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Minutes of the previous meeting
Minutes of the previous meeting were agreed and signed
1a. Consideration of a statement by the Vice-Chairman and a letter from Colonel Lowry re the resignation of his appointment, with the resolution that his resignation be accepted with the terms of his said letter
1. Consideration of the Vice-Chairman’s Report No.48 of expenditure authorised under resolution 4 (1) of the 43rd meeting of the Commission, with the resolution that this be adopted
2. Consideration of a report by the Director of Works re the consideration of tenders for constructional work to be carried out in Cannock Chase Military Burial Ground, with the resolutions that the tender by Mr T Ashcroft for the supply, engraving, transport and erection of 93 headstones be accepted at a sum of £224.7.3, that a sum of £25 be expended to meet the cost of contingencies and that a sum of £25 be expended to defray the cost of engraving personal inscriptions on said headstones
3. Consideration of a report by the Director of Works re the consideration of tenders for constructional work to be carried out in Tidworth Military Cemetery, with the resolutions that the tender by Mr J C Langford for the supply, engraving, transport and erection of 377 headstones for a sum of £1,145.2.9, that a sum of £100 be expended to meet the cost of contingencies and that a sum of £100 be expended to defray the cost of engraving personal inscriptions on said headstones
4. Consideration of reports by the Director of Works and resolution 7 of the 52nd meeting of the Commission re the consideration of tenders for the construction of 21 cemeteries in France, with the resolutions that the tender by Messrs D G Somerville and Co Ltd be accepted at a sum of Francs 1,489,083, that a sum of Francs 155,000 be expended to defray the cost of constructing enclosure walls not exceeding 3 feet and 6 inches around five cemeteries on the basis of the prices contained in the Bill of Quantities of Messrs D G Somerville and Co Ltd, said tender less a reduction of 7.5 per cent and that a sum of Francs 160,000 be expended to meet the cost of contingencies
Appendix A containing lists of the documents of the tender
5. Consideration of reports by the Deputy Director of Works and the Director of Works re the consideration of tenders for the supply of 12,209 headstones, with the resolutions that the tenders of the firms set out in Schedule C for the supply and engraving of headstones, be accepted at the scheduled rates contained in their respective tenders to the extent of the number of stones set out against their names, that a sum of £26609-15-10 be expended to meet the Commission’s liabilities including the cost of transporting the said headstones to Dover Harbour, that a sum of £4,500 be expended to defray the cost of transporting the headstones from Dover Harbour to the cemeteries and to meet the cost of contingencies and that a sum of £5000 be expended to defray the cost of engraving personal inscriptions on the said headstones
6. Consideration of a report by the Deputy Director of Works re the consideration of tenders for the erection of fencing around Voi and Taveta British Cemeteries and Taveta and Maktau Indian Cemeteries, East Africa with the resolutions that part 3 of resolution 3 of the 63rd meeting of the Finance Committee be rescinded, that the tender by Messrs Francis Morton and Co Ltd be accepted at a sum of £675.15.11 and that a sum of £50 be expended to meet the cost of contingencies
7. Consideration of correspondence between the Vice Chairman of the Imperial War Graves Commission and the Chairman of the Anglo-Egyptian War Cemeteries Executive Committee and resolution 14 of the 69th meeting of the Finance Committee re the salaries of the Commission’s staff in Egypt, with the resolutions that the salaries attached to the appointments of the Deputy Director of Works, Quantity Surveyor, Surveyor and Draughtsman and Superintendent Clerk in Egypt be maintained at their present rates for a period of 6 months ending 30th September 1923 and that new appointments to these posts to be made at these rates less 10 per cent
8. Consideration of a report from the Principle Assistant Secretary re additional appointments in relation to the proposed erection of monuments in East Africa, with the resolutions that the following additional appointments and salaries be approved, that such salaries to include subsistence and travelling allowance and to be subject to United Kingdom Income Tax and that the authorised salaries be regarded as from 1st April 1923
9. Consideration of a report by the Director of Works and a report by the Land and Legal Adviser re the breakage of a consignment of 53 headstones supplied by Messrs T Hodgkinson at a value of £216.18.4 and a reimbursement of £50 by London Northwestern Railway Company, with the resolution that the remaining £166.18.4 be written off by Commission funds
10. Consideration of reports by the Finance Department re estimates of expenditure of the Commission in the United Kingdom, Italy and Neutral Countries, with the resolution that the following sums for which provision is made in the 1923/24 estimates, be accepted
Tabulated statement showing Composition of Contract Group No.5079/0
11. Consideration of a statement by the Vice-Chairman re negotiations with the Treasury concerning further remuneration to Major Chettle for extra services rendered to the Commission during the year 1922/23, with the resolutions that a gratuity of £150 be paid to Major Chettle out of the Commission’s Grant in Aid as with the salary paid to him out of Vote Account, raising his salary to the amount of a Civil Service Salary of £700 per annum
Present:
Major-General Sir Fabian Ware, K.C.V.O, K.B.E, C.B, C.M.G (Chairman)
Sir Robert Hudson, G.B.E
Vice-Admiral Sir Morgan Singer, K.C.V.O, C.B
F.M Morris, Esqre (Representing the Treasury)
Lieutenant Colonel H Ellissen, C.B.E (Secretary)
Also Present:
Lieutenant Colonel C P Oswald, O.B.E (Deputy Financial Adviser)
Lieutenant Colonel H F Robinson (Deputy Director of Works) |