FAB IA N SOCIETY

75th A n n u al Re po rt

l s t j U L Y ne w 1 0 3 ot h j U N E u s e

INTRODUCTI ON

’ HI ha m m m S S R eport shows t t the o entu , scale and quality of the ociety s m work have been well aintained throughout another year , and despite

familiar financial pressures . I n our 74th Report we noted that national m em bership had shown its T first increase for over ten years . his increase has since continued and , in T mem . addition , the decline in local bership has been checked his is a m f r m S considerable achieve ent , o , except in warti e , the ociety has never had a rising national m embership o f over A rising membership is m partly the result of a renewed interest in politics , especially a ongst younger B r people . ut it is also clearly a token of the high egard in which the ’

Society s current work is held . The demand for Fabian pamphlets from non - Fabians is another m Fo r m easure o f success . pa phlets were once again extensively reviewed , r The and the orders fo them show the influential public they reached . sale of pamphlets outside the and the several hundred m embers living overseas— North America has the largest number— testify to the ’

Society s high international reputation . The E xecutive Comm ittee is greatly indebted to the many individuals

who have generously written and lectured for the Society during the year , m all without pay ent of any kind . The change of name from Fabian Colon ial to Fabian Comm on wealth Bureau during the year was a sym bol of a change to which the Bureau

has itself so largely contributed . Bu f r m f t success is no excuse o co placency , least o all in politics where T m mm fortunes change so rapidly . here was , for exa ple , in the i ediate

- n m m post war period , a tendency to treat ab or al warti e conditions as perm ane nt and to extend already contracting resources over too large a I t m E mm field . is necessary at all ti es for the xecutive Co ittee to consider m fo r The f ost carefully the changing priorities work . views o the member ship o n this have been m ade known through the closer contact and con a sult tio n which has taken place . As A m the ccounts indicate , we spent slightly ore than we received during the year : the balance between incom e and e xpenditure is as pre of m carious as ever . Despite the continuing generosity any donors , including f m The m m trade unions , we are a long way ro financial security . e bership , s has the directly and indirectly , till largest part to play in helping to achieve h t is , ) x fi FABIAN S OC IETY

MEMBERSHI P

Fo r the second yea r in succession individual mem bership showed an e T m l l mm incr ase . here was a s a l oss of subscribing bodies and Co onwealth B m m f ureau e bers , but this was insu ficient to change the general picture

of a slow but steady upwards trend . As in the previous year , a high proportion of new mem bers was under 30 and recruiting eff orts were

especially directed towards the Universities . m m 1952 The fall in local society e bership since was also checked .

This is the first year sinc e 1946 in which n either n ational nor local a m embership h s fall en .

Members hip Fig ures at 3 oth June

1958 Chang e

NATIONAL INDI V IDUAL ME MBE RS Full Members Associates

2 3 303 503 . 03 . To al 0 . 6 t . New Members 9 9 3 8 23 109 269 86 50 14 74 224 Resignations , etc .

— Net gain 13 12 9 3 5 45

S UBSCRIBING BODIE S

1958 Chang e

- C P C o . T 1 4 Labour arties , ops , rade Unions 47 Libraries and miscellaneous bodies 92 5

BUREAU' MEMBERS

Commonwe alth Bureau I nternational Bureau

LOCAL FABIAN SOCIETIE S Local Societies (total at 3oth 86 90 Membership of Local Societies 2573 2579 A 9 — h 19 58 ( pril , 1 57 Marc . ) 75TH ANNUAL RE PORT 3

GENERAL

E 'E CUTI VE COMMITTE E

T and Mem bers E lected : John Diamond (Hon . reasurer , unopposed) m A e S . R (in order of ballot) R . H . Cross an , itchie Calder , nthony W dgwood

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k n n A A u A R . B M A S efli to . . enn , argaret Cole , rthur g , usten lb , C Crosland , B A -S m E P R o H . D . Hughes , rian bel ith , irene White . John arker , y Jenkins , A Blenkins o G G T m B M S e rthur p , erald ardiner , ho as alogh , ary tewart , D nis

Healey .

- F P M Members C o opted : Lord aringdon , eggy Jay , John urray , G eorge P m T . Thomson , Philip Thur an , eter ownsend

1 FFI CE R S W P the S as . For the sixth successive year the resident of ociety G . D . H

P . m E mm R o M . y Jenkins , , was elected Chair an of the xecutive Co ittee - P P . V m . h . P . E . M and irene White , M , ice Chair an Jo n arker , , was elected h m Honorary Secretary . Jo n Dia ond had already been returned as Honorary

Treasurer in the annual ballot .

COMMITTE E S

Members of the Committee s appointed by the E xecutive Committee d A ‘ ’ are liste in ppendix A.

DE LE GATES

P : T . R . Labour arty Conference W . odgers

P A Sk effi n to n P London Labour arty Conference : rthur g , M . . P E mm A Sk efii n ton . P . London Labour arty xecutive Co ittee : rthur g , M

STAFF

There were ten full - time and five part - time members of the Staff and m there were no ajor change s during the year .

V OLUNTAR Y AS SISTANCE

The E xecutive Comm ittee would like to thank those m embers who A gave valuable voluntary assistance during the year , in particular , . E . m ffi and Hol an for regular work in the general o ce , Charles Cannell and s or m Mr . Pease f regular help in the Com onwealth Bureau . Ma ry Winchester continued to give part - tim e help in the Commonwe alth Bureau a nd members of th a F l e Centr l London abian Society a so gave assistan c e .

ANNUAL G E NE R AL M E ETING

The A G M was x m nnual eneral eeting held at Ca ton Hall , West inster , The 30th m 19 57. A on Saturday , Nove ber , nnual Report and Statement 4 FA BIAN S OCIETY

A . P . e of Accounts were accepted vote of thanks to Messrs egg , R ob rtson A m and Co . for their services as Honorary uditors was carried unani ously

- and they were asked to serve again for 1957 58 .

