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3rd. That the following are the three letters which the Board addressed
to Mr. Foakes:—
Local Government Board, Whitehall, S.W.
Sir, 27th May, 1889.
I am directed by the Local Government Board to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 17th instant, and to transmit to yon the
accompanying copy of a Petition which they have received from the
Vestry of the Parish of Fulham, respecting your proceedings as Vestry
Clerk and Assistant Overseer of the Parish.
The Board request to be furnished with your observations on the subject
of the enclosed communication.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
(Signed) EDMOND H. WODEHOUSE,
C. J. Foakes, Esq., Assistant Secretary.
Vestry Clerk of the Parish of Fulham, Walham Green, S.W.
Local Government Board, Whitehall, S.W.
Sir, 18th June, 1889.
I am directed by the Local Government Board to draw attention to
the letter which they addressed to you on the 27th ultimo, requesting to be
furnished with your observations upon the subject of a Petition which they
had received from the Vestry of the Parish of Fulham, respecting your proceedings
as Vestry Clerk and Assistant Overseer, and I am to request that
you will furnish the Board with an early reply to their letter.
I am, &c.,
C. J. Foakes, Esq., (Signed) EDMOND H. WODEHOUSE,
Vestry Clerk, Walham Green, S.W. Assistant Secretary.
Local Government Board, Whitehall, S.W.
Sib, 3rd July, 1889.
I am directed by the Local Government Board to draw attention to
their letters of the 27th May and 18th ultimo, and to state that if they do
not receive within three days from this date your explanation of your proceedings
as Vestry Clerk and Assistant Overseer of the Parish of Fulham,
under the circumstances referred to in those letters, they will have to consider
whether they can permit you to retain office.
I am, &c.,
C. J. Foakes, Esq., (Signed) EDMOND H. WODEHOUSE,
Vestry Clerk, Walham Green, S.W. Assistant Secretary.
4th.—That the following is the Vestry Cleric's reply to the Local
Government Board's request for his observations:—
Parish of Fulham, Walham Green, S.W.
My Lords and Gentlemen, 8th July, 1889.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th
May, 1889, enclosing copy of a petition from the Vestry of Fulham, for an
inquiry respecting my proceedings as Vestry Clerk and Assistant Overseer,
and requesting my observations thereon.