiency. When - the measures a r e debated • MPs will happily apply :this standard to local representa­


So begins each new session .


to wonder if the abilities of a gifted amateur are enough. This is not a plea for- pro­


f.nd queries connected volume and sophistication of


w™ df.cisi°"? (uade by local public work increases, there are authorities. _ Similarly, approxt- many MPs and councillors who


look with envy at the resources and services available to Civil


officials which are not available to their political masters.


Expense


cillors would agree with me, and I cannot pretend to represent their views. I can, however, make a comment upon MPs. A great part of their salary is swallowed up .by the expense of living in two places, Lon­ don and their constituency, and by. the provision of secretarial help and the like They are free, I know, to cam another living if they can, but the time available with Parliament­


councillors and MPs together, there is one vital difference; MPs are paid, councillors are not. Personally, I would not be averse to a proposal that coun­ cillors should receive some extra sum, in addition to expenses, to compensate them for their sacrifices of time and energy. However, maybe not all coun­


Up till now I have classed Service and local government


fessional politicians, either national or- local, because no one subject to the chances of election or rejection can be ex­ pected to “take up -politics” in that sense Nevertheless, as the variety,


emanating from government or a county council alone I begin


con)^s Progressively less as being an MP moves nearer and nearer


W


shall be discussing the Queen's salary as well.


Paradox


will I fear get a trifle bogged down in arguments of various towns and areas for status while forgetting the functions of


and provide service. . Perhaps it is a trifle paradox­ ical that it should fall to MPs t0 arsue the case for the local authorities within their consti- uency, some of whom may have


will be MPs talking about their own salaries. For whatever the Committee suggests it will be tor Parliament to agree or dis­ agree. All Governments are re- luctant to increase their salaries tor tear of the cry “They’ve leathered their own nests” (ft happened the last time in 1964 and no doubt it will happen again.) I would only suggest we might concentrate on services, rather than salaries. £500 a year, the present secretarial allow­ ance, will not buy even half a secretary jn London.


marvellous backdrop for the Queen’s arrival in state, does not yet provide a writing table and a telephone for each MP. It has three duplicating. mach-


lor therefore that before I open my mouth too wide I will re­ member the traditional rebuke Physician first heal thyself.”


314 BENEFIT FROM RATE REBATES IN CLITHEROE'


Environment statistics the value of rebates in the borough was £2,639—an average of £8.40 for each recipient.


covered by supplementary bene­ fit.


- Someone getting a full rebate pays the first £3.75 of his half- yearly rates and only one third of the remainder. Those whose income is a little above the limits for full rebate may still get a reduced rebate, depending on the size of the rate bill.


the average rebate was £6.65’ patd to 107 recipients, making a total of £712 for the year.


In Clitheroe Rural District


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was £472, and there were 63 recipients.


receiving rebates was 3.9 in Bow- ?


xt ;-'4 '!! Chtheroe borough, Nationally speaking, the num-


a ’a a S-


^ ° f/ T pients was 5-l Per cent of the total - number of


800,000 owners and tenants re­ ceived rebates in the 12 month


penod, totalling £14,622,000, an average for each £18.39.


person of ’


J r L 84, * ? cent of those who benefited were retired,


' J° thc council received rebates but under three per cent of


other tenants received them.


Reams' whn'VnCr'°CCllpicrs and «


rue figures also show that 6J- ho-,pay rates direct


an7wale™,ePayerS in EnB,and , soom!1means t,lat a tolal of


The percentage of ratepayers ,P'itheroe Rural,


Bowland Rural district’s aver- age rebate was £7.49. the total


be claimed by , any domestic ratepayer whose income is low and whose rates arc not fully


The right to a rate rebate can


in the Chtheroe Borough received rate rebates. According to Department of


'n monl,hs endcd in March, 314 domestic ratepayers 1 y


Invitation from the Mayor ■


affair; dress is optional and there II be no speeches”, says Coun. Moore.


each., are available from the public library, Clitheroe.


Now for £10,000 mark


ts £100 from B. Dugdale and Son Ltd. Grindleton Methodist Church has given £42 and employees


Jff the finishing department at I rutex. Jubilee Mill, have given


another £50 bringing their total lo date to £250.


