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addition to the liabilities of the previous year, which had to be provided for
out of this Rate, as well as the large increase in the School Board Rate of
nearly £2,200, and thereby causing the issuing of precepts for a larger
amount than in 1890-91.
The Lighting Rate shows an increase in the amount called for, though
the Overseers have been able to reduce the amount by 1d. in the £ on the
rates, this is due to the fact that they had a fair balance in hand at the
time of making the Rate, and not through any decrease in the lighting of
the Parish.
The increase in the amount called for on the Sewer Rate is due to the
extra sewer works, emptying of cesspools and flushing of sewers and
sanitary expenses. The Overseers had not a sufficient balance in hand to
keep the rate down to 3d. in the £, as last year, so had to put on an extra
1d. in the £, thus making the net increase on all the local rates for 1891-92
equal to 2d. in the £.
The following is a copy of the detailed estimates:—
The Vestry of the Parish of Fulham,
Accountant's Departments, Town Hall, Fulham,
13th April, 1891, 19th October, 1891.
Estimates for the half-years ending 29th Sept., 1891, and 25th March, 1892.