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ordered by the Local Government Board upon the
petition of the Local Authority under section 39
of the Act."
The Conference then closed, the Chairman stating that
the Committee of the London County Council would not
convene another Conference.
W. JACKSON,
W. ADAMS MURPHY.
A letter was received from the Chairman of
Hygiene, &c.,
congress. the Organising Committee of the International
Congress of Hygiene and Demography, stating that the 7th
Congress will assemble in London in August next under the
presidency of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and
asking that the Vestry would appoint Delegates. Messrs.
W. Jackson, W. Adams Murphy, and T. J. Perry were
appointed delegates.
I'eckiuimRye The Vestry having voted £20,000
Extension. The Charity Commmissioners
having agreed to contribute £12,000
And the London County Council
the sum of £18,000
£50,000
towards the purchase of 52 acres of land for the extension
of Peckham Rye Common, and which is fully reported
upon in the last Annual Report, it became necessary to
obtain from the neighbouring Vestries and District Boards