Th f m m R e m the E e ollowing a end ents to the ul s , oved by xecutive

Committee , were agreed :

’ m s u s t tute 1 R ul 14 i 4 : ele . er a er d . e , l ne D te l s p ye r p ember an b i ’

2s er a er m mb . . p ye r p e er

- i 1 elet . e a er m m nd s u bs itute By L aw 4 (d) . L ne D e l s p r ye r p e ber a t ’

er a er m m . 2s . p ye r p e ber

‘ ‘ ’ — i 3 e e ia o a w . t afiil ti n fee for a m m By L 4 (f) L ne : D l e l s . e ch e ber ’ i m e affi ia fee for ac m . an d s u bs titu te 2s . l t on e h e b r

- L a ws an An n ul nd re- u e the B - i 2 . By 1 d 5 : a n m b r y Laws accord ngly ‘ I n s rt af e m a be c R u le 9 : e ter the second sentence , No p rson y ele ted or c o - Opted to the E xec utive Comm ittee u nless he or she is a full m ember of ’ the Soc iety el igible for individual m em bership of the Labou r Party .

w ule : I af R u 10 The A ua a M i a A Ne R nsert ter le , nn l Gener l eet ng sh ll n m n a n i be held on the last Saturday i Nove ber or o the ne rest co ven ent date , i u u u m a da a an d m a f A . M m the y , pl ce t e to be nno nced be ore l st g st e bers y send in res ol utions at any time befo re 15th Septem ber and these shall be e M m m a n am ndm publ ished to the memb rship i n Oc tober . e bers y send i e ents 1 th an d the u i am m A e A n before 5 October resol t ons , end ents , g nda and n ua l Report o f the E xec utive Comm ittee shall be p ublished to the m em be rship ’ f the da f A ua e a M d at least two weeks be ore y o the nn l G ner l eeting , an

- re number the Rules accordingly .

RE G IONAL ME E TING

’ m m m of he A regional e bers eeting , to discuss the work t S ociety and ’ - mm to hear m embers co ents and suggestions , was held in Newcastle in The m G S February . Chair an and eneral ecretary attended . A similar meeting arranged for E dinburgh was postponed until after the end of the year covered by this R eport .

S UMME R SCHOOLS , 1957

S mm The T There were again two weeks of u er Schools . first at he ‘ of ' ure Rookery , Oxford , was entitled What sort S ociety Lect rs were

-es K P M m M m H . D . Hugh , Helen eynes , eggy Jay , alcol uggeridge , G rae e S P T Sir m S hankland , John pencer , eter ownsend and Willia Williams , ‘ P k eflin ton M . . A Arthur S g , , was Director and lison Lough was Secretary .

P e The second week was at Lodge Hill , ulborough . Th subject was ’

. R m R Britain and the World Lecturers were osalind Cha bers , ita Hinden , J M P m R o . . P P Brian Hol es , Colin Jackson . y enkins , , aul Johnson , eter P Y M . . P M P Shore and Kenneth ounger , John arker , . . , directed and Z ena

Parker was Secretary .

There were 9 8 full - time students ( of who m three -quarters were memb ers

- m of the Society) and 25 part ti ers . 75TH ANNUAL RE PORT 5

WE E K-E ND SCHOOLS

- The The five Week end S chools were attended by over 300 students .

- S Autumn Week end School at Wiston House , teyning , was on social and

- The E economic aid to under developed countries . Director was Lionel lvin

P . Ma . B M . G E F . and the lecturers were arbara Castle , , Leon uerrero ,

Schum acher and Derrick Sington . B The New Year School , held at eatrice Webb House , Dorking , was ’ ’

The . entitled The Future of Britain s Cities . Director was H . D Hughes , P M h G e S m and Arthur Ling , ercy ars all , ra me hankland and Wyndha

Thomas lectured . B The The E aster School was also held at eatrice Webb House . subject was I ndustry in a Changing S ociety and the Director was Austen T m B A M . P . g , . , Mu lbu , Lecturers were ho as alo h W Carron John rray , A S S S R . . R . D V . oberts , lan ainsbury and tephen chenk

The Spring School was held at Hillside G uest House , near G odalming . ‘ ’ M The subject was Children and the Law , with ary S tewart as Director , V n ni on m M Lecturers were D . . D o s , Hilary Halpin , Ja es acc oll and C . H .

R olph.

- The Under Thirties School , plann ed for the end of June , was postponed

f th R . The till July , just a ter the end Of e year covered by this eport subject ‘ ’ l m the P - The was Socia is and ost War G eneration . Director was R oy P P . M G M . Jenkins , . . , and the lecturers were Hugh aitskell , , Lindsay A P T e Sh m h B nderson , eter owns nd , irley Willia s and Jo n raine .

AUTUMN L E CTURE S

The 1957 series of four Autumn Lectures was entitled Realities of ’ The Sir Shawcr s Foreign Policy . lecturers were Hartley o s on The U nited ’ ‘ Of Nations and the R ule Law , Arthur G aitskell on Nationalism and ’ ‘

A . E m m M P . N B cono ic Develop ent , Denis Healey , . , on eutral elt in ’ ‘ ’ ’

P . E e . B urope , and Hugh G aitsk ll , M , on ritain s R ole in World Aff airs . The the series was held in conjunction with Central London , 22 and the average attendance was 5. S e e of A e ri s utumn Lectures w re also held at Cardiff , Gloucester , G m ri sby and Leeds in conjunction with local societies there . Kenneth R P m M ac Oll . P P M. . C . A Blenk in so obinson , , Ja es , M , eggy Jay and rthur p ,

- P . M . ff G B A Sm . . , spoke at Cardi and loucester , and rian bel ith , H D Hughes , S M P . m F M . G The tark urray and Dingle oot , , at ri sby and Leeds . average e 50 G m 45 f 2 att ndance was at ri sby , at Cardif and Leeds and 5 at G loucester .

OTHE R E VENTS

A Tea Meeting at the Labour Party C onfe rlenc e at Brighton was R S . m . P . . M A ISO addressed by H Cross an , . bout people attended . On the evening of the Annual G eneral Meeting a reception was held , F his s i n B m S A by courtesy of Lord aringdon , at hou e ro pton quare . bout 80 e e memb rs w ere pr sent . 6 FA BIAN SOCIETY

B OOKS HOP

The bookshop is both the princip al selling - point for Fabian publica tions and a shop trading commercially in books and pamphlets in the As m ordinary way . entioned elsewhere in this R eport , Fabian publications

again sold well . Sales Of general literature were a little lower than in the

m O - previous year , owing ainly to the absence f outstanding best sellers but n also to prices , which continue to rise . O average , books on politics and m kindred subjects cost twice as uch today as ten years ago .

’ A P B ritain s E c o n o mic P olic A Sc honfiel enguin , y by ndrew d, led sales , B is ra s m rit h T n o rt P o lic R . and there was a significant de and for p y by J .

S argent , a book originally prepared as a report to the Society . Amongst m Of P m L earnin to L ive pa phlets , the sales the Labour arty policy state ents , g l P r T and P an fo r og re ss ran into hundreds . here were also good The I ns iders and for pamphlets published respectively by V ictory for The e m S ocialism and Socialist Union . vari ty of publications available fro T e F u ture Oil h o . B .C the shop is illustrated by f , published by the U n n s s N f L o eli e , a report by the ational Council o Social Services , and the

C - O era iv I n de en d n t o mmis s io n e r o - o p t e p e C R po t, published by the C opera f o . he tive Union . None these was readily available elsewhere T Obliga tion to keep a wide range Of pamphlets and periodicals of interest to

socialists , even when they represented an unprofitable line , was acknow U iv ers i ie an d L e t R ev ew P olitic al uar erl i l ledged . n t s f i , the Q t y , S oc a is t en ar c o un ter m Comm t y and E n were a ongst periodicals on sale .

