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ageinent Acts, so as to extend to London the provisions
of the above-mentioned section of the Public Health Act.
The Council did not see tlxeir way to comply with the
request of the Board, but it appeared that they had previously
been in communication with the Local Government
Board on the subject, and they have again urged
that Board to take steps with the view of removing the
injustice complained of.
Public Lighting. The Board have had under consideration
the subject of improving the lighting of the district, and,
as an experiment, incandescent burners have been provided
to some lamps in each parish. The Board have
also resolved that in the district lighted by the South
Metropolitan Gas Co., all new lamps and renewals shall
be of the pattern known as the "Balhain" lantern,
which gives a much better light than the lantern now in
use. The contract for the supply of lamps in the other
part of the district of the Board expires at Lady Day,
1897, when the subject of the description of lamp to be
used in that part of the district will be considered.
Cheap Trains.
At the invitation of the Battersea Yestry
the Board appointed delegates to attend a conference of
the local governing bodies in South London with the
object of securing cheaper trains, improved accommodation,
and greater facilities for obtaining tickets on the
lines of the various railway companies. Resolutions in
support of the object were agreed to, and a deputation
appointed to wait upon the promoters of the Cheap
Trains (London) Bill and the Railway Companies.
The Unemployed.
In February last a letter was reoeived
by the Chairman from the Local Government Board
asking for information as to whether there was any exceptional
distress in the district, and how far it was due
to circumstances peculiar to the locality or to the severe