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Ihe Junior liaison Organisation hy Clitheroe Ladies’ Circle was for £150 and not £50 as it was reported last week.


Insp. Longrigg of the Lanca­ shire Police for the work of


Ladies5 Circle The cheque presented . to


THE Ribblc Valley Swimming Baths appeal has passed £9,600. . Latest donation by industry


Tickets for function, at £2


by the Mayor primarily to re­ pay the hospitality he and the Mayoress have received over the past 18 months from the civic heads of surrounding local authorities. It is four years since a similar function was staged in the town and Coun. Moore hopes to be able to welcome many local people with whom he does not pormally come into contact in civic life. “It’s going to be an informal


THERE has been a brisk de­ mand for tickets for the dinner- dance being organised by the Mayor of Clithcroe (Coun. Sidney Moore) at the Swan and Royal a fortnight tonight. The function is being staged


rich^ences is almost endless, sufficient is it to say that our system, or lack of it, would drive a time and motion study man clean out of his mind. I promise any local council­


ln jS ,for use by 625 Members and their secretaries. The list of


The Palace of Westminster, a


competing claims upon each other. •n 't11 more cl|riotis however,


1 mi FdPa'd councillors who will be called upon. to serve


The local government debates


bring’ present council rents up . to the “fair


assessed by rent officers or rent tribunals and in his opinion the council should take advance action to .start bringing the rents of its houses up to the fair rent level.


an increase of 50p next April or a £1 increase in October. The council, for its part, would be losing a housing subsidy of £16,000 a year.


SUBSIDY


first four years and 80 per cent afterwards. The cost of admini­ stration would fall on the rates


RECOUP


the Government would keep Government that it was not “a one half of it and give the tarn ,dcai for housing”


they had paid the local auth­ ority by way of ; rent allowan­ ces and rebates to- private tenants. If there was anything left after that had been done.


ority to the credit rate fund


other back to the- local auth- lit of the


PRODUCER SWITCHES TO ACTOR


WADDINGTON Dramal Group's forthcoming play “Fish out of Water'


has been post-


poned for a fortnight—to allow for a major switch in roles. One of the leading ladies has


over jo Miss Pat Hargreaves, who has been a member of the VVaddmgton group for many years, although she has never previously produced a play.


stage for the • first time in my life!” .


_ Other members of the cast of eight are Kathleen Bird, Derek Green, Janet Eatough, Robert Menzies, John. Thompson, Aud­ rey Cooke and Beryl Parkinson.


Edinburgh team win again


with, the same play and cast at Harrogate. . They received the premier award, best individual award anj


the trophy for best production. _ Adjudicator ivas Mr. John “ rox who also officiated at


"-itheroe.


TELLS OF HOLIDAY ■ I N : WEST INDIES


-Indies,'visiting Barbados. Triai- -dad and Jamaica and return­


.Edisford Ladie’s Club by Mrs. O. Perry,, of Hurst Green. Mrs. Perry described a tropi­


ing to England via New . York, ivas described to members of


cal sunset. bamboo growing, on a mountainside and coral viewed';


through a glass-bottomed boat; ' One hair-raising , experience


A HOLIDAY in the West she told was that of shooting a


started learning, his job !hat day..,.


■MrK ?.?rry also, told of an occasion when she'was presen­ ted to the late Princess Royal and when, she'.attended, a cock­ tail party on 'board .the Royal


yacht, Britannia. Sh'c' was thanked by, Mrs. J., Foulkes.


two-and-a-half-milc stretch of rapids on a.-.bamboo raft, with a Jamaican poler who had only


carried off.the major trophy at Clitheroe Festival of Plays, on Saturday won three, trophies


• -The Edinburgh Players, who


am finding it difficult to learn the part in only three weeks, so I may well need a prompt on


farce and a comedy, is about a package holiday on the Italian Riviera. It will be presented in St. Helen’s Sunday. School on November 25th, 26th and 27th Mrs. Barlow, commented: "I


The play, a cross between a


the contents of the WVtc Paper and send a resolution to the Minister, of the* Environment. They could tell him they were not prepared* to implement a scheme that was no- law,


