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price the land was purchased; the purchase money was £2,280
and completed without a loan. The land lies east of and
adjoins the land purchased from Barth's Trustees and abuts
for the whole of its eastern boundary in Church Manorway,
and for more than half of its northern boundary on to the
London County Council's Sewer Road. The land is let
temporarily to Mr. Cavey at £35 a year, and the ditch is being
filled in on its southern side and a fence erected.
3. Tithe and Land Tax Redemption.—The Vestry on 3rd
March, 1897, resolved to redeem the Tithe and Land Tax on
the whole of its Marsh Land (50 acres) and this is being done.
4. Vestry Offices.—The Local Government Board were asked
for information on the following points :—
(a) If £1500 were paid to the Overseers for the purchase
of their interest in the Vestry Offices, to what
purpose would the money be appropriated ?
(b) If the duties of the Overseers were transferred to the
Vestry under Local Government Board's order,
would the same premises become the property of
the Vestry without any payment ?
In reply to the first question the Local Government Board
stated:—
"That if the interest of the Parish in the Vestry Hall
"were sold to the Vestry under Section 3 of the
"Union and Parish Property Act, 1835, theproduce
"of the sale would, under that Section, have to be
"invested or applied, with the consent of the
"Board, to some purpose for the permanent
"advantage of the Parish