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The Vestry of the Parish of fulham.
Town Hall
Walham Green, S.W.
AUDITORS' CERTIFICATE.
We, the undersigned, Auditors of the Accounts of jQ s. d.
the Vestry of the Parish of Fulham, hereby certify that
we have examined the books of the Vestry for the
financial year ending 25th March, 1896, and have compared
the vouchers with the cheques, and we find the
balance of 18790 14 6
at the bankers on current accounts to be correct, and
allowing for the outstanding cheques amounting to 1847 19 o
:he balance to be ,£16942 15 6
We have also examined the Loan Account of the
Vestry, and we find that the loans, including .£21,275
???rrowed during the year, amount to £102724 2 o
We note that .£5,766 19s. is due from contributors on new streets, as
against £8,973 17s. 11d. of the previous year, of which £1,131 14s. 7d. is
due on the streets completed, and that the contributors who have not paid
anything for 2 to 4 years amount to .£382 9s. 10d. We consider further
efforts ought to be made upon the owners of the properties for the further
eduction of these outstanding amounts.
We note that the Solicitor to the Vestry has received the .sum of
£713 10s. 1d. for out of pocket expenses and professional services rendered
luring the year. We should suggest on behalf of the ratepayers that his
???ills of costs be taxed in the usual way
We have caused a circular letter to be written to the Clerks of the whole
of the Metropolitan Vestries and District Boards, and from 31 replies we find
hat 28 Vestries audit their accounts by the "Elected Auditors" only, and 3
only have "Chartered Accountants," and one of these is employed to assist
he publicly elected Auditors ; but as far as we have ascertained not any of