TRANSITION


tt was a valid point that the council need not act until the


itom._. ,


anihth m ^rst year every* local’ authority would have to recoup


a house as part of the


production side has been handed a f a ' r rent is achieved In v-h.-: P ,?er’ Thcrc |s an acute Chffiepe this may :,ake two


dropped out of the cast, and the I sition is stated quite ~clcarlv producer, Mrs. Bernice Barlow, Increases averaging 50n a hon£ ts now_ taking the part. The must take place'efch yetr until White


transition to a fair rents s t r ^ c,-1Mr’ P;ctup adcled:'“The tran-


rents would have to go up by 50p a week m the first


His opinion was that most


with the majority afterwards by 'o /e r amounts!


-wh at, constituted a fair nr- D:„r —"“■•we point.


MrWm,ta deba]ab.!= P iff , Hofo.uj- — ap ;« sI*cbon and


housing shortage and this will not relieve it.”


Coun. Troop: “There is no shortage in Clitheroe.'


INSURANCE


When Coun. Todd asked what effect the fair rent scheme would have on: the time


hav^’to beUPana^ ther? wouId °f ‘enant- Mr. Pickup replied dS S ii?


“ 1 uun 1


available He ^ V ^ sidereri


to be snrnf I,here •


dSLl r e n t e d °£ CVery indiv>'- f ffecV I f ------- was


hopeful of reachintlVC and was Renf a!s° warned that while the


^ cre^orc con- £e will have to pay what rent wouId have be can afford. It could happen


able om-„L_reachln.ff a reason- The Mayor: “It could be pay n° rent at P fi”


o f f i c e r 1 "'“'V ,he rcnt enanUGnSUranC£ p,olicy- « a wm x u, on hard braes he x ,. btj able to claim rebate,


but will this apply to the tenant


P,vt-L.Pr' ^ te bouse?” Mr. dnne P' -i,™6 1a!?e considera-


tions will apply \ unnecessary appeal.


such rents would stand, wffh "he council having no ’ •ri„xt


°


change in the. rents system was mucITX0 '- . ^ ^ knewhow


. . . . t * w^v.i»irca Sharpies declared that


but whateve'r th T f i ^ e 'ta T h ' "If a new scheme were neces-


jary; th“ iocal authority would do the job far better than the Government”, he said. A leading housmg journal had estimated


“ , ; hc Government scheme' would put council house rents'


■ tenants. Jt was all right to talk ot rebates , but many tenants


' th^f ^ ra'd of. 0ffic*aldom and tney did-not wish to reveal'their


financial situation. ■


,. P cre was also' a possibility that council, tenants would be forwd into the private housing


fun., ° “r housing quite-.satisfac­ torily.”


■ Answering, a question by the councillor, - Mr. Pickup estimated


submit that we a're competent to'


high°r a- a tlme wben rents wer* Coun. Sharpies went on: "I


den being placed on council


aPweeka° averagc of around £4 He foresaw a very heavy bur­


S- hho teach at Notre Dame Convent. Blackburn. It derives its name from an


W af,n r engraved stone in, the boundary


•form part of the entrance of .Garnetts Low Moor Mill. .. .The Order of the Convent of the Sisters of Notre Dame have offered the property free of charge to St. Gregory’s R.C. Comprehensive School for Girls, Ktrkby,.as a field study


Beechthorpe, Waddingtou. the home of the late Miss Susan Garnett, who was sister of the late James and William Gar­ nett. Later, it was moved to


wall: John-III.161'Godso loved the world. . . . The stone was formerly at


and residential centre.


