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CITY AND SOUTH LONDON RAILWAY BILL.
This Bill, which was dealt with in the last Annual Report, having been postponed
in the 1892 session of Parliament, was introduced again this session, clauses
were inserted providing that in no case should the surface of any roads be broken
up, and as no property would be taken in this parish, and only the small portion of
City Road in this parish would be tunnelled under, it was not found necessary to
oppose the Bill.
The London County Council also saw no reason to oppose, and the Bill has
now become law.
LONDON STREETS (REMOVAL OF GATES AND BARS, etc.)
BILL, 1893.
On the 24th December, 1892, I reported on the above Bill, and Book of
Reference of the streets which would be affected by the Bill in this parish.
The London County Council asked the Vestry to pass a resolution in favour
of the Bill, so that the resolution might be used before the Select Committee. The
matter was referred to the Parliamentary Committee, who reported that they had
considered the Bill promoted by the London County Council to provide for the
removal of obstructions iu certain streets in London, including three iu this parish,
and were strongly of opinion that as such obstructions have the effect of restricting
and impeding the traffic through the streets, their continuance would tend to the
public inconvenience, and that they were in favour of their removal and of the said
Bill becoming law.
This report was adopted by the Vestry on the 17th January, 1893, and I was
instructed with the Chairman of the Committee (Major Wenborn) and the Surveyor
to give evidence before the Committee considering the Bill in favour of the
removal of such obstructions, if required by the London County Council.
The Bill has now passed the House of Commons.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
At a meeting of the Vestry held on the 5th January, 1892, I reported to the
Vestry upon the Annual Report of the London School Board, and the Techuical
Education Act, 1889, from which it appeared that Six Manual Instruction centres
had been established in Loudon but none in Shoreditch, which was in special want
of such a centre, as the nearest one was in Bethnal Green, about a mile from this
parish. The Vestry thereupon referred the report to the Parliamentary Committee
with special reference to the portion bearing on Technical Education.