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above applications, and also the following letter dated 20th
December, 1880, to us for our consideration and report:—
4, St. Mary Axe,
London, E.C.,
20th December, 1889.
Dear Sir,
We are instructed to communicate with you
respecting the application of our Clients, " The London
Electric Supply Corporation, Limited," for powers in your
parish, under the Electric Lighting Acts. You are doubtless
aware that the conditions under which such powers should be
granted, received long and exhaustive consideration last
Session ; first, before the Inspector appointed by the Board
of Trade, afterwards by the Board of Trade officials, and
ultimately by Parliamentary Committees in both houses.
We are now instructed to propose to you that the
Order to be granted in respect of your parish should be
precisely in the form which was adopted by the Board of
Trade, and sanctioned by Parliament last Session. We have
therefore framed the draft of the Provisional Order by
reference to the Order of last Session, merely proposing that
your parish and the others in which powers are sought
should be added to the area of supply already granted to our
Clients. We enclose you a draft of the Provisional Order,
and for convenience of reference we send you also a Queen's
Printers' Copy of the Order sanctioned last Session.
We trust your Vestry will feel justified in granting their
assent to our Clients' application.
We should add, that since the order was prepared, it