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to support such Bill," and "That a circular letter be addressed
to every Vestry and District Board in the Metropolis asking
them to Petition the House of Commons in its favour." A
communication was accordingly addressed to Mr. Causton,
who, in reply, expressed his willingness to comply with the
request , and, shortly afterwards, he, with the consent of the
House of Commons, introduced a Bill for the purpose in view,
entitled, " A Bill to Regulate and Limit the Powers of Water
Companies in Respect of their Charges for the Supply of
Water." The other District Boards and Vestries were likewise
written to, with the result that several have agreed to
present Petitions in favour of the Bill. The Petition presented
on behalf of this Board, was as follows:—
" To Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled.
" The humble Petition of the Board of Works for the
St. Saviour's District, under their Common Seal,
Sheweth:—
" That your Petitioners are a Public Body constituted
under the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855, and
having jurisdiction over the Parishes of Saint Saviour and
Christchurch, in the County of Surrey.
" That a Bill is now pending in your Honourable House
intituled A. Bill to regulate and limit the Powers of Water
Companies in respect of their Charges for the Supply of
Water.
" That by the said Bill it is proposed to suspend the increase
of Water Bates ill London by reason merely of such
increase of value for reasons unconnected with Water
Supply as will appear in the process of the forthcoming
quinquennial valuation, and to declare that the present
valuation rate on any tenement shall be a
that no increase thereon shall be lawful except for equitable
reasons.
That by Section 68 of the Water Works Clauses' Act
1847, it is enacted that the charges for Water shall be
Payable according to the Annual Value of the Tenement
supplied with water; and similar provisions are contained in
the Acts of the several Companies supplying the Metropolis.
-That the reassessment of the Metropolis is now being
proceeded with pursuant to the provisions of the Valuation