J.J. Colman Esq MP          Rev W.E. Smith          Rev W.R. Dawson          A.J. Clarkson Esq          Mr Rackham          Mr W. Read         Mr J. Soanes

Mr G. Soanes                    Mr Bailey

Mr Colman was elected Chairman and Rev W Smith Vice Chair.  The clerk was J.J. Rounce and Treasurer also Mr Colman.

Trustees of the Poors Allotment Trust were J.J. Rounce, Mr W. Hood, Rev Dawson and Mr G. Soanes, together with Rev W Smith as Vicar and Mr Colman as Lord of the Manor             

Some extracts from the minutes

19 April 1899 - The clerk was ordered to call the attention of the District Council to the dangerous and unprotected part of the cliff near Bakers Score.

23 January 1902 - Mr Colman resigned as Chairman

3 April 1903 - Rev T.B. Davenport was appointed a representative manager for Corton School under the Education Act 1902.  The clerk was directed to write to the GE Railway Co pointing out the danger which must arise from there not being a footbridge over the line at Cockles Path, there being a lot of children coming that way everyday to school

22 May 1905 - Parish precept set at £17

2 November 1906 - Parish Council asked for a policeman to be stationed here (nearest policeman was stationed in Blundeston)

17 Jan 1910 - A cheque was drawn in favour of the clerk for £25 being 5 years salary to the 31st March at £5 per year

15 September 1910 - Public meeting called by the parish council to discuss the question of the recreation ground.  Only five parishioners present.  PC decided not to take the recreation ground over

2 February 1911 - Meeting to discuss the Rat plaque - nine parishioners present

17 March 1919 - Mr Soanes stated that six bodies had been washed ashore on Corton Beach in January and he gave notice that in the event of the cost of providing a mortuary including the land being less than a threepenny rate he would bring the matter up for further consideration at the next meeting

Councillors at this time were:  James George Cubitt, Robert Harvey, Robert William Hood, Christopher C R Houghton, Edward James Hales, Alfred William Soanes, George Soanes, John Sheppard Ward, George William Wigg.

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