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The London County Council has allowed the charges of
the Town Clerk for preparing and printing the Register of
Voters, amounting to £301 8s. 6d., one-half of which is payable
by the County Council, and the other half by the Borough
Council. Of the total cost, £81 19s. 6d., represents the fee of
the Town Clerk for personal services, which, in accordance with
his agreement with the Council, has been paid to the Council's
account.
PUBLIC BATHS AND WASHHOUSES.
The erection of the public baths and washhouses
is making satisfactory progress.
The loan of .£"48,350 to meet the cost of the
buildings, has been sanctioned by the Local Government
Board to the extent of ,£"46,850. The Board
has withheld its decision as to the balance of
£1,500, which represents the cost of the ferro-concrete
work, until after that work has been thoroughly
tested by an independent expert.
CEMETERY.
(a) Margravine Road.
The Borough Cemetery in Margravine Road has an area
of 16½ acres, and was opened in November, 1869. The number
of private graves purchased between the date when the Cemetery
was opened and the 31st March, 1907, was 3.843. The total
number of interments in private and common graves during
the same period was 46.974. The Statistics for the year 1906-7
are as follow :—