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5. That a copy of the foregoing Besolutions be forwarded to
the President of the Local Government Board, and to
each of the Vestries and District Boards of the
Metropolis.
On the question coming before the Vestry, they determined to
concur with the views of the Conference.
5. Begistration of Clubs. On the suggestion of the Vestry of St.
Anne, Westminster, the Vestry decided to present a petition to
Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department,
praying him to bring in a Bill for the Begistration of all Clubs,
and to make it illegal for private individuals to open clubs for
the sale of excisable articles for their own profit without any
real restrictions as to the conditions of membership; the object
of the Bill being to prevent annoyance to residents in the
neighbourhood, and the disturbance of public order arising
from the conduct of persons frequenting so-called clubs.
6. Transfer of Powers. On the 5th November, 1895, the County
Council passed a resolution requesting their Local Government
and Taxation Committee to arrange a Conference between
representatives of the Council and Vestries and District Boards
of the Metropolis to consider and report on the powers now
possessed by the County Council, and the desirability of certain
powers being transferred to the Local Authorities. The
Conference convened in pursuance of this resolution held its
meetings between January and May, 1896, and adopted a series
of resolutions on various matters in connection with the
general question of the transfer of powers to Local Authorities.
No steps have as yet been taken to embody the recommendations
of the Conference in statutory form, but the proceedings
have been printed and copies were forwarded to the members
Of the Vestry.
7. Begistration of Costermongers. On the suggestion of the
Board of Works for the Wandsworth district, the Vestry at
its meeting of the 30th June, 1896, expressed the opinion that