"StaM.;b id,S8 and d«ached ahnniSioVhjCb werc eonverted ag0 into bed­


rooms with toilet facilities.


m^ aptatl0ns and improve­ ments to provide room for 30


Education Committee will "F}’1'; a 50-percent grant pro-


£MdonnV .'V11 c« t about and Lancashire Countv


nh1Cd t ,C pentrc is made avail- Kevin’t S°o n pUpils at St- School Khkby.COnlPrehcnSivC


inn ,?„b0USe sta.Dds »n its own eroumfcTS ajS° ’ 11 c°mprises a main dh, ?Md was built about


BLACKPOOL| KENDAL SKIPTON


Area RepresJ J. GARNI Tclepho|


Clitheroe nuns


,.,The panel might fix its own fatr rent and if that happened


, .AM- Robinson ‘recalled that he had opposed a similar type of scheme as long ago as 1956.


right of apply throughout the country t . v


3 national scheme. The- present scheme


•T n i r d a, so .b^ff opposed to »ocme would


Yet this he w'H have to nay a fair rent heh‘ ,-,f2n0t aff° rd a Wr rent


L do ’t think it will have ™ a.


tenant can av afford any acme


to assnm. -1 -'LSS2 ? ? sonabl.e ?®y«nment scheme would put tn


?Pprovcd by Par'


.wou,d be passed, rents so high, that , tenants wquld have to beg for a rebate. Coun. Pearson: “It is not a


C3ie. ° i begging. I am against subsidies because they are indis­ criminate in application.”


Coun. Akker: “I can envis- -v —


V can ,envis’ ^ buUyinfi a house became of the


The Borough Treasurer said


not be allowed to be in the red at the year end. If that was likely, the rate fund would have to provide • money to balance it. On the other hand, if there were a surplus this would have to'be handed over to the Government. They would recoup . what


The housing account would


would be able to claim a rent allowance on identical: terms from the local council. The cost of these would fall on the rates b u t . would be met by a 100 per cent subsidy for the


rate fund would have to stand 10 per cent in the first year, rising to 25 per cent in 1981-82. In the private sector, tenants


receive in the first year a sub­ sidy of 90 per cent of the total cost of rebates and of . admini­ stration costs reducing yearly to a minimum of 75 per cent. To put it another way, the


would have to come from the rates. The r>tv fund would, however,


scheme benefiting tenants most needing help. Cash for rebates


He envisaged the rebate This could be done by either


Government proposed that all tenanted property public and private.should be assessed on a ‘ fair rent” basis linked with a national rent rebate scheme. The “fair rent” would be


_ Coun. John . Troop, deputy finance- chairman, said ' the


‘f rent” standard.


beafine the' ntLr^v?’ <be ra,.C j


ALARMED


chairman, wondered what con­ stituted a “fair rent”, this had not been made clear by the Government. Clitheroe based its council house rents on a percentage of the gross rate­ able value. -


cleared land for - open spaces instead of houses” he, said. Aid. Leo . Wells, . housing


50p. increase in rents, he said he assumed this was to make up for the loss of a £16,000 subsidy. Would they need to increase rents by as much as 50p. a week?


Referring to. the proposed


' He described himself as rather alarmed” at the amount


something he was “not happy” about.


any surplus. money but losses would have to be made good by the' ratepayers. This was


again have to help out with housing.” The Exchequer would take


just relieved - ratepayers of having to find £3,000. for the housing; account and may now


of rebate that would have to be found from rates.. He added: “We have oniy


P«. cent. •


governmental system. First local government reorganisation, and second, it would seem likely, tlic recommendations of Lord Boyles committee on the re­ muneration of MPs. Actually, sooci measure, I believe we


to1 r-u 'kbuting before wc come Christmas two aspects of our ary hours on tile increase, be-


*° a full-time task. . ^-unously ti)en, Parliament


THE rates, will be “clob­


bered --when-, the ;:Govern- ment’s “Fair deal for


housing”- comes into effect next April, Clitheroc Finance Committee - was told at a special meeting.


_ .Nr. Ronald Pickup, Borough Treasurer, confirmed this in answer to.Coun. Ronnie Todd when he said that where coun- cit or private tenants-could not atford a fair rent the necessary subsidy would be provided J°lntjy by the. rate fund and the Government.


changeover to the compulsory Government rent scheme, the committee recommended the


To pave the way for a'smooth HOI 5E TENANTS


'Staff would be needed', to’: operate the ■/ rent ''.'rebate > schemci and heusuggestedMhatw*


of the slum; .clearance -grant leadng to any problems. Until now- the. cost of-clearing land


= *vLd‘d, n


ppi - ’ ’ _ot S


had been considerable and it had had to be'met by high density housing.


