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Housing of the Working Classes Act.
London (Fulford Street and Braddon Street, Rotherhithe)
Improvement Scheme.
A copy of this scheme is contained in last year's report.
On 6th July, 1897, by direction of the Local Government Board, a local inquiry on the
subject was held by Col. J. T. Marsh, R.E., one of their Inspectors.
No opposition was offered to the Scheme.
Nothing further transpired up to the close of the year.
Incorporation.
On 1st February, 1898, the vestry affixed its Common Seal to the Memorial prepared
at a Conference of certain Metropolitan Vestries, praying Her Majesty's Government to
introduce in the coming session of Parliament a Bill for the improvement of the status of
the local governing bodies of London, and appointed Messrs. J. C. Mortimer and S. C.Walker
to represent the Vestry on a deputation which the Marquis of Salisbury had consented to
receive.
The Prime Minister received the Deputation on Wednesday, the 2nd February, 1897.
The report of the proceedings thereat is too voluminous, however, to reproduce here, but the
deputation was favourably received and an assurance given that the Government would take
the matter into their consideration at the earliest possible moment.