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Housing of the Is Bill to further amend the Law relating to the
Working
Classes. Dwellings of the Working Classes and the Artizans
and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Acts, 1875 to 1885, it
increases the penalties on owners of dwellings for disobedience of
an order requiring abatement of nuisance, makes it an obligation of
every Vestry and District Board to make Bye-laws respecting
lodging houses, and gives power of inspection of cellar dwellings.
The Local Government are authorised upon a written representation
of at least six ratepayers in a district, to hold an enquiry as
to whether the local authority have failed to do their duty under
Section Seven of the Housing of the Working Classes' Act, 1885,
and if such representation is well founded, the Board shall issue
an order dissolving the local authority in default, and directing a
a fresh election of Members.
Burials Bill. Proposes to vest the powers relating to the burial of
the dead now vested in one of Her Majesty's Princ pal Secretaries
of State in the Local Government Board, and gives additional
powers in respect of the compulsory purchase of land, services, &c.
Parliamentary
Elections (Re-Provides that the expenses of the Returning Officer for
turning Officers'
Expenses). Parliamentary Elections shall be paid out of the local
rates. [Dropped].
Parliamentary
Elections
(Meetings in Proposes that all schoo's receiving grants out of moneys
School.) provided by Parliament shall be lent for the use of
Parliamentary Members, or Candidates. [Dropped].
School Borad
for London
Election Redistributes areas, increasing the number of divisions
from 11 to 19 to elect 55 members instead of 71.
Increases the number from 4 to 5 for the East Lambeth Division,
viz:-the Parishes of Camberwell and Newington. The
Vestry on the 28th March last resolved to take no action in
respect of this Bill.