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ANNUAL REPORT OP THE ACCOUNTANT,
together with the
CERTIFICATE OF THE AUDITORS OF ACCOUNTS.
For the Year ended March 25th, 1893.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I beg to present to you my Seventh Annual Report of the various
matteis 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, 1892-8, duly audited
in accordance with section 196, cap. 120, of 18 and 19 Victoria;
annexed also is a statement of the Contracts entered into by the
Vestry from the 26th March, 1892, to 25th March, 1893. Appendix I.
shows the rates levied in Fulham from 1876-7 to 1892-3, and
Appendix II. the amounts paid to all outside bodies during the same
period, over which the Vestry have no direct control.
In conclusion, 1 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, 1893, of £471,168, the
following statements, showing the number of houses, population, eye.,
since 1856, the first year of the Metropolis Management Act (1855),
will give the Parishioners some idea of the rapid giowth 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,