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tion for the Lewisham District Board. Subsequently
the Bill was amended in the House of Commons, and
now proposes to elect to the Board three representatives
for the parishes of Saint Mary, Islington;
Lambeth; St. Pancras; St. Mary Abbott, Kensington;
and the Board of Works of Wandsworth; two iox
the Vestries of Camberwell and Paddington, and the
Board of Works of Greenwich, Hackney, and Poplar;
and to give separate representation to the districts of
Plumstead, and Lewisham, and Fulham, and Hammersmith.
The Vestry fully concurred in the objects
of the Bill, and endeavoured to induce the Metropolitan
Board to take charge of it. In conjunction with
the Lewisham Board, and the other Boards and
Parishes interested a deputation of this Vestry waited
upon Sir Charles Mills, M.P. and in compliance with
the request of the deputation, Sir Charles Mills, and
Viscount Lewisham, M.P. undertook to endorse the
Bill, and introduce it into the House of Commons.
I here is every possibility of the Bill becoming Law.
Gas
Lighting.
Upon the motion of Mr. Watton a Committee
was appointed to consider the subject of the Gas
Lighting of the Parish "with regard to its possible
improvement, and also as to applying the meter
system to this Parish." The following were elected
Members of the Committee:—Ward 1, Mr. J. Sugden,
Mr. T. Teasdale; Ward 2, Mr. W. B. Hurst, Mr.
G. H. Wrigglesworth; Ward 3, Mr. J. Duckett, Mr.
A. Middlemass; Ward 4, Mr. C. D. Hayes, Mr. J.
O.Wilson; Ward 5, Mr. W. H. Squire, Mr. F.
Termor; Ward 6, Mr. A. Watton (Chairman), and
Mr. J. Phillips. The Committee have held several
meetings, but are not yet in a position to report to
the Vestry the result of their investigations.