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Cartage Department:—
12 Dustmen, with horses
6 ,, without horses
22 Carmen, with horses
2 Odd Men
1 Watchman
2 Horsekeepers
3 Wheelwrights
1 Painter
2 Farriers or Smiths
Average weekly wages
£65 0 0
In addition to the above, extra men are put on as occasion requires for
special works, or in case of a. heavy fall of snow, &c.
ESTIMATES.
During the past year the Vestry estimated the amount required to
be raised by Rates to meet its expenses, and the call of other bodies, to be
as follows:—
General Rate, viz.:—
1889-90.
1888-89.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Loans
6,800
10
1
5,085
8
2
Works Department
9,391
5
6
7,220
7
2
Cartage ,,
9,253
5
0
7,873
18
2
Establishment Charges
1,933
6
8
1,730
0
0
School Board for London
13,713
7
9
11,687
8
2
Total Precepts issued for
£41,091
15
0
£33,597
1
8
Lighting Rate, viz.:—
Public Lighting and Incidental Works
£4,567
4
6
£4,129
1
2
Local Sewer Rate, viz.:—
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
1,733
9
4
1,748
1
5
Sanitary Work
370
0
0
350
0
0
Works, Wages, Materials, &c
980
6
10
763
3
7
Establishment Charges
966
13
4
865
0
0
Total Precepts issued for
£4,050
9
6
£3,726
5
0
Metropolitan Consolidated Rate, viz. :—
Amount of Precept (one quarter)
£3,788
3
1
£11,953
12
9
The actual rates made by the Overseers for the two years are as
follows, viz. :—
1889-90.
1888-89.
s.
d
s.
d.
General Rate
§2
5 in £
§2
3 in £
Lighting „
0
4 „
0
3 „
Sewers ,,
0
4 „
0
23/4,,
Metropolitan Consolidated Rate
0
3 „
0
81/4 ,,
3
4 „
3
5 „
§ Of this amount, about fifteen-sixteenths of a 1d. is part of the Metropolitan
Consolidated Rate, being for Bridge Expenses, and chargeable on the General Rate by
Act of Parliament.