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Minutes of the previous meeting
Minutes of the previous meeting were agreed and signed.
1. Resolved, that the report of expenditure from Commission Funds for March and April 1920 submitted by the chairman be accepted
2. Consideration of a letter from the Inspector of Works re the passage of staff to England from Palestine, with the resolution that £60 be expended for this purpose
3. Consideration of letters from the Controller of Administration and reports by the Inspector of Works re the loss of rations in Gallipoli, with the resolution that the loss be written off as £14.18s.5d
4. Consideration of a letter from the Controller of Administration re the repairs of Commission headquarters in Salonika, with the resolution that £250 be expended subject to confirmation by the Deputy Director of Works
5. Consideration of a letter from the Controller of Administration and resolution 4 of the 16th meeting of the Finance Committee re the purchase of vehicles for Macedonia Area, with the resolution that a sum not exceeding £4,000 be expended for this purpose
6. Consideration of a letter from the Controller of Administration re the annual leave of salaried staff, with the resolution that leave be given to staff as laid out in the circular letter and that no distinction be made between permanent and other staff
7. Consideration of a letter from the Controller of Administration and the resolutions of the Anglo-Egyptian War Cemeteries Executive Committee, with proposed resolutions to defray certain expenses of the Commission in Egypt
List of items and expenses for Egypt Area
8. Consideration of a letter from the Deputy Controller, France re the costs of equipment and repairs to the Commission’s headquarters in Jerusalem, with the resolution that a sum not exceeding £412 be expended for this purpose
9. Consideration of a letter from the Controller of Administration re the appointment of staff, with the resolution that two Second Class Clerks (Grade B) and 12 Temporary Male Clerks (Grade 3) be appointed to the staff of the Director of Works, London
10. Consideration of a letter from the Controller of Administration re the entitlement of pay of Mr R Sheppard, with the resolution that he be paid from the 25th February 1920
11. Consideration of a letter from the Director of Works re the purchase and estimated costs of drawing instruments for Works Branch, with the resolution that a sum not exceeding £28.10s.0d be expended for this purpose
12. Consideration of a letter from the Chief Accountant, France re stolen tools from Lijssenthoek Nursery amounting to £7.4s.11d, with the resolution that this be written off
13. Consideration of a letter from the Controller of Administration and resolution 3 of the 13th meeting of the Committee, with the resolution that the Chief Quantity Surveyor, France continues his appointment until 31st March 1921
14. Consideration of a letter from the Director of Works re the employment of Mr E C Pinks in preparing 26 sets of Bills and Quantities for the construction of the Anzac cemeteries, Gallipoli, with the resolution that a sum not exceeding £290 be expended for this purpose
15. Consideration of a letter from the Controller of Administration re the approval by the Treasury for an increased bonus to permanent Civil Servants, with the resolution that this be extended to officials of the Commission
16. Consideration of a report by the Director of Works and resolution 1 of the 21st meeting of the committee, with the resolution that the tenders provided by Messrs Dove Brother of Cloudesley Place in relation to works on Hampstead Cemetery be accepted and a sum not exceeding £95 be expended to meet the cost of contingencies
Report of the 330th meeting of the Finance Committee held on 13th November 1946
Minutes of the 330th meeting of the Finance Committee held on 13th November 1946
Report by Sir John Shute on Hostel and Canteen, Woodburn Green
17. Consideration of a letter from the Deputy Controller, France re the supply of rations to Commission personnel at Arras, Bethune and Acheux, with the resolution that Messrs Randall, Baggs and Jones of Lille be temporarily employed for such purposes for a sum of 8 francs per man, per day
18. Resolved, that the opinion of the Treasury re the investment of £2000 Treasury Bills be followed accordingly
19. Consideration of a letter from the Controller of Administration re the appointment of architects, surveyors and draughtsmen in Belgium, with a resolution that these appointments be altered to reduce expenditure
20. Consideration of a report by the Director of Works re the erection of 400 headstones over isolated graves in France and Belgium, with the resolution that the Director of Works be given the authority to place orders with the contractors and that a sum of £2000 alongside extra costs be expended for the supply, erection, transport, and inscription of the headstones
21. Consideration of a report by the Deputy Controller, France re rationing of personnel in France, with the resolution that the Commission will take on full responsibility and that the N A C B will assist in an advisory capacity by nominating a person to organise and manage catering
Present:
Major General Sir Fabien Ware, KBE, CB, CMG (Chairman)
The Royal Hon Andrew Fisher, PC
GHS Pinsent, Esqre (Representing the Treasury)
Lt Colonel H Ellissen (Secretary)
Also present:
Lt Colonel FR Durham, OBE, MC (Director of Works) |