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3. To ascertain the trade or calling of all persons liable to serve on
Juries.
4. To serve all summonses for Poor and Local Management Rates, and
to keep a proper register of the service of same.
5. To serve all notices of applications for commitment warrants, keeping
a proper register of the service of same, and to ascertain the whereabouts
of defaulters.
6. To attend at Petty Sessions in each case and prove service on oath.
7. To attend to the proper publication of the following public notices,
viz.:—
Notices of Vestry election and result of same.
„ New Rates (twice annually).
„ Poor Rate audit (twice annually).
„ Valuation Lists, on deposit.
„ Objections.
„ Re-deposit of Valuation List.
„ Special Sessions.
„ Quarter Sessions.
„ County Registration and the various Lists connected therewith.
„ Borough Registration and the various Lists connected therewith.
8. To assist with the clerical work of the office when not otherwise
engaged, and generally to carry out the instructions of the Vestry Clerk.
We think our successors might enhance the opportunity of securing the
required information by adding a note at the back of the rate demand paper,
requesting the occupiers to afford them every assistance with a view to arrive at
a successful issue and avoid dispute.
NUMBER OF MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCES.
The number of meetings convened since our previous report is six, making,
with the thirty-one meetings therein mentioned, a total of thirty-seven meetings
for the vear.
The following is a list of attendances for the year:—
Name.
Attendances at
last. six Meetings.
Attendances at
previous thirry-one
Meetings.
Totals for the
year.
Mr. Frank Manby
4
11
15 (a)
Dr. J. Edwin Cooney
6
18
24 (b)
Mr Arthur Williams
3
28
31
Mr. Richard E. Cranfield
5
26
31 (e)
Mr. Thomas Goodacre
3 (c)
26 (d)
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(а) 111 during period extending over seven meetings.
(б) Ditto ditto eight „
(c) Ditto ditto three „ .
(d) On vacation during period extending over three eix meetings
(c) Ditto ditto two meetings.