Under the new-sebeme, clear- crMseCofn50n'A- w£v- an in'r /.'I? slum;propert^wouid bTa ,£C the endlnS public were asked to vote, and .. scheme would 'be on if the


Aid; Wells said . the whole idea was to help the needy. He sug­ gested that the Government could help people to own their homes by setting aside a fund of cheaper money for housing purposes. .


chairman: “It is said th a t :fair rents, would help; owners to carry out repairs necessary to keep property in reasonable condition.”


Coun. Harry Pearson, .finance : V ■


. It will be. possible to use ■ Sidney Moore, Mr. Pickup said * ’ *■-■*


Replying, to the Mayor, Coun.


found than inspecting every in­ dividual property.


PERSONAL wished,


that the council could do noth- mg about it but Coun. William oharples held the view that they could voice objection to the fair rents scheme” if they so •


mer finance chairman, said the 50p increase was a compulsory charge where present rents were below a fair rent level. Coun. James Barnes, agreed


‘


out that the scheme was ■ only now having its first reading in the Commons. It was not yet


. implement something that is not yet law”. ■ ’ '


now they could ultimately find that parts of the scheme had


If the ocuncil took action


town councils had shown strong objection to the scheme; they had the courage to tell the


been thrown out. " Some Conservative; controlled


law and amendments could be made. “The Government”, he declared, “is expecting us to


Coun. Derek Akker pointed Aid. Tom Robinson, a for­


• hoped that people would' claim any rebates due to them and which were theirs as a right. Coun. Barnes: “There will be


object to giving personal and private, details.”


MEANS TEST


Government White Paper as a reactionary document. It was


Coun. Akker described the


. Clithcroe town council could Government^had^made^t nlain nB objection to that a person fivin/fn


Taking r^*— vjr rar- was no other word for it The


people ■ subjected to a • means test. This was a scandal, there


house tenants were entitled to parity of treatment. There could be millions of


C*1 house must no • longer be subsidised to the present extent But a man buying his own house could- continue to receive a subsidy. If such people were to be subsidised then council


•i r. PerS0D living in a coun-


pictures with flash


FOLLOWING on last week’s very interesting talk on “Pic-


high standard of lectures given so lar this session, it was verv encouraging and indeed a com-


r-!ment r-!°x ,he Ribblesdalc ^ n P,a 9 ub .t0 have members s tw P °f maintaining the high


by such a member — Mr. Ben t wh°. ‘hose as his topic


he application of flash”.


hArc [epulc- save the mem­ bers the benefit of his long ex­ perience tn photography.


nf Tyrer- a Photographer


he pointed out some of the ad- vantages of f|ash FjrstI ,herc


seconf..C°n,xant 1,ght ou‘Put a"d coDs^anx


qUa"ty W Pript Folio


was securely fastened in the shoe. Next week:


L and CPU old Gas - Oil I


Tyrer gave, a - practical demon­ stration using various types of flash guns reflectors and bulbs. He also advised his audience to make sure that the flash gun


camera and be prepared for emergencies. . . . Following the talk by Mr.


definite idea of what they are going to take when loading a


experiment and modify the guide numbers to fit in with “ C'r own method of developing. , Workers should also have a


He advised tite members to x» ° • *! Swn mimmitable way 3S a,so


speakers. Set by theSe ?UeSt This week’s talk was given


^ r,e Arrangement" by Miss Chloc Johnson and the very


great difficulty in getting the people -we want to help to claim their rights. People' do


people being hostile to a means test and not taking up their en­ titlement to any rebate, but Coun. Troop, while agreeing that the take-up of social secu­ rity benefits was very low,


local authority and it was a job they would not like. It would involve getting personal details about tenants who would not take kindly to revealing that sort of information. . Coun. Ak k e r envisaged


both public and private sector housing. •It was being pushed on to the


cern about where the responsi­ bility lay for fixing fair rents in


anomalies in the present method of assessing rents in' relation to gross rateable value but he would back this system against a suggested rent register which he saw leading to even more anomalies. At least, the present system was operated by profes­ sional valuers. “You are likely to see some rather striking anomalies-among fair rents.” Coun. Barnes voiced his con­


