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of the Vestry were appointed:—Messrs. Wallace, Whiteley,
Coward, Smith, Relph, and Bonsall.
At a Meeting held on the 25th of February, the Chairman
reported that the Deputation had waited upon the
Directors of the City and South London Electric Railway,
that the Company thanked them for information given,
and stated that they were at present engaged upon their
proposed extension to Islington, and when that was settled
would give the claims of Camberwell and District their
careful consideration.
Housing of The Vestry received a circular letter from
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Classes, the President of the Local Government Board,
drawing the attention of the Vestry to the passing of the
Working Classes Act, 1890, an Act consolidating the various
statutory enactments relating to the Housing of the Working
Classes, which also amends the law in various important
particulars which are dealt with and explained in the
accompanying memorandum which asked that the Local authority
would carefully consider the provision of the new Act
with the determination that it should not be made a dead
letter. It also pointed out that many material improvements
of the present condition of the dwellings of the labouring
classes may be effected by the strenuous and judicious
exercise of the large powers which are given to Local
Authorities by the Act, and trusting that the Local
Authority will fully realise the responsibility which devolves
upon them in putting these powers into force in
every case in which the circumstances are such as to
require that action should be taken,