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School Board Election Expenses.—On the 3rd April 1895 the Vestry
decided to take no action on a letter from the Vestry of Kensington
suggesting a revision of the scale of charges and a proper audit of
the accounts, preferring to leave these matters to be dealt with by
the Education Department.
School Board Rates.-The following resolution was adopted by
the Vestry on the 11th December 1895, and communicated to the
Town Council of West Ham on the 24th January 1896, in reply to
their letter stating that the rate in that borough had now grown
to 2s. 4d. in the £ : —
That the Vestry concur in the views expressed in the letter received from
the Vestry of Hammersmith in favour of the amounts raised for
School Board purposes being an Imperial charge and equalised
throughout the Kingdom.
Rating of Elementary Schools.—On the 18th March 1896 the Vestry
concurred in the views expressed in resolutions passed at a conference
of rating authorities held at Bethnal Green in opposition to the
proposed exemption from rating of elementary schools.
Nuisances and London County Council.—The following resolution
was submitted by the Committee and adopted by the Vestry on the
3rd April 1895 : —
That the Vestry concur in the resolution passed by the Board of Works
for the Lee District, whereby an opinion is expressed that all complaints
of local nuisances received by the London County Council
should, in cases within the powers of Vestries and District Boards,
be first referred by the Council to such Vestries and District Boards
for inquiry and other necessary action : it being essential in the
interests of proper and efficient local government of London that all
such Vestries and District Boards, before being threatened by the
Council with proceedings under Sec. 100 of the Public Health (London)
Act 1891, should have an opportunity afforded them of dealing with
such nuisances as the local sanitary authorities in their respective
districts.
Remuneration of Clerks to Justices.— On the 29th May 1895 the
Vestry concurred in a memorial presented to the Home Secretary
by the Vestry of Islington, praying for the removal of the legal
prohibition whereby Clerks to Justices were precluded from receiving
remuneration for public services rendered by them in connection