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£ s. d.
Subscriptions 167 0 10
Proceeds of concert at Wandsworth 263 4 10
Proceeds of concert at Streatham 200 0 0
£630 5 8
Of this sum £601 15s. 4d. has been forwarded to the Lord
Mayor, who in thanking the Mayor and all who had assisted in the
movement in this Borough asked the Mayor to keep the Fund open
until his term of office expires in November next. This the Mayor has
decided to do.
26. The Council considered the subject of its representatives
_ in the deed of covenant and consols set aside as
security for the Borough Treasurer, and decided that
Sir William Lancaster and Councillor Lidiard should continue to act
as such representatives.
Treasurer's
Security.
27. In January last a letter was received from the Local Govern-
ment Board forwarding copy letter and copy petition
signed by 460 electors of the Tooting Ward calling
attention to the inadequate representation of that Ward on the Council.
Statistics dealing with the matter were prepared by the Borough
Accountant, upon consideration of which the Council decided to inform
the Local Government Board that, in the opinion of the Council 110
prima facie case was at present made out for a re-apportionment of the
members of the Council. A further letter was received from the Local
Government Board in May stating that the Board had decided to cause
a Local Inquiry to be held into the matter, and enclosing copy of a
letter which the Board had received from the Streatham Ratepayers
Association, and stating that the Inquiry would extend to the proposals
contained in such letter for the division of the Borough into ten wards.
No date has yet been fixed for the proposed Inquiry, and the subject is
at present under the consideration of the General Purposes Committee.
Representation
of Wards.
28. Alderman Hewett and Councillor Ball were appointed the
Council's representatives to attend a Conference convened
by the Paddington Borough Council on the subject
of the desirability of placing a legal limit upon the precepts levied by
Boards of Guardians and Central Spending Authorities of London.
Conference
re Precepts.