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14
Financial
The Vestry now come to that part of their Report which, in
the eyes of many, is the most important; namely, the financial.
They are sorry that they cannot report a decrease in the aggregate
amount of all the rates, but they have pleasure in being able
to state that the Vestry's own expenditure shows a decrease.
Poor Rate.
During the year the Poor Rate has been equal to 2s. 4d. in the
£, as against 2s. 3d. in the £ in the two preceding years.
This increase is in the main due to the increased Call for the
Asylum Board precept, over which the Parish have no direct
control.
General,
Lighting
and
Sewers
Rates.
The General Rate has been equal to is. iod. in the £.
„ Lighting „ „ 3d.
„ Sewers ,, ,, 2d. „
Making a total of 2s. 3d. ,,
School
Board
Preceptp.
The precept of the School Board for London again shewed an
increase, as the following statement of all the precepts issued by
that Board shews :—
1871
£536
17
3
1872
1001
18
10
1873
827
17
2
1874
1989
3
10
1875
3496
6
11
1876
5335
17
3
1877
6468
17
10
1878
6486
12
2
1879
7031
1
2
1880
8146
16
8
1881
4230
6
3
for the 1st
half-year.
The precept does not claim for the whole year, as the School
Board desire to avail themselves of the new Valuation List which
came into force in April and so get the benefit of the increased
assessments.
The Vestry hope that some means will be found to stop this
continued increase, as, in the opinion of the Vestry, such enormous
expenditure was never contemplated by the legislature.
The amount collected for the School Board for the year ending
March, 1881, represents a sum equal to a rate of 7d. in the £.