About half the business of the shop continued to be by m ail ord er and e , as usual , particular att ntion was given to providing a personal service m m I n m to custo ers and to advising visitors fro overseas . the season , Christ as An Of n 1 h cards were sold . exhibition books was arra ged on the 00t

anniv ers ay of the birth Of .

PUBL ICATI ONS

e m u m h t e Sev nteen pa phlets were p blished , two ore t an in h previous

- m m year . Twenty three thousand copies were sent free to e bers and seven I n F abian News F abian Jo ur al teen thousand were sold . all , including , n

' V en ture m o Of and , al ost a hundred thousand c pies publications were distributed .

P amphlets were reviewed in sixty newspapers and periodicals , including m f the S pecialist press and ost o the national dailies . They continued to E mm reach an in fluential readership . During the year the xecutive Co ittee discussed ways in which better publicity through broadcasting and television

m ight be secured .

Apart from pamphlets mentioned elsewhere as being the responsibility o he m R I B mm f t Ho e esearch , nternational ureau or Co onwealth Bureau mm d C a italis m in the M o der Wo r co ittees . there were publishe p n ld by

Po s t- War E c o no mic P olic ies in Bri G . tain . D . H . Cole by and L an d Natio n a/is atio n : Fo r and Ag ains t by John Mackie and Harry

Walston . 75TH ANNUAL REPORT 7

Fabian Me ws continued monthly a rid contained news items about m m Of m e bers , book reviews , reports eetings and schools , announce ments of The m m activities , correspondence and short articles . e bership seemed to a m Of find it useful eans contact with the Society . F a bian Jo urn al w as im i published , as usual , three t es dur ng the ye a r. F abian Jo urn al 22 contained articles on an Intern ational Civil Service by E Old Lionel lvin , the right to work in age (based in part on a local societies P T E E m enquiry) by eter ownsend , the uropean cono ic Community by Shirley ‘ ’ am N P Willi s and ational Superannuation , the Labour arty policy state

m M N . F abian ur ent' argaret Cole wrote the ewsletter Jo n al 23 , contained articles on secondary education (a report of a local societies enquiry) by

P S B S tros s M . P . eggy Crane , the tate and the arts by arnett , , the nationalisa A m f m o Of iron and steel by David E versley and r y re or : R y Jenkins , F abian Jo urn al 24 P . the Ne . M . , wrote wsletter contained articles on the

P T a P . E M . Bank Of ngland and the arker ribunal by Hugh D lton , , the m m m A public schools by H . D . Hughes , disar a ent and disengage ent by lastair Buchan and local authority c o - options (a report Of a local societies enquiry) by Mary Stewart : wrote the Newsletter .

R esearch S eries

During the year the following were published :

l r ad . A T . 9 Wa e P o ic Ab o . . 18 . g y H urner

e r in the Tax S s tem . 190. R fo m g y

L e a Aid Pe B . T e F uture o l . 19 1. h f g ter enenson

r C o ll M m Mac P . la o R en ted H o us es . 192 . P n f r Ja es , d nfeld iv al . r 9 Tra n i ns an d the I n d i u G u . 1 3 . de U o Cyril

- P . R S . . 94 eed L a w R e o rm . 1 . Sp Up f obert W ollard B 9 5 Aid o r D ev elo m en t. . 1 . f p David lelloch is on h l and he oc ial S ervic es . V . D onn T e i d t S . 196 . h C D

Stewart .

r R H inden . 197 N heer o r en tral A ic a . . o C f C f ita

- h . 19 8 Plan o r S teel R e n atio n alis atio n . . f John Hug es

199 E icienc and the o ns umer. . . . . ff y C C D Harbury

r . Co mm o n wealth F u tu e . Lord Listowel

- P B r ain M . . Pos t War E co no m ic P olic ies in it . Harold Wilson ,

d e . Capitalis m in the M o dern Worl . G . D . H . Col ' M . A N eu tral B elt in E urop e Denis Healey , . P — L and N atio n alis atio n Fo r an d Ag ains t. John Mackie and

Harry Walston .

D well Tog ether in Un ity . John Hatch .

Others

T ue . F abian Jo u rnal . hree iss s

ews E . F abian N . leven issues

V en ture . E leven issues . R e o r 74ih Annual p t. g FABIAN s oc mr v

HOME RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

e r Chairm an : H . D . H ughes S ec r ta y : W . T . R odg ers

The work o f the dep artment was maintained roughly at the level o f

the previous year and nine pamphlets resulted .

em . Three of these , an unusually high proportion , were on legal probl s The F uture o L e al Aid P B m The first , f g , by eter enenson , ade proposals for The e the extension of legal aid and the introduction Of legal advice . G ov rn ment has since announced its intention of acting upon what the author ‘ ’ ed- R m m O . S e L a e orm n amed as the first and ost i portant f these p Up w f , P m m m P m by R obert S . W . ollard , reco ended govern ental and arlia entary machinery for the continuous review and overhaul of m any aspects of the w m Of Of h la . Finally , proble s the legal relationship trade unions and t eir

' members and the authority of the courts were dealt with in Trade Un io ns di vidual nf ld and he I n G ru e . t , by Cyril

Lessons for trade unions and government were the theme of Wag e f r ad A. T e o Po licy Ab o by H . urner , an examination of overseas exp rience - in a S eel R e- N ati n alis a i fix . Pl n o r t o t o n wage g f , by John Hughes , was another m h’ on of I t pa p let in the series the reorganisation separate industries .

- e analysed the post war record in steel , what happ ned when it was national m m . ised last ti e , and ade proposals for the future

An addition to the literature on housing p olicy was Plan for R en ted m acC oll h Ho us es by Ja es M , a detailed study of how local aut orities could mm The hild an d th S o c ial S ervic es take over rented acco odation . C e , by V D nnis n M n . o o S o D . and ary tewart , was based evidence presented on behalf of the S ociety to the I ngleby Com mittee o n children and younger I mm m m persons . t reco ended the establish ent of a fa ily service and changes e in juv nile court procedure .

Rleforming the Tax Sys tem was a shortened vers1on of the Minority R of the R mm T I m eport oyal Co ission on the axation of nco e and Profits . ic ien an d h n s I n E c t e o um er . . ff y C by C D Harbury , existing means Of protecting and informing the consumer were reviewed and proposals

m for m m Of . ade rationalising the , possibly through the appoint ent a ' con s ultativ m e Minister of Consu er Welfare .

