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the purchase of samples of Food and Drugs for submission to
the Public Analyst for analysis, received the report of and
conferred with the Public Analyst upon the analysis of such
samples and directed proceedings to be taken against the
vendors of samples certified by the Public Analyst as
adulterated.
The
Finance
Committee
The Finance Committee have held 23 meetings,
and have submitted 22 reports relative to the financial
transactions of the Vestry during the year. At each meeting
all vouchers for payments ordered by the Vestry were submitted
to and examined and checked by the Committee with the
Bankers' Pass Book, and the Vestry's Cash Book ; the Committee
also examined the Clerk's Cash Book, and Wages Sheets. All
accounts passed for payment by the Works and General
Purposes, the Street Cleansing Dusting and Depot, and the
Sanitary Committees, were examined by the Finance Committee
before being submitted to the Vestry for payment. This
Committee also received, and considered, all applications relating
to amounts due under Orders of Apportionment of the estimated
cost of paving new streets, and the refunding of sums due to
owners of property in respect of the excess of the estimated
over the actual cost of paving new streets upon the completion
of the work, and made recommendations to the Vestry, or gave
instructions to the Clerk thereon as circumstances required.
The Law and Parliamentary Committee have found
it necessary to meet 14 times during the year and
have submitted 11 reports to the Vestry upon the several
matters brought before them.
The decisions of the Vestry upon the following Parliamentary
Bills, all of which received careful consideration by the
Committee, were as under ;—
The Law
and Parliamentary
Committee