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EQUALISATION OF RATES ACT, 1894.
This Act, which came into operation on the 30th September, 1894, has
een of great benefit to Fulham Parish.
The provisions of the Act are shortly as follows:
I.—An Equalisation Fund to be formed by the London County
Council, equal to a rate of 6d. in the £ per annum,
upon the rateable value of the various Parishes in the
Metropolis.
II.—The fund is to be distributed half-yearly among the Sanitary
Districts in proportion to their population as estimated by
the Registrar-General, or by census.
III.—The sums so distributed are to be applied in defraying—
(firstly) the expenses of the Sanitary Authority incurred under
the Public Health (London) Act; (secondly) those incurred
in respect of Public Lighting; and the balance (if any), to
those incurred in respect of Streets.
The above sums, together with a small amount of £17 14s. 6d. (due to this Parish on
previous year's return and brought about by an error in the return of the Parish of
nberwell), making a total of .£8,615 15s, 10d., have been received and credited to the
ieral Rates of the Parish, thereby reducing the amount called for by the Vestry from
Ratepayers by more than a sum of 4jd. in the £.
NEW STREETS.
With reference to the New Streets Accounts, during the past year there
been received the sum of ^9377 9s. 6d. on account of apportionments
de. The amounts still due by contributors are—on old roads, transferred
his Vestry by the late District Board of Works, the sum of £124 3s. 7d.,
on the streets taken to by this Vestry during the past ten years
sum of £5,642 15s. 5d., making the total due on new streets to be
£766 19s. 0d.
Statements of New Streets Account in detail will be found amongst
Abstract of Accounts.
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