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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTANT,
together with the
CERTIFICATE OF THE AUDITORS OF ACCOUNTS,
For the Year ended March 25th, 1892.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I beg to present to you my Sixth Annual Report of the various matters
connected and dealt with, in my department, relative to the finances of the
Parish, for the period above stated, together with the abstracts of the
Accounts for the financial year, 1891-92, duly audited in accordance with
section 196, cap. 120, of 18 and 19 Victoria, 1855; annexed also is a statement
of the Contracts entered into by the Vestry from the 26th March, 1891,
to 25th March, 1892. Appendix I. shows the rates levied in Fulham from
1876-7 to 1891-92, and Appendix II. the amounts paid to all outside bodies
during the same period, over which the Vestry have no direct control.
In conclusion, I have to thank the Members and Officials of the Vestry
for the assistance rendered to me in the carrying out my duties during the
past year.
I remain,
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
ROBERT H. MEYER, F.S.A.A.,
Accountant to the Vestry.
To the Chairman and Members
of the Vestry of the Parish of Fulham.
ASSESSMENTS, &c.
The Parish of Fulham comprises an area of 1,716 statute acres, with a
rateable value on the 6th April, 1892, of £452,086; the following statements,
showing the number of houses, population, &c., since 1856, the first year of
the Metropolis Management Act (1855), will give the Parishioners some
idea of the rapid growth of the Parish.
I.—RATEABLE VALUE, &c.
The annual Rateable Value of Property in the Parish, as per County .Rate
Assessment or like estimate, and the amount 1d. in the £ will produce.