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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL GENERAL POWERS BILL.
The only question in this Bill specially affecting the St.
Giles District was that relating to the proposals to throw
open Lincoln's Inn Fields. The Board did not take any action
either for or against the proposals, but when the Bill
came before the Select Committee of the House of
Commons the clause was struck out.
NATIONAL TELEPHONE COMPANY'S BILL.
NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY'S BILL.
These Bills were promoted by two of the Companies providing
telephonic communication in the Metropolis for
conferring further powers upon them.
Grave objections were entertained to certain of the proposals
which the Bills contained, and petitions were therefore
presented to the House of Commons against the
measures, but no progress has been made with either of
them at the time of writing this Report.
Renaming Streets.
During the year under review an order of the London
County Council for abolishing the name Feathers Court
and renaming that thoroughfare Holborn Place has been
received and carried into effect.
Sale of Food and Drugs Act,
During the past year 186 samples have been purchased
and analysed under the Act, consisting of the following:—
Milk, butter, pepper, peas, beans, brandy, whisky, gin and
rum. In 21 cases the samples proved to be adulterated. In
one of these instances the adulteration was of so trifling a
nature that no action was taken, but in 20 cases