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necessary steps to obtain an amendment of the law to provide that, so.
long as the Established Church is exempt from paving charges, where
any "new street" which is within the provisions of the Metropolis
Management Acts relating to the paving of new streets, or any part of
such street, abuts on one side on a church of any denomination used
exclusively for religious purposes a fair proportion of the cost of the
first paving of such street or part of a street shall be charged against the
General Rates of the Borough. In reply the County Council stated
that it had already called the attention of the Local Government Board
to the inequality which exists in the matter, and had asked that Board
to obtain such an amendment of the law as would make places of"
worship now exempt subject to them. This Council thereupon asked
the Local Government Board to take the necessary steps to obtain an
amendment of the law in accordance with the views of this Council
expressed above.
45. Sir Henry Kimber, Bart., M.P., presented "The Roberts"
Rifle Challenge Cup for perpetual competition within
the Borough, and asked the Council to take charge of
the cup for the present. The Council thanked Sir Henry for his gift,
and has taken charge of the cup until further arrangements have been
made with regard to it.
"The Roberts"
Rifle Challenge
Cup.
46. Councillors Harrison and Welton attended as this Council's
representatives a Conference convened by the London
Chamber of Commerce, of local authorities and others,
on the subject of the audit and standardisation of municipal accounts.
The following resolutions were passed at the Conference, viz.:—
(1) That this Conference, representing Chambers of Commerce,
Industrial Associations, Municipal Corporations and Local Authorities,
expresses its regret that effect has not been given to the recommendations
of the Joint Select Committee on Municipal Trading as regards appointing
independent professional auditors of municipal accounts.
(2) That this Conference is convinced of the desirability of securing
as far as possible the standardisation of the accounts of Municipal and
Local Authorities on business lines, and recommends that such accounts be
kept on the basis of Income and Expenditure and not on the basis of
Receipts and Payments as is at present often the case, and also that
Trading and Profit and Loss Accounts be prepared yearly of the various
commercial undertakings of such Authorities.
(3) That this Conference, while welcoming the Departmental Committee
recently appointed to enquire and report with regard to the systems
Municipal
Accounts.