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St James's 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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RATES
were made by the Vestry during the year as follows :—
| Amount in the Pound. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Poor Rate (including, in addition to charges for the | ||
| Relief of the Poor, Police, County, and Lunatic Rates, contributions to the Metropolitan Common Poor Fund, and other general charges) | 1 | 7 |
| General Rate for the lighting, maintenance, repairing and cleansing of streets, watering carriageways, administration expenses, precepts of the School Board of London, and proportion of the Bridge Expenses of the Metropolitan Board of Works | 1 | 6½ |
| Sewers Rate, for the maintenance, repairing, and cleansing of sewers vested in the Vestry | 0 | 1 |
| Metropolitan Consolidated Rate, for meeting the precept of the Metropolitan Board of Works, so far as relates to the Fire Brigade, Main Drainage, Metropolitan Improvements, and general expenses of the Board | 0 | 7½ |
| Total | 3 | 10 |
Under the provisions of the Local Acts of Parliament
relating to the Parish of St. James, the rates are made
annually, but are recoverable by four quarterly instalments.
For the convenience of Parishioners, however, it has become
the practice to collect the rates in two half-yearly sums.
In view of the increasing demands by central Authorities
over whose expenditure the Vestry does not possess any
control, although for economy in collection the funds are
raised with the local rates, the following statement will be of
interest to ratepayers :—
d 2