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consideration and report, special reference being given to the
necessity of conferring with the other Local Authorities of
the Metropolis with a view of obtaining increased powers
from Parliament."
Recommending:—That this Vestry convenes a conference
of Metropolitan Vestries, District Boards, and
Boards of Guardians, for the purpose of taking united
action to obtain additional powers for relieving the unemployed,
such conference to take place early in February, and
two delegates to be invited from each body.
Approved by the Vestry, January 25th, 1893.
On March 8th the Vestry received the following report of
the delegates appointed by the Vestry to attend a Conference
of Vestries, District Boards, and Boards of Guardians for the
purpose of taking united action to obtain additional powers
for relieving the unemployed:—
Unemployed
Conference.
In accordance with the resolution of the
Arestry, a Conference of members of Vestries, District Boards
and Boards of Guardians met and ultimately the following
resolutions were passed:—
Resolved:—That this Conference is of opinion that the
London County Council should apply forthwith for statutory
powers for dealing with the surplus labour in the Metropolis,
by establishing colonies or centres away from the towns,
whereby the unemployed workers may have opportunity for
supplying their own necessities, the initial cost to be raised
by a charge on London ground rents.
Resolved:—That a copy of the above resolution be
forwarded to the Local Government Board, the London