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Board of Works, to keep their accounts at any Bankers
other than the Bank of England, and respectfully asking him
to communicate to the Vestry such opinion; the Vestry also
drew attention to the fact that the present Bankers of the
Board had recently adopted limited liability.
In reply to this communication a letter was received
from the Treasury stating—
"That the Lords of Her Majesty's Treasury are advised
that the power of the Treasury under the 41st section of
the 'Metropolitan Board of Works Loans Act, 1869,' is to
approve of the appointment by the Board of Works of a
Bank. This approval of the Treasury having been once
given cannot be afterwards revoked, but would be again
exercisable if the Board of Works wished to make a fresh
appointment of a Bank under the 41st section of the above
quoted Act."
The Yestry again urged their views on the Treasury,
but no satisfactory reply has been received.
List of the Duties of the Medical Officer of Health,
Inspector of Nuisances, Gas Inspector, Assistant Surveyor,
Wharf Clerk, Horse Keeper, Wharf Foreman (Belgrave
Wharf), Clerk of the Works (In-Wards), and Yard
Foreman (In-Wards), having been drawn out by the Yestry
and printed, are to be found in Appendix No. 9, together
with a List of the duties of the Lamplighters.
During the year 24 communications have been received
from the Superintending Architect of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, notifying the applications made for the
consent of the Board to the erection of porticoes, bay
windows, additions, or other alterations to property within
the line of area in this Parish. A list of these