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the Ratepayers, and recomended that with the exception of a
sufficient number of Police to protect the national property, the
Police Force for the County of London should be under the
control of the London County Council. The Committee
further recommended that inasmuch as the Bill in its present
form did not provide for the election of District Councils for
the Metropolis, they deferred making a final report until after
the proposals affecting the Metropolitan District Councils weremade
known and submitted to Parliament.
Parliamentary This Bill, introduced by Mr. Stansfield, amends the
and Municipal
Elector's Reg-
istration Ball." law respect to Regulation of Electors at Parliamentary
and Municipal Elections, it alters the period
of qualification to three months, repeals the necessity for persons
to be assessed or rated, places the responsibility upon Overseers of
making enquiries as to Lodgers, successive occupation from different
qualifying premises to qualify for vote, Registration Officer to be
appointed by Local Authorities, and provides for a supplemental
Register of Claimants occupying three months to be made up to
31st December. It has now been dropped.
Occupiers'
Disqualification This is anther Bill dealing with the Registration
Removal Bill. Laws,and proposes to enact that soldiers, and others
absent on service shall not be disqualified for not having been in
continuous occupation. This Bill is now in Committee.
Metropolitan
Fire Brigade This Bill empowers the Metropolitan Board of Works
Expenses. Rate for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade to be raised
from one halfpenny to a penny, and gives the Board power to
provide Plugs and Hydrants, it also raises the contributions of
the Fire Insurance Companies from £35 to £40 in a million.
The Vestry presented a Petition in favor of this Bill when before
Parliament last year, and passed a resolution asking the Board to
put into communication all Fire Brigade Stations with Post
Offices. This Bill is now dropped.