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St James's 1894

Report for the year 1894 made to the Vestry of Saint James, Westminster

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raised with the local rates, the following approximate
statement will be of interest to ratepayers :—
Total amount expended, £222,838 2s.
Under control of Local
Authority.
Not under control of Local
Authority.
Poor Rate —
£
s.
d.
Poor Rate—
£
s.
d
*Expended by Guardians
of the Poor
in relief, &c.
17,928
7
9
Metropolitan Asylums
District
15,568
14
11
Central London Sick
Asylum
4,418
0
0
Registration of
Voters, Printing,
Cost of Collection,
Brothel Prosecutions,
Preparation
of Voters' Lists,
&c.
1,257
2
4
Metropolitan Common
Poor Fund
16,468
18
10
Police
16,740
15
7
County and Lunatic
Asylums Rate
65,907
0
11
Vestry Rate—
Vestry Rate—
Paving, Scavengering,
Street Lighting,
Street Cleansing,
Local Sewers,
&c., and Administration
Expenses
including amount
of £1,503 2s. 6d.
advanced to meet
expenditure for
paving works, to
defray cost of
which the Vestry
contemplate raising
a loan
Expenses of School
Board
40,396
15
7
34,152
6
1
£53,337
16
2
£159,500
5
10
The following is a statement of the funds paid to Metropolitan
and County Authorities from the rates of this
Parish during each of the three preceding years:—
1893-94.
1894-5.
1895-6.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Metropolitan Asylums District
11,450
0
0
11,200
0
0
10,100
0
0
Central London Sick Asylum
4,015
0
0
3,640
0
0
4,503
0
0
Metropolitan Common Poor
Fund
11,609
0
0
12,400
0
0
13,355
14
2
Police
15,522
14
2
15,522
14
2
15,940
14
2
London County Council Rates
48,191
6
2
51,037
4
8
62,113
18
6
School Board Rate
31,824
5
6
32,683
14
10
36,421
16
2
£122,612
5
10
126,483
13
8
142,435
3
0
After deducting Treasury Grant in respect of Lunatics, &c., maintenance of
paupers from other Unions, and receipts from miscellaneous seurces (see page 155).