Mr. Pickup said there were


turbed by the proposed method of fixing fair rents. One could “drive a coach and horses” through it. He thought a much simpler .way would have to be


*he effect of fair rents was cumulative. In the first year, income would go up by £27,000 and by £54,000 in the second. Costs were rising but they could find themselves with a surplus in the foreseeable future. The- Mayor said he was dis­


possiblyt two or threes extra- - ..siderably ..more ..than-:£3,000 a.:hadl03 sections and 11 sche- : year, to;.administer the. scheme.> dulcs;' it ■ , ’ >


CtoLV Troop.'mentioned that ' 'HELP;OWNERS . - .others. To his mind, the im-


lating a T o l i c y ^ ^ - 10 tomVrl'‘ ra‘“ >'said he did.not think the it.


, we could be at a big disadvan­ tage”.


seconded by Coun. Todd, it was agreed that:


On Aid. Robinson’s proposal,


provisional list of fair rents for council houses for submission to a committee to be deter­ mined that they should be


to the precise terms of the Act increases as visualised in the


do likewise,” moved by Coun. sharpies and seconded by Coun. Akker, failed, the mover and seconder voting for


PREPARE


while the White Paper on local government reform spoke of


C°“n. Akker pointed out that


.giving p owe r to l o c a l authorities, the Government were taking housing finance °ut of local control.


der what to believe”, he said. Councils had the right to say that they would not co-operate in the fair rents scheme and to ask the Department to


White Paper before imple­ menting it.


m° re closely into the K


Bad to move now and get everything prepared for April


not 100 per cent in favour of the scheme but if it was goine o become law, the council


Aid. Robinson said he was Such action makes me won­


council will- not co-operate with the Tory government in implementing the vicious rent increases as proposed in the so-called fair dealing for hous­ ing and urges other councils to


effect and to report to a future meeting. An amendment that “This


Bowland rural councils be asked to consider the possibi­ lity of entering into joint ar­ rangements to deal with the in­ troduction and maintenance of fair rents - in the public and private sectors and that the appropriate officers of the Cor­ poration be authorised to enter into discussions, to achieve this


most of the cost of administra­ tion. Finally, that Clitheroe and


to Mr. David Walder, MP, and the Department of the Environ­ ment, urging that the Exchequer should meet the cost .of re­ bates and allowances and pay


free to consult with the Rent Officer. • That in principle but subject


White Paper be implemented as from next April. • That representations be made


The officers should prepare a


each the grl finding!


others I ment. were from Day


Bodcn,. Maddol summeif evening served dames . Claytonl


dock, w;| the FaJ film “l l


Film [ The '


shown t f Society. [ tion timl then tc| served.


■ Rev. J. thanks. 1 dames Di and Snape


Chatburn, ton Womcl ation inclj


Women The am


on "Blindne was thankee


members Hotel. ThisL business rrl ted were: l] man; Mrs. ' and Miss | The Comr “cn bloc", tion from pressed to Miss Frcem Later Mr


Hurst


lessons being' second by hi The colie Whalley.


talk and show ot lit Lake yon and the She told how advertisement paper in whii son was tryi family. Mrs. V


St. John’s Union began munion in the All Saints’ D Mrs. D. V


Commuui The Noven-


and each chil ate iit and from the chaF Mr. G. F.


John’s Chur. Rev. A. F. the children! demonstrate i


Family * At a fan


corned Si of the rl ment, L;| Brigade. . Ribblcsdtl Murray Junior F| members ing talk c ning of tl eluded de man scl leavers cc tion Ofiic hints for i then ansi


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that this -Bill has not been chosen only for Clitheroe but for the country as a whole and


that it would cost Clitheroe con- and the Housing Finance Bill would do away with


. some - subsidies and bring in


Bowland R^ral'raundk thm.M •' ' Coun- Richard - Turner, men-' Pac.1 »■« rates w°u!d be very c o n s u l tv h ^ - S tew f o rm , ' ,ionlnB the heavy'charge on the hlBh but we must remember


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