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Section III.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES.
Sir Thomas More Buildings.
The income from, and expenditure upon the Buildings for the year
ended the 31st March, 1908, are as under:—
For the Year ended 31st March, 1908.
Expenditure.
Income.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
General Charges
1,426
6
1
Gross Rents
4,746
6
0
Interest on and Re
payment of Loans
3,472
11
6
Less Empties and
Porters' Rooms
74
17
0
4,671
9
0
Rent of sheds
25
6
7
Deficit Balance
202
2
0
£4,898
17
7
£4,898
17
7
The amount received in rents was 9843 per cent of the gross
rental, which is practically the same as the two previous years. The
empties and had debts amounted to £16 7s., or 034 per cent. of the
gross rental, as against 0 44 per cent. in the previous year. The general
charges amounted to £1,426 6s. 1d., or only 30 per cent of the gross
rental, the same figure as for the previous year. The deficit on the
year's working was £202 2s., as compared with an estimated deficit of
£746 17s.
The total sum expended on capital account amounts to £67,402,
and the loans outstanding amount to £64,122.
The buildings have been fully occupied during the year, and the
administration has worked with smoothness and efficiency.
During the year 1908, 52 tenants voluntarily terminated their
tenancies, as against 39 in 1907. No tenancies were terminated by the
Committee by notice to quit.
During the year the walls and ceilings of the tenements, not already
cleansed since the opening of the buildings, were distempered and
cleansed, together with the staircases, at a total cost of £198 3s. 6d.
Vital Statistics.—During 1908, 29 births (15 boys and 14 girls)
were registered as occurring in the Buildings, which is equivalent to a