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easterly direction as far as The Plough public-house, was
inspected and passed in August last by Major General
Hutchinson of the Board of Trade, your Surveyor, the
Engineer to the Company, and several Members of the Vestry
being present. The result of this inspection was that certain
alterations and improvements were suggested by Major
General Hutchinson, to be executed to the satisfaction of
the Surveyor to the Vestry previously to the Board of Trade
granting the certificate of the line being in working order.
These alterations were duly carried out by the Tramway
Company to your Surveyor's satisfaction, and he reported the
same to the Board of Trade in accordance with their request,
and the authority of the Vestry, and subsequently received a
letter from the Secretary of the Board of Trade, acknowledging
the Report and informing him that the Board of
Trade had accordingly certified such lines to be fit for
public traffic.
Notwithstanding all these tentative arrangements being
disposed of, it is regrettable that this line remains unused.
With regard to that portion of the proposed London,
Camberwell, and Dulwich Tramways, in Rye Lane, it
will be remembered that the Vestry in July last, after mature
deliberation, arrived at the following resolutions, viz.:—
" That upon the London, Camberwell, and Dulwich
" Tramways acquiring the Land coloured red on the
" plan marked B, deposited with the Clerk of the
" Vestry (see Vestry Minute Book of that date), and
" upon their conveying the same without cost to the
" Parish of St. Giles, Camberwell, for the use of the
" public for ever, and upon such Tramway being con-