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so far as they are within the area of supply. This extended
area includes Rye Lane (to Railway Station) Camberwell
Grove (part of) and all roads and streets lying between the
railway and Church Street, Peckham Road, High Street, and
Queen's Road.
Peckham Rye
Extension
On the 10th July, 1889, a Deputation, con-
sisting of members of the Peckham Rye Extension
Scheme Committee attended the Vestry and presented
a Memorial in favour of acquiring 52 Acres of additional
land at the south end of Peckham Rye Common for the
purpose of enlarging that open space. A. A. Baumann, Esq.,
M.P., addressed the Vestry on behalf of the Deputation, and
the memorial was referred to the General Purposes and
Finance Committee for consideration and report.
On the 11th December, 1889, the Vestry received a
Report from the Joint Committee, with reference to the
Memorial, stating that Deputations from the " Peckham
Rye Extension Scheme Committee" had waited on
the Joint Committee and stated that the Freeholder
of the land desired to be obtained, was willing to
' accept £1,000 per acre for the 52 acres, but wished
to retain a life interest in about 8 to 12 acres, paying
a rent for the same at the rate of 3½ per cent, on
the value, with power to surrender at the end of any
seven years, and that the estimated cost of purchasing the
additional property (if required) was about £8,000.
In the opinion of the Joint Committee it was most
desirable that the additional land should be acquired for the
purpose of enlarging Peckham Rye Common as an open
space, and that arrangements having been made with the