I t is possible to detect a changing emphasis in the work initiated by

m . NO for m fo r the depart ent during the year steps were taken , exa ple ,

further studies on either pensions policy or housing , two subjects on which the S ociety has contributed notably in recent years'and there was a tendency m T to plan less on broad econo ic and industrial questions . his was p artly due to a sense that the phase Of policy -making following the defeat of the m 1951 Labour G overn ent in was drawing to a close . A concern for amenities was reflected in studies begun on the countryside and on the ' theatre and in plans for discussions on the ' future of broadcasting and ’ On h television . healt services , neglected in the Society s publications since m m h d warti e , a pa phlet on mental healt was in raft at the end of the year , an other on the r ole of the doctor was well a dvanced and others were 75TH ANNUAL REPORT 9

h d m m projected . T e first raft on prison refor for al ost fifty years was w the e o f : the prepared . Ne work was initiated in fi lds education at end of the year studies were going forward on educational administration ,

1 - 18 f the U facilities for the 5 age group , urther education , and niversities , the latter to be based on replies to a m emorandum which had been circulated m to a number of Fabians engaged in university teaching . P a phlets were

f - m h also in hand on advertising , roads policy , uel policy , hire purchase , ac ine m m h tools and the otor industry , a ongst ot ers .

Tw o private conferences were held on education and training policy

m m . T in industry , fro which a pa phlet is expected to result here was also a conference on transport policy as a prelim inary to a p amphlet and a further conference in the series designed to bring together people from P m U an d t arlia ent , trade unions , the niversities nationalised industries o discuss informally problems of policy and administration within nationalised industries .

Close touch was maintained with the Local Societies Department to c o - h ensure ordination in researc and enquiries undertaken by it . Requests for advice and information from mem bers were received and h dealt wit . 10 FA BIAN S OCIETY

COMMONWEAL TH BUREAU

Chairm an : Lord Farin g do n S ec retary : H ilda S elwyn -Clark e

The change of name fro m Co lo n ial to Co m mo n wealth Bureau occurred a during the year . The Bureau m y claim to have played a significant part in the 18 years of its existence in bringing about the circum stances and The Of climate of opinion in which this change was required . scope its mm ha . work s not , however , been extended to cover the whole Co onwealth I t will continue to be mainly concerned with dependent and newly indepen dent territories .

As an outcome of the private conference on E ast and Central Africa ’ f m h N o heer o r en tral A ric ' re erred to in last year s report , a pa p let , C f C f d T m H inden . of th by R ita , was p ublishe his was a co prehensive study history of the Federal idea and an exam ination Of the failure to implement A m D well T ether Of t h F e . o the principle par ners ip since ed ration pa phlet , g i n it Of I n U y , by John Hatch , was published on the occasion West ndian I t m Of Federation . was ainly descriptive conditions and personalities , and was designed primarily for sale in the West I ndies .

e r S e E leven issues of V n tu e were p ublished . p cial attention was devoted A to information and comment on Central frica , as developme nts in the m l m three territories constituted the ajor colonial prob e over the period .

Long - term research was confined in the m ain to a project which began the m Of 1957 m d f in autu n , which ai s at a detaile survey O progress made in c o -operative organisation in the dependent and em ergent territories since t It e- m c - he war . is hoped eventually to publish a r assess ent Of o Operative

m C o - o era tio n in the l n ies policy and practice co p arable to p Co o which , 1945 f m f i published in , or ed the basis O official pol cy in this field when The fi Labour was in power . rst stage , involving a series Of detailed terri torial studies and an overall summary on c o -Operative marketing and m f agricultural credit , was nearing co pletion by the end O June . The project has Of C O- U - P the support the operative nion and the C o operative arty . Close and fruitful contac ts with a number of overseas c o - Operative depart m ents have been established .

F m F abian ol nial a inal revisions to the anuscript of C o E ss ys , edited A m by rthur Creech Jones , were ade and publication is anticipated early 1959 in .

Members of Parliament were brief-cd for debates on a number of f m m subjects , o which the ost i portant were franchise and electoral changes Af K in Central rica , the enya constitution , racial discrimination in Northern R hodesia and Nyasaland , and the constitutional and social position in the m m Bahamas 'p ressure , in atters of detail , was aintained through P arlia s s mentary Que tion .

P rivate meetings for members were arranged whenever possible . Meet m P J M . A ings were addressed by a es Johnson , . , on Central frica 'Mr. Nether F M m m m e sole , the inance inister of Ja aica , on econo ic develop ent ther P r a l a am M . B i n Stapleton on badan University , Nigeri 'J es Callaghan , 75TH ANNUAL REPORT 11

T P . k fli n to n M . on Central African Federation : Arthur S e g . , on anganyika ' John Hatch on the West I ndies and the Federal L a bo ur P arty 'Lord P m and A M . Faringdon on G hana ' , . , on So aliland den '

P K Ja u and Mr. Hilary Marquand , M . . , on enya 'Colin ckson on Cypr s '

f m R a Of C O - a N a E lwyn Price , or erly egistr r Oper tives , Western igeri , on the

‘ - Co Operative Movement in that territory .

- E m Aid O A successful week end school on cono ic , in ctober , directed

m . by Lionel E lvin , is entioned elsewhere in this report

There was useful collaboration with the Commonwealth Department ’ The B A S of the Labour P arty during the year . ureau s ssistant ecretary served on the working p arty which p repared the Labour Party policy D am hlet E c o n o mic Aid a p , , and the gr p hs and statistical appendices in that B jocum ent were prepared by the ureau .

The Bureau improved its relations with the leaders of the Labour and m m nationalist ove ents overseas , and continuous contact by correspondence A m m a nd was m aintained . ssistance in drafting e oranda establishing m contacts in this country was provided for visitors fro overseas . T 22 Details of membership appear elsewhere . here were 9 regular

- V re subscribers (non members) to en tu . 12 FABIAN S OCIETY

INTERNATI ONAL BUREAU

e r Chairm an : Den is H ealey S ec r ta y : R . L . L eonard

The work of the Bureau was m aintained at roughly the level Of th T m h two pr evious years . hree pa p lets were published .

o n wealth F uture m Co mm by Lord Listowel , published at the ti e of the P ’ f Commonwealth rime Ministers con erence in London , contained an analysis Of the forces binding the Commonwealth together and discussed f ff its uture role in world a airs . ' A Neutra l B elt in E uro p e by Denis Healey was a contribution to the m It m developing debate on E uropean disengage ent . was ore widely reviewed and sold m ore Copies than any I nternational Bureau pamphlet for some years .

