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summons with costs, but intimated that if anything of a permanent
character were put up it would alter the case.
It will be requisite, therefore, to keep a sharp look out so that
the owner of the premises does not do anything which may ultimately
give him a right to have a permanent enclosure.
The Vestry have, they believe, enumerated the most important
works which have happened during the year, but they beg
to refer to the reports of their several principal officers for the
details of many others of considerable importance though of
less magnitude.
The question of the expenditure of the Parish, is one which,
of all others, excites the most interest.
Financial.
Over the poor-rate the Vestry have really no control, although
it is submitted to the Vestry and approved. The poor-rate
shews an increase, being 2s. 6d. in the pound this year, as
against 2S. 4d. last year, and 2s. 3d. in the two previous
years.
The General, Lighting, and Sewers Rates are those by which
the funds required for Vestry purposes are raised, but as has
been pointed out in previous Reports, the School Board Precept
has to be paid out of the General Rate.
Poor Rale.
The Vestry have made calls, which make the
General Rate equal to 1s. 8d. in the £.
Lighting „ „