Newton Abbot: Meeting of Commissioners of Income and Assessed Taxes: On Wednesday last a meeting of the above body was held at Beazley’s Globe Hotel, W. Creek, Esq. in the chair, for the purpose of nominating Messrs. Roberts and G. Stevens as assessor and surveyor, they, having been unanimously nominated at a parish meeting a fortnight previously. These gentlemen were elected. An adjourned meeting of the same body met subsequently at the Seven Stars Inn, for the purpose of appointing a clerk in the room of Mr. Header, who is disabled through illness. The meeting was largely attended, the following commissioners being present: J.H. Whiteway, Esq. (Fishwick) in the chair, John Pinsent (Greenhill) (sic), Rev. Palk, Bastard Esq. (Totness), John Creed, Esq. (Abbotskerswell) W. Creed, Esq. (ditto), J. Sparke Amery, Esq., (Ashburton), James Woodley, Esq. (ditto), John Divett, Esq. (Bovey Tracey), John Caunter, Esq. (Ashburton), William Flamank, Esq., (Fairfield), W.J. Watts, Esq. (Ambrook) etc. After a long discussion, the Rev. Mr. Palk proposed that Mr. Geo. Caunter, of Ashburton, be appointed the assistant clerk of commissioners, which was seconded by Mr. John Pinsent. Mr. W. Creed moved as an amendment “That no additional clerk be appointed until the end of the year, viz. the 10th of April next, and that the business be conducted as heretofore up to the time of Mr. Header”. This amendment was seconded by Mr. John Creed but was lost; the original motion was carried. The remuneration Mr. Caunter was to receive for his services was to be decided as the end of the year by a committee composed of the following gentlemen: Rev. Palk, John H. Whiteway, Esq., and John Pinsent, Esq.
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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901