Ai o r D evelo m en t B d f p by David lelloch , a critical study of econom i c - e and social aid to under d veloped countries , led to considerable controversy A in United Nations Technical ssistance circles .

At the end of the year pamphlets on Chinese economic policy and ’ m E e Britain s econo ic association with urop were about to be published . the of P Work was also well advanced on control waterways and on oland . A m of other Bu nu ber studies were also being prepared . t, despite con y i rabl ff m s de e e orts to increase the nu ber Of publications , it remained diffi cult h to find suitably qualified aut ors .

Th A m Of e e utu n Lectures , details which appear lsewhere , were on ’ m foreign policy , and Denis Healey s pa phlet was largely based on his lecture ’ P m m me in this series . rivate e bers etings were held at the House of mm A P m P S S m Co ons , at which rthur al er , John arker and ydney ilver an I K Y spoke on taly , enneth ounger on Jordan and Colin Jackson on Cyprus . At the end Of the year arrangements were b eing made for a series Of inter m Of national discussion eetings with a panel speakers from foreign embassies .

n M c e I arch , a private onference of exp rts was held , at which a useful of S P a exchange of views took place on the future the terling Area . pers A R o were read by lan Day and Robert Neild , and y Jenkins took the chair. m m d A nu ber of Overseas visitors were welco ed uring the year . Routin e work in cluded that o f finding people in a position to contribute constru e tiv el h an f h y to t e research , publications d activities o t e Bureau, 75TH ANNUAL REPORT 3

L OCAL SOCI ETI ES

C hair/ nan : Arthur Sk effing ton Sec retary : Do ro thy Fo x

m A The financial year of local societies runs fro l st pril to 3 l st March . Comparative membership figures (affiliation fees fully paid) for the last three years are : — 956 86 S l st April , 1955 3 l st March, 1 ( ocieties)

l s 9 — 3 l s 1957 84 S t April , 1 56 t March , ( ocieties) A 195 — 3 M 19 58 8 S l st pril , 7 l st arch , ( 4 ocieties)

W I n the period six societies ceased to hold meetings : Bootle (merged with o F h Liverpo l) , Doncaster , olkestone , Loughboroug , Wakefield and Woking .

S an a os iti n everal others were in uncertain p o , either having failed to pay ffi m E a liation fees or being te porarily inactive . ight societies were recog n ised : B m B m t e- m I Man ro ley and eckenha ( for ed) , Huddersfield , sle of , f N S M B . orth taffs , West iddlesex , Worcester , Wat ord and arnsley

B A 19 58 3 t etween l st pril , , and 0h June , societies were recognised in P E E M m Hastings and District , eterlee , ast London and ast on outhshire .

Th mm t a A e annual House of Co ons e party was held in July , when rthur k fif n to n At the c S P S e g was host. Lo al ocieties tea at the Labour arty B f th righton con erence , Harold Wilson was e speaker , and he also spoke at a tea reception after the annual conference of the Welsh Regional Council A Of . s mm Labour in p revious years , the Local Societies Co ittee arranged a tea meeting to follow the Southern R egional Conference Of the Labour

P . arty . Hugh G aitskell was the speaker A m utumn lecture series at G loucester , Cardiff , Gri sby and Leeds are The the S mentioned elsewhere . initiative of ociety in planning provincial lecture series since 1953 has been appreciated locally and led to several own societies undertaking series of their .

There was the usual morning meeting for local society members on A M P T n Of the day of the nnual G eneral eeting , when eter ownse d spoke m some of the problems facing Old people on retire ent . T m t A ’ O he ajor event was the conference at S . ntony s College , xford . This was arranged primarily for mem bers Of local societies taking part in Th A k efli n ton E local research . e speakers were rthur S g , irene White , Mary The 40 m m m Mac Oll T . Stewart , Ja es C and W . . Rodgers e bers attending m B B ff the conference included representatives fro exley , olton , Cardi , s M m O Croydon , Dundee , E dinburgh , G rim by , G loucester , eopha , xford , P ff S S eterlee , Sta ord , Walthamstow , and of the cottish and outh West

Regions . f Th Regional Committees continued to do use ul work . e Secretary Of the Local Societies Committee attended the Annual Week - end School of m the Scottish Societies . The Northern Region held day schools , and eetings b th R S e R were arranged y e North West egion and the outh W st egion . A 14 FAmAN s oc uarv

m new beginning was also ade in London . wh ere , in addition to providing mm liaison between societies , a co ittee wil l try to increase publicity and ’ fo t e S support r h ociety s national functions and publications .

R esearc h R esearch continued to give local society mem bers the opportunity of S doing useful work , both for the ociety nationally and for the Labour R m ovement locally . eplies to a Museums questionnaire were used by M Of M an c hes er ardia argaret Cole as the basis articles published in the t G u n . h 1957 F a bian Jo urn al P T T e July , , carried an article by eter ownsend , based ‘ on replies to a local societies questionnaire on The R ight to Work in Old ’ he r n A e the M anc s ter G ua dia . g , which was itself the subject of a leader in The questionnaire on reorganising secondary education was the basis of an m 19 5 abian J r al N 7 F o u n . T article by P eggy Crane in the ove ber , , his report h s du c a n a An was the subject of a leader in T e Tim e E tio l S upplem en t. ‘ ’ - A mm M S article on C O Options to Local uthorit y Co ittees by ary tewart , M 19 58 F abian analysing replies to her questionnaire , appeared in the arch , , ’ Jo rn al O u . ther questionnaires were distributed on old p eople s welfare services and the education of backward children .

u m As in previous years , not far short of a tho sand eetings were held ’ The S Offi u nder the auspices of local societies . ociety s Honorary cers , S mm the members of the E xecutive and Local ocieties Co ittees , G eneral Secretary and the S ecretary of the Local Societies Comm ittee visited m any e m The societies , and a bett r contact was preserved than for so e years . Oxford conferences in particular imp roved liaiso n fl I t was clear that a loyal and interested nucleus Of local Fabians existed , keenly concerned with d m S m the work and evelop ent of the ociety , and that societies et a real C o - need fo r political discussion and serious enquiry . operation with the m Labour Party re ained good at all levels . 75TH ANNUAL RE PORT 15

OBI TUARY

A m O lways , year by year , the Obituary colu ns f The Tim es and other m Of F Old papers contain the na es distinguished abians , and much less Old, ’ the S m m T bearing witness to the strength of ociety s e bership . his year h was per aps an especially sad one for us .

