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lition of the existing wall and the rebuilding of another wall to
the satisfaction of the London County Council and the District
Board.
CRYSTAL PALACE.
A circular-letter was, in October last, received from the
Vestry of Camberwell, suggesting the acquisition of the Crystal
Palace as a national memorial in celebration of Her Majesty s
Jubilee Reign, and asking the Board to appoint representatives
to attend a conference on the subject. The Board acceded to
the request and appointed the then Chairman of the Board (Mr.
Geo. J. Newton, J.P.), Mr. F. Baxter, and Mr. K. Tiplady, to
act as such representatives. The conference met in due course
and the following resolution was passed :—
"That in the opinion of this conference, the present is an
opportune time for the Government to secure as a permanent
place of instruction and recreation the Crystal
Palace and its grounds as a national memorial of Her
Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, the building being the one
used for the International Exhibition, 1851, and, under
Royal patronage, opened to the public in 1854, and further,
that this Conference is of opinion that every means should
be taken to prevail upon the Government to acquire and
maintain the same for the enjoyment of the people for
ever."
Subsequently a meeting of representatives of local authorities,
including some outside districts, was held at the Mansion
House under the auspices of the Lord Mayor, and resolutions
were passed unanimously recommending the purchase, but
nothing further appears to have been done in the matter.
COMBINED DRAINAGE.
The question of combined drainage has been again before
the Board on receipt of a circular-letter from the London County
Council, explaining the difficulties experienced by it in its
endeavours to procure the passing of a Bill to amend the
definition of the word " drain " in the Metropolis Local Management
Act, 1855, as desired by the local authorities. A communication
from the Holborn Board of Works having reference to the
circular, and inquiring the opinion of this Board as to the
expediency of summoning a further meeting of the conference
of local authorities upon the subject, which had already sat at
the Holborn Town Hall on different occasions was also received.
The Board resolved to do all that lay in its power to assist the