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the South London Vestries and District Boards
to take such action in connection with the
scheme as they might deem advisable.
In response to such invitation, Delegates
were appointed by the Vestries of Lambeth,
St. George's, Southwark, Bermondsey, and
Rotherhithe, and the District Boards of Wandsworth,
Lewisham. St. Saviour's, St. Olave's,
Greenwich, and Plumstead. The Vestry of
Camberwell appointed Messrs. E. DresserRogers,
G. C. Whiteley, and A. Middlemass
as their delegates. Mr. E. Dresser-Rogers was
subsequently appointed Chairman of the
Conference.
In October, a letter was received from the
Board of Trade, transmitting a draft of the
scheme, and asking the criticism of the Local
Authorities. The Delegates thereupon met in
conference, and after full consideration of the
draft scheme, resolutions were passed to the
following effect:—
"That having regard to the initial prices
established by the respective Acts of
Parliament, under which the