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parishes within this District, as well as Greenwich parish
and part of Lewisham. This Board required certain
amendments in the draft Order, and agreements by the
Company, to apply on certain conditions, if required by
this Board, for a further Provision'Order for the remainder
of this Board's District, and as to the rate of charges for
public lighting. These terms having been conceded, this
Board consented to the Order, and it has now been granted
by the Board of Trade, and awaits Parliamentary sanction.
London Local Goverment.
15. On the recommendation, in its report of 1894, by
Royal Commission on the Amalgamation of the City and
County of London, that no duties should be thrown upon
the Central Authority which could be equally well performed
by the Local Authorities, the London County
Council convened a conference of the Local Authorities of
the Metropolis and a Committee of the Council. The
chairman of the Board (Mr. Gates, J.P.), and Mr. White,
and the Clerk of this Board represented this Board.
I reported on the 22nd January, 1896, in much detail
on the subject, and attached to such Report a Schedule
containing powers which it was suggested should be
transferred from the London County Council to Local
Authorities. The Board approved of such Report, ordered
copies to be sent to the London County Council, the City
Corporation, and the Vestries and District Boards, with a
request to support the Board's views.