The Society has lost :

N B M s HENRY OEL RAILSFORD , who died in arch after a long illnes , u h h d ring w ic , nevertheless , he worked steadily away at his history Of the m m Levellers , which we hope so eone will be found co petent to finish , and h m was always delighted , when well enoug , to welco e socialist visitors . All journals have paid their tribute to one Of the bravest fighters for freedom m h : E N in any generation 'no ore is needed ere WILFRED FI BURGH , M . P . , who f him M R was killed in a car crash with his life all be ore : ARGERY F Y, e m ducationist , prison refor er , and friend Of innumerable good causes . One ’ the m m m m m of ost distinguished e bers of a fa ous fa ily , Margery Fry s m e h hu anity and vitality wer so great that w en she died at 84, friends and m o colleagues ourned her as though she were thirty years y unger : R . J . P . RT HE D A S m th MO I S , ssistant ecretary for a long ti e of e I rish Trades U nion

the I L . O. th e h . e Congr ss , and t ereafter in and Labour Court Of I reland . Many who worked in the S ociety and the between the wars will m m Mortished f om : S IR H R V re e ber as a riend and c rade C ARLES T E ELYAN , m m m last surviving e ber of the first Labour G overn ent , in which he was President Of the Board Of E ducation 'a Liberal w ho joined Labour in 19 18 m : S IR H T and beca e a passionate socialist and pacifist JO N WAL ON , civil

I Offi 1909 - servant , serving in the ndia ce from , Deputy Und er Secretary for 4 194 w o m Burm a from 19 2 to 6 , h had been a me ber of the S ociety from 908 A h of B 1 : and LAN WOOD , the biograp er ertrand R ussell , who , like

e . others , di d too soon

The Commonwealth Bureau has lost :

m e JOYCE CARY , one of the ost original writ rs of the past thirty years , m Af w . a d ho though crippled , never lost his enthusias His rican books , n the s agas he wrote on political an d social life are well known 'and in Charley is My D arling he produced one of the m ost poignant studies of

: . wartime evacuated children , which cries out for reprinting and R W . P P . WILLIAMS , M . , whose tragic early death robbed the Labour arty of one m of its best me bers .

s BROGDFN Ox f u Other m ember s we have lo t include W . J . . an ord nder m F C TH d graduate Of great character and pro ise : LOREN E CARU , the evoted ’ - 1 S . . Labo ur party women s organiser in the outh West'and Dr HARRIS . m a former Mayor of Bootle , chair an of a local society and a regular visitor to summer schools . 16 FABIAN S OCIETY

HONORARY TREASURER ’S REPORT

Our m largest ite of expenditure is , of course , salaries . No t only does m m it habitually a ount to ore than half our total expenditure but , as the R A 30th 19 58 evenue ccount for the year ended June , , shows , it accounted m ’ 4 in the ain for the year s increase in total expenditure of some £ 00. (The increase in postage rates sent our postage bill up by so me £ 13 5 and the I n f increase in salaries was about act , there has since been a further m £500 s increase in rates of pay a ounting to roughly a year . Yet alary levels in the Society are still below those even in institutions where it is similarly conceded that salary is by no m eans the only incentive to good work .

I am more than grateful to Bill R odgers and to each and every mem ber O o ff h t f f ur sta , for they work well and ard . I is ashionable , though not F S m very easy in the case of the abian ociety , to produce an index Of c o ara iv N as h p t e productivity . evertheless , a general indication it is wort noting that whereas ten years ago we published fourteen pamphlets with a

f —m - m m m 19 57- 8 staff Of 24 ull ti e and three part ti e e bers , in 5 , with roughly half that number ( 10 full - time and 5 part - time) we m anaged to publish I n m I h the seventeen . short , assu ing , as have no doubt was the case , t at position was satisfactory ten years ago , it is doubly so now . I t is also a m atter for satisfaction that we once more have a rising individual membership and that we continue to enjoy the support Of the a d S the : P ssfiel Trust , ara Hall Charity , and following trade unions M T . N . U . . (through its districts) , the National Federation h S of Building Trade Operatives , the Confederation of Healt ervices m m A S of E mployees , the A alga ated Weavers ssociation , the United ociety B M B S O oilermakers , the Sheet etal Workers Society , the oot and hoe pera The h iv s the A . t e , the Musicians Union and gricultural Workers fact t at

T C . we have received financial help from the Labour Party , the . U . and

- s h C O operative bodies , hows that it is fully recognised t at we are of value to the whole movement .

I am e we e As a result of all this help , for which d eply grateful , wer very nearly able to make ends meet and had roughly in subscriptions t Th and donations o divide between our various activiti es . is in round figures is how we did it '

Commonwealth Burea u International Bureau Home R esearch Booksho p S chools . etc

18 FABIAN S OCIETY

BALANCE SHE ET AS

LI ABILITIES

S undry Funds Edwards Beq uest Fund Schol arship Fu nd ’ W om en s Grou p F und D e e e . . t u L S C . v lopm n F nd P ease Fu nd 1185 6 3

2747 Su ndry Creditors 2943 13 3 2938 Bank Overdraft 3 305 1 10

W e a e e a e the u t the a a et the e e e oth e h v x min d acco n s of F bi n Soci y for y ar nd d 3 Jun , r 1re W e e ti t at the a a e eet a e s et t e w e h ave equ d . c r fy h B l nc Sh bov for h is prop rly drawn u p so ’ at and the e a at e to us an d as the et of o ur inform ion xpl n ions giv n shown by Soci y s book s .

e 1 8 18th S eptem b r, 95

C e a t eet 12 , ol m n S r ,

E . C . 2 . London ,

£6882 £7434 1 4

RE VE NU E ACCOUNT FOR THE

E'P E NDITURE

- 9 57 . (1. 1 56 s s . (1. Administration Expenses Sal aries and Allowances State Insurance Pensions Trave l and Entertainm ent G en eral Office Expenses R esearch G rants an d Subscriptions Payabl e G eneral Stationery Telephon e Postag e 8 582 18 1]

Establishment C h arges

e t Heat etc . R at , Ligh ing . ing . M ainten ance and R epairs 671 4 1 672

1472 Publications : Free Issues 1471 3 O th er E x p en s es Interest on Ov erdraft Affiliation Fees 299 9 9

4 a a e e u u fo r the e 10 B l nc . b ing S rpl s Y ar

£ 10713 £ 11024 I 6 3 75m ANNUAL REPORT . 19

AT 3 oth JUNE , 1958 A ASSE TS

L s . ( 1 Fixed Assets ree e t e a a t u no t a ue F hold Prop r y , B rn rd Sh w Gif F nd ( v l d) F urn i ture Library 4 13 18 4

11' 6

Accum ul ated D efic it a a e at l s t Ju 1957 4 B l nc ly , 340 6 10 Add D efici ency for the Y ear 71 4 8 3475 11 6

£6882 £7434 I 4

W 19 t nd u e . e a e ta e al the r t 58 , wi h the book s a vo ch rs h v ob in d l info ma ion and expl anations ’ as to exhibit a true and correct V iew of the state of the Soc I ety s aff a irs according to the b est

E T C C . P G G . ROBER SON . ’ r t t Char te ed Acco un an s .

