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REPORT of the AUDITORS to the VESTRY
Report of the Auditors to the Vestry respecting the Accounts
for the Year ending March 25th, 1886.
Vestry Hall, Camberwell, S.E.
July 15th, 1886.
Gentlemen,
We, the undersigned and duly appointed Auditors of the
above Parish, have examined and audited the Aecounts and
Vouchers relating thereto, according to the provisions of tin*
Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855,from the 2Gth day of
March, 1885, to the 25th of March, 1886, both dates inclusive,
and we find the same to be correct.
And we wish to take this opportunity of expressing our
satisfaction with the admirable and comprehensive system of
keeping these Accounts, the accuracy of which is quite
remarkable. In our opinion great credit is due to the Staff
of Clerks who have had the management of the books, and
we desire particularly to mention Mr. Rees, Mr. Lord and
Mr. Pitfield; to the two latter gentlemen we hereby tender
our thanks for their valuable assistance in the audit of these
Aecounts, which otherwise would have been a most arduous
task.
We must really call the attention of the Vestry to the
enormous accumulation of arrears of Rates; and would suggest
that a special Collector of Arrears be appointed at a fixed