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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
Statement of Receipts and Expenditure of the Sewers and General Rates and of the other Moneys applicable to the purposes of the Local
Management Acts, from the 25th day of March, 1896, to the 25th day of March, 1897.
RECEIPTS.
EXPENDITURE.
1896-7.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
1896-7.
£
s
d
£
s
. d
To Balance in hands of Treasurer brought forward
11,913
4
0
By School Board for London, as per Precept dated 19th
December, 1895, for half-year ended 29th September,
1896
i
18,583
10
2
Add Amount paid to Poor Rate in error
126
11
3
Add Balance of Salary overdrawn in respect of
Mr. Crowe
4
7
8
,. School Board for London, as per Precept dated 23rc
July, 1896, for half-year ended 20th March, 1897
21,811
5
5
Balance in hands of Vestry Clerk on account of
Wages..
90
19
9
40,396
15
7
Ditto ditto Petty Cash
4
18
8
,, Repayment ot Debt
12,140
1
4
In respect of Loan No. 7 (see page 146)
,, Interest on Debt (see page 146) —
1,742
0
0
Less Cheques drawn and not presented 22
19
10
In respect of Loan No.7
298
15
9
,, Amount overpaid by Collectors 0
0
64
" "8
120
19
3
23
0
4½
12,117
0
11½
" " 9
7
16
6
,, Rates—
"Vestry of St. Marylebone, as per Precept, proportion
of cost of maintaining so much of south side of
Oxford Street as lies within this Parish, for
year ended 31st December, 1895
427
11
6
Arrears of former Rates brought
forward 376
9
1½
Rates made 24th April, 1896, on
Rateable Value of £788,438 :—
502
2
,, Kate Collectors Allowances and Expenses—
Sewers Rate 4,927
14
9
Allowance.
Expenses.
General Rate 60.775
8
7
Mr. J. J. Johnson, Pall Mall Ward
£100
0
0
2
6
7
65,703
3
4
Mr. J. H. Madge, Church Ward
100
0
0
1
15
8
Rates on properties assessed during
the Year 456
5
3½
Mr. J. Lewis, Golden Square
Ward
100
0
0
1
17
9
66,535
17
9
Mr. J. Taylor, Great Marlborough
Ward
100
0
0
1
16
7
Less loss from Empty Houses, &c. 1,860
13
7½
,, Arrears of Rates carried forward 468
3
2,329
2
10½
Totals
400
0
0
7
16
7
Net amount collected
64,206
14
10½
407
16
7
,, Contributions in lieu of Rates by the Lords of the
Treasury, in respect of Property in the occupation
of the Crown
,, Premium on Rate Collectors Guarantee Policies
19
0
0
,, Postage of Final Notices
2
12
6
1,792
8
4
,, Return ot Kates
15
17
11
,, Amount repaid by School Board for London, consequent
upon reduction of total assessment of
the Parish
132
14
11
,, Contribution to Workmen's Sick Fund
13
0
0
,, Sundries—Unclassified Accounts
136
13
10
,, Amount advanced to meet expenditure in anticipation
of Loan No. 11 (page 140)
1,503
2
6
,, St. James's Dwellings Committee, for advertising
charges, paid out of General Rate (per Contra)..
4
6
5
,, Establishment Expenses—
,, Nominal Rents as under—
Salaries and Superannuation Allowances
2,536
6
9
Batson & Sons, in respect of Dust Bins, Smith's
Yard
0
1
0
Gas, Water and Electric Light, Vestry Hall
31
5
7
Rates, Taxes and Insurance, Vestry Hall
120
7
10
Exchange Telegraph Company, in respect of
Mains, &c.
1
0
0
Repairs to Offices, Vestry Hall
77
13
4
Coal, &c , Vestry Hall
10
16
0
London Pavilion, Limited, in respect of Iron
and Glass Shelter at entrance to the Pavilion
in Piccadilly Circus
0
5
0
Brooms, Brushes, Leathers, &c., Vestry Hall
2
7
9
Oilman's Goods, Ironmongery, Uniform, Clothing,
Junior Messenger's Wages, &c., &c
97
15
0
Peter Robinson, in respect of Subway under and
Shelter in Argyll Street
2
3
0
Law Guarantee and Trust Society
2
10
0
Temporary Clerical Assistance
21
19
0
Do. in respect of Mains under Argyll Street
(2 years)
1
0
0
Law Expenses
360
7
10
Printing, Stationery, Stamps, Advertising, &c.
549
2
7
Archbishop Tenison's Chapel (now St. Thomas's
Church)
0
3
0
St. James's Dwellings, Advertising
4
6
5
Carried forward
4
12
0 7
8,253
5
6
Carried forward
3,814
18
1
45 166
12
5