YE AR E NDING 3 0th JUNE , 1958

INC OM E

- 1956 57 . 5 . d . 4 192 Subscriptions 4267 12 I Don ations G e n eral an d Speci al

D . S . T .

L . S . C . 5 185 19 3

O th er In com e Royal ti es R ec e ived Advertising Book shop F u nc tions e t e e a e R n s R c iv bl ' 1500 - o 3

a e e efi e th e Bal nc . b ing D ci ncy for e Y ar

£ 10713 £ 11024 16 3 FAB’IAN S OCIETY

APPE NDI' A

ME MBE R S OF MAIN COMMITTE E S

8 ( as at 30th June , 195 )

Finance and General P urposes Committee

ia mi A u Blen kinSo Ma a Fa i n D m Br n Abel S th , rth r p , rg ret Cole , Lord r ngdo , e s

H u u kefli n ton Ma a P i i T u ma . Healey , H . D . ghes , Arth r S g , ry Stew rt , h l p h r n

H om e R es earch Comm ittee

- i i H D H u ia A m A A T . a D . . ghes , Br n bel S th , usten lbu , B logh , en s Bell

A. R . a D . . D onn is on R . e n so a a . Arthur Bl n ki p , M rg ret Cole , C Crosl nd , V , W M u a P a am MacC oll . E vely , D avid G insb urg , Ann e Jackson , eggy J y , J es , L rr y , a J mi Ma a P T R . D . V . R oberts , 1. S rgent , ohn S th , ry Stew rt , eter ownsend ,

Harold Wilson .

C ommonwealth B ureau Advisory Committee

'

a T . a T . f R i a Lord F ringdon , R W . Sorensen , B logh, Bed ord , itch e C lder, i a 1e D a i E i . . . d James Call ghan , F . W . Da 1y , John ugd le , L onel lv n , C W W Green ge , am i Ha R i a Hinden J H i J s a J es Gr ffiths , John tch , t , ohn ynd , Col n ack on , C rol D T u H i a am hn A . . J a Johnson , J es Jo son , . Creech Jones, ones , Lord L c n , l ry R i a a Ma i i F . . kinnard M rqu nd , B . Nicholls , rjor e N cholson , John ank n , W S ,

A . W. P . Watkins , . Wedgwood Benn

Comm onwealth Bureau Worki ng Committee

A ec T a F i Ohn a Hinden rthur Cre h Jones , . B logh , Lord ar ngdon , J H tch , Rita ,

Carol Johnson, R . W . Sorensen .

In ternational Bureau Comm ittee

D i a R . t a T E . M . Mc Kitter ck D i i . en s Healey , Col n J ckson , Lowen h l , i , err ck - a Mic a H u T ma e m Sington , H . Seton W tson , hael Stew rt , gh ho s , G orge Tho son , Y A d B E i ff . . Wedgwoo enn , r c Wol , Kenneth ounger

Local Societies Comm ittee

A u ffi t Jam J T m A u Blen kins o rth r Ske ng on , es ohnson , George ho son , rth r p , M a P a i a e T . . i e r M C Boyd , arg ret Cole , eggy Cr ne , Col n J ckson , Syb l J g , argaret Mc Ka Ma m Ma T E M it e Mc K t ric k . P . M Mi P y , lcol cpherson , . . . , J . ller , K . eay , i i i i ar i R a P . . R M a i T a a d i eg n ld rent ce , J W a s n , y Stew rt , Ph l p hurm n n reg onal and a e i rea repres ntat ves .

S chools Co mmittee

P ili T u m an ia - i A mi n R . 11 h p h r . Br n bel S th , Gordo Borr e . . S . Crossman , fm i e ua n . . au er i i . St rt Gree , G B K an , Syb l J g , L sl Kle n , S W . Lawrence Al ison u D n a m it ia a f - a e Lo gh , u c n S h , Sylv Str t ord L wrenc .

The H onorary Officers of the Soc iety serve as ex - Ofli c io Mem bers on all

Committees . 7STH ANNUAL REPORT 21

APPE NDI ' B

HONOR AR Y SE CRE TAR IE S OF RE G IONAL AND ARE A COMMITT E E S OF LOCAL FABIAN SOCIETIES

(As at 3oth September, 1958)

i 3 8 R osean le D . SCOTLAND : K . J. N . W ght , , g , undee ’ m i - a a R u WEST MIDLANDS : C . W . Ca pl ng , Burb ch, Wolvey L ne , yton , B lkington ,

Nr N u a a i . . ne ton , W rw cks ‘ ’ T : Mrs M Mc Millan The Ha 37 am r R i NOR HERN . . , ven , , Syc o e oad , L nthorpe , d u Mi dlesbro gh . M ai R at Pa iff i t M a . P . 27 a WALES : M ss Gwyne h org n , J , , orl s Street, o h rk , C rd , - m ad t H a a H R M a 18 . T : . . 9 14 d NORTH WES C L nn , , y e o , nches er , - ' 4 R ad i UTH T : Mrs . ac of 2 O m d O WES . B S , , r ero o , Br stol , RKS Hl RE : Mi i if ai ai H i O ss W n red Br thw te , Scott Bank , oll ns Lane , Sowerby i Y Br dge , orks .

E T M : . . a er 17 Pa D i im AS IDLANDS J J B rk , , rk r ve , Gr sby . i 3 Ma m E Mi E v e a 5 a S . W . 3 . SSE': ss S v lle , , rkh Street , e i : Mrs . 88 R a u SURREY Betty V rnon , , Benh ll Wood o d , Sutton , S rrey . i Ma 2 14 H T i . KENT : K . W . y , , gh Street , onbr dge , Kent

HONORAR Y SECRE TAR IE S OF LOCAL FABIAN SOCIE TIE S

As a 3 th m 58 ( t o Septe ber , 19 )

P i D i R . F 8 R A ABERDEEN : . sk , 3 , evonsh re oad , berdeen . dow n E i h E P . O F ern t ino a BANGOR : . wen , , Bryn g , B ngor . K : H u 22 i m a ti R a ma BAR ING gh Copsey , , K l r n o d , Good yes , l lford, E ssex . E ee 53 I a r : . . a Y BARNSLEY G Gr n , , nt ke Lane , B nsley , orks .

- - M . W elbon 9 Mi a a BARR W : Mrs . Walne I a in u , , k s Street , y sl nd , Barrow ,F rness e IOan s .

Mrs . . M a t a : J . a 35 m r am . BARRY W tts , , Gla org n S reet , B r y , Gl T : Mi Ma P i i s 8 w i H i BA H ss ry h ll p , 1 , Ne br dge ll , Bath . P i 2 a ' : . M . . F 8 m o A i . BE LEY J r sby , , West rel nd venue, Well ng , Kent

‘ : D . a 25 QJ ble R H a i m i am 28 . BIRMINGHAM L wson , , y oad , ll Green , B r ngh , T T : i c hfiel t Mrs . . M . D t d 27 a i BISHOPS S OR FORD J , , W rd Crescent , B shops Stor H ford , erts . E i 25 u i L a T : a nes . BOL ON rnest Stebb ng , , S nl ght Ro d , Bolton ,

’ f s m 13 a - e B R h L EY Z Mr . . 0 O G S art , , R vensbourne Av nue , Shortlands , Bromley ,

i

T : P a a i ai E . BRAIN REE eter B ldock , 2, Ashes F rm Cotta ges , Cress ng , Br ntree , ssex

T : R . N am a 7 Ton dea i . BRIGH ON ews , Woodl nds , 3 , g n Lane , Br ghton , Sussex

T : Mrs i u m D ri 6 . . J 17 P D rdha BRIS OL eannette Br tton , , Westbury ark , own , B stol ,

: Mi H H m 0 a i R a a i . CARLISLE ss elen ol es , 20 , W rw ck o d , C rl sle : M s r T ac R- m a i CARDIFF r . Dorothy Geo ge , 19 , Nevin err e , u ney , C rd ff . ' T O : A i 3 3 a M S . W . l . CEN RAL L NDON nthony Verr er , , Cl bon ews , ' : Mi i i r i an H ollins L ane CALDER ss W n f ed Bra thwaite , Scott B k , , Sowerby Bridge Y orks . T : Mi E E n 9 i am l Mo n e r P . CHEL ENHAM ss . V . gva l . , tp ll e arade . Cheltenh T : D a O fi a Pa em CHES ERFIELD . Webster , L bour Party f ces . Bro d v ent , Chesterfield . D i erbysh re . V T : D H 6 ee e t CO EN RY . . Jones , 6 , Loxley Close, Bell Gr n , Cov n ry . i : M E . Mu r 32 s i CROSBY ss r ay , , College Road , Cro by , L verpool , 2 3 . 22 FABIAN SOCIETY

: D . 77a r R ad d u CROYDON Shine , , Whiteho se o , West Croy on , S rrey . ’ T B rien i u D : O . O 71 A u Dar i t n u am ARLING ON , , Br nkb rn ven e , l ng o , Co . D rh . H 3 u A 4 A R a D . D ERBY : S . . enderson , , shbo rne o d , erby 4 H e h e V D : . t t 16 at fi ld A ue D e e DO ER AND EAL G Greens ree , , ven , ov r, K nt . t R os ean e u i 3 8 l D . DUNDEE : K . J . N . W gh , , g , ndee s im - au 25 H i am : M r . P a D u . DURHAM . K C dle , , Western ll , rh

-m n H a n : E i M a T E . 1. E AST LONDON r c oon , oynbee ll , Lo don , : ith a ma Bissenden 9 1 P R a E a u u E ASTBOURNE Ke Ch p n , , , evensey o d , stbo rne , S ssex . l ell e i i i Tam Da Th t a . E DINBURGH : y , B nns , L nl thgow , Sc o l nd 86 R i a R a E m u rs P . OO er E PSOM : M . C p , , e g te o d, pso , S rrey . id 00 m P a Fa i 1 a d . FALKIRK : A . W . L dell , , Co ely l ce , lk rk , Scotl n M Fa a a P t E i an I f M . I SLE OF MAN : Mrs . . r gher , Gorse Cr g , or r n , sle o

H 0 a a d a Mi E . . 1 9 N P m . E . 26 . FOREST H ILL : ss Lovell , , ewl n s ark , Sydenh , S

a 30 A i a R a a W . 3 . GLASGOW : W . S . Gr y, , nn esl nd o d , Gl sgow , i 4 Tuff a e t F . . . GLOUC ESTER : B W lton , , ley L n , Glouces er k Pa D i rim a 17 . GRI MSBY : J. J . B r er , , rk r ve , G sby

c R ae 4 Tan s D Ha E . HAR LO W : Angus M , 7 , y ell , rlow , ssex a 2 a Mrs . E . M 4 e H ar l HARTLEPOOLS : . B nn , , Welld ck G rdens , West tlepoo , Co .

Durham . - - A am 10 A a R a . a on S ea u . HAST INGS : J. . Ch bers , , lb ny o d , St Leon rds , S ssex i R a Ha Ha i Mi e e 199 . H AYES : A. B ck , , Stat on o d, yes , rl ngton , ddl sex 156 M or Aw elon H ad A D o u a O . HOLYHEAD : H . gl s wen , , , olyhe , nglesey 2 W estfield A a H u a 0 O fi . H UDDERSFIELD : E . Br y , , venue, kes , dders eld ha 4 P a R a i m a t a KILMARNOCK : John S nks , 3 , ortl nd o d , K l rnock , Sco l nd .

Ma ri t 1a A Pa e 7. LEEDS : Miss rjo e Bret , , llerton rk , L eds , rs E Pu i 24 Bearton H i i LETC HWORTH : M . . rd e , , Green , tch n , Herts . 28 D a i LINCOLN : G . W . Wood, , r ke Street , L ncoln .

i m 6 Da i . LI V ERPOOL : B oiran Will a s , 3 , le S treet, L verpool

Pa 10 Beechc roft A ew M a n u MALDEN : Miss K . get , , venue , N lde , S rrey . P t r a 78 E a f La n s MANCHESTER : e e G rrett , , dge L ne , Stret ord , e . d a a Oa H H r. a M : Mrs . J a o N EOPHAM o n Wo , st tch , rvel , Gr vesend , Kent . H Da i 43 R a t M T : . N o n . NEWPOR W . v es , , edl nd Street , ewpor , A t u u e 49 a mm E NORTH LONDON : r h r S p r , , Cl pton Co on , . 5 . H m it 143 i H a R a - T T : . . H a NOR H S AFFS W S h , , B rches e d o d , nley , Stoke o n Trent . 32 H R ad : D . F . a a a U e NORWOOD B ker L ce , , rold o , pp r Norwood , ai 46 T da R a t TT H : Mrs . N . N i am NO ING AM B ley , , ees le o d , o t ngh . i u a M . am a T : Mrs . . R NUNEA ON G C pl ng , B rb ch , Wolvey L ne , yton , B ulkington , i Nr Nu a a . . ne ton , W rw cks

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