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St George (Westminster) 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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| In the £. | ||
|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | |
| General Management Rate, for Paving, Lighting, Cleansing, Road Watering, Improving, School Board Expenses, Bridges Expenses, &c. | 1 | 2 |
| Extra Rate on Grosvenor-place District, to pay off the Debt incurred by the late Grosvenor-place Trustees | 0 | 0½ |
| Extra Rate on Hanover-square, to be paid to the Committee appointed by the Inhabitants, for keeping the enclosed Garden in good order | 0 | 1 |
| Extra Rate on Grosvenor-square, to pay off Instalment of Debt due to the Globe Insurance Company | 0 | 3 |
| Metropolitan Consolidated Rate | 0 | 6 |
Towards the General Rate Account, the following Bounties are annually received from the Treasury, viz.:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In respect of the Wall or Fence of the Green Park, abutting on Piccadilly, being 10,411 square yards, at 6d. per yard | 260 | 5 | |
| In respect of the Wall or Fence of Hyde Park, abutting upon Park Lane, being 9,025 square yards, at 6d.per yard | 225 | 12 | 6 |
| In lieu of Rates on Buckingham Palace and Grounds | 307 | 19 | 0 |
| In respect of Wall or Fence in Hyde-park, situate at Knightsbridge, 4,800 square yards at 6d. per yard | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| £913 | 17 | 0 | |
In addition to the above, H. M. Treasury contribute
to the Rates of the Parish, in respect of Government
property, at the amounts in the pound fixed by the Vestry,
upon tho values hereunder stated—