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St James's 1896

Report for the year 1896 made to the Vestry of Saint James's, Westminster

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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 forward11,91340By School Board for London, as per Precept dated 19th December, 1895, for half-year ended 29th September, 189618,583102
Add Amount paid to Poor' Rate in error126113
Add Balance of Salary overdrawn in respect of Mr. Crowe478
„ School Board for London, as per Precept dated 23rd July, 1896, for half-year ended 20th March, 189721,81355
Balance in hands of Vestry Clerk on account of Wages90199
40,396157
Ditto ditto Petty Cash4188„ Repayment of Debt—
In respect of Loan No. 7 (see page 146)1,74200
12,14014„ Interest on Debt (see page 146)—
Less Cheques drawn and not presented221910In respect of Loan .No. 7298159
„ Amount overpaid by Collectors00„ „ 8120193
230„ „ 97166
12,117011½427116
„ 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, 189550220
Arrears of Former Rates brought forward3769
Rates made 24th April, 1896, on Rateable Value of £788.438:—
„ Rate Collectors' Allowances and Expenses—
Sewers Rate4,927149Allowance.Expenses.
General Rate60,77587Mr. J. J. Johnson, Pall Mall Ward£10000267
65,70334Mr. J. H. Madge, Church Ward100001158
Rates on properties assessed during the Year4565Mr. J. Lewis, Golden Square Ward100001179
66,535179Mr. J. Taylor, Great Marlborough Ward100001167
Less loss from Empty Houses, &c.1,86013Totals400007167
„ Arrears of Rates carried forward46893
2,329210½407167
Net amount collected64,2061410½„ Premium on Rate Collectors' Guarantee Policies1900
„ Contributions in lieu of Rates by the Lords of the Treasury, in respect of Property in the occupation of the Crown1,79284„ Postage of Final Notices2126
„ Return of Rates151711
„ Contribution to Workmen's Sick Fund1300
„ Amount repaid by School Hoard for London, consequent upon reduction of total assessment of the Parish1321411„ Sundries—Unclassified Accounts1361310
„ Amount advanced to meet expenditure in antici-nation of Loan No. 11 (page 140)1,50326
„ St. James's Dwellings Committee, for advertising charges, paid out of General Rate (per Contra)465„ Establishment Expenses—
Salaries and Superannuation Allowances2,53669
„ Nominal Rents as under—Gas, Water and Electric Light, Vestry Hall3157
Batson & Sons, in respect of Dust Bins, Smith's Yard010Rates, Taxes and Insurance, Vestry Hall120710
Repairs to Offices, Vestry Hall77134
Exchange Telegraph Company, in respect of Mains, &c.100Coal, &c , Vestry Hall10160
Brooms, Brushes, Leathers, &c., Vestry Hall279
London Pavilion, Limited, in respect of Iron and Glass Shelter at entrance to the Pavilion in Piccadilly Circus050Oilman's Goods, Ironmongery, Uniform, Clothing, Junior Messenger's Wages, &c., &c.97150
Law Guarantee and Trust Society2100
Peter Robinson, in respect of Subway under and Shelter in Argyll Street230Temporary Clerical Assistance21190
Law Expenses360710
Do. in respect of Mains under Argyll Street (2 years)100Printing, Stationery, Stamps, Advertising, &c.54927
St. James's Dwellings, Advertising465
Archbishop Tenison's Chapel (now St. Thomas's Church)030
Carried forward3,81418145166125
Carried forward412078,25356