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Council" were carried out, especially as to the quantity of
concrete used, and asked for explanations or information on
several points. The Register of Burials was produced, and
contained the particulars of 220 interments which had taken
place during the year ending March 24th last. After much
discussion, it was agreed and consented to by the Rev. T. O.
Goodchild, that all persons making application for the burials
of friends should sign a declaration that the deceased was a
member of a family which had a family grave in the churchyard
before June, 1862, and that the same be open for the
inspection of Dr. Tripe; likewise, that more concrete should be
used around the coffins. As regards old South Hackney church
yard, that the same should be closed for all burials except in the
private vaults, That the question of interments in the vaults
in the Stoke Newington churchyard might stand over until a
fresh application was made as to the drainage of Willberforce's
vault or other vaults.
Mr. Holland, the Sub-Committee, and Dr. Tripe then
inspected Homerton churchyard, and ascertained that very few
burials took place there, that all interments in the common
ground had been discontinued, and that care is taken to carry
out the Order in Council. Mr. Holland, therefore, decided not
to take any action as regards this grave yard at present.
In accordance with instructions received from you, I tested
the burners of several street lamps, also Bronner's burners, and
an improved fish-tail burner. These burners, by the kind
permission of the engineer to the Imperial Gras Company, were
all tested at the company's testing room with the following
results, viz.:—I found with the street lamp burners that on an
average, when the pressure was 5½-tenths of an inch, the
consumption was 5 feet per hour, and the illuminating power