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and the carrying on of such an immense business "as would be formed
by the amalgamation of the eight Water Companies, should in the
opinion of the Board, be under a Board of Management composed of
persons who possess special knowledge and experience, and such Board
should be exclusively occupied in the management of the water supply.
Moreover the Council does not represent the whole water area.
(h.)—The Board believe that if such a Trust as is above suggested
were created the water supply of London would be carried out at less
cost than at present; that much waste of water would be avoided; and
that many of the anomalies as to the charges for water and other
matters which now exist would be abolished.
The Clerk to the Board attended before the
Commission and gave evidence in support of the
foregoing statement.
Bills
in Parliament.
The following Bills which have been introduced
in the present Session have been
considered by the Board, viz.:—
1.—Southwark and Vauxhall Water.
2.—London County Council (General Powers).
3.—London County Council (Westminster Bridge and Embank
ment Tramways).
4.—London Building Act, 1894, Amendment.
5.—London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Various Powers).
6.—City and South London Railway.
7.—Superannuation (Metropolis).
8.—Local Authorities Officers' Superannuation.
9.—School Board Elections.
10.—Street Noises.
11.—London County Council (Northern Tramways).
12.—London County Council (Acton Sewage).
13—Rivers Pollution.
14.—Metropolitan Water Companies.
15.—Plumbers Registration.
Sonthwarkand
Vauxhall
Water Bill.
The Bill mentioned in the last report was
passed, but provisions were inserted binding
the Company to promote a Bill this Session
for similar purposes, and providing that from and after
the passing of such Bill the Act of last year should be