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HIGHWAYS.
PARISH ROADS.
The repairs, cleansing, and carting away the refuse of the
Public Roads within the Parish, in extent about 32 miles, has
been carried out in the usual manner, as also the repairs of the
footpaths, inclusive of those on the Trust Roads, which by the
Metropolitan Local Management Act are now added to the
charge of the Vestry. The advisability of laying down additional
kirbing and paving referred to in my last year's Report,
having been since then under the consideration of the Vestry,
and it having determined that at present no additional sum
shall be levied for such purposes, I need not here further remark
upon the subject, except that the reference which I then
made in respect to the increasing wear and tear on the Parish
Roads, and the consequent additional cost of their repair, I
am enabled, with the experience of the last twelve months,
further to endorse.
NEW ROADS.
Numerous applications have been made to the Vestry
from owners and residents on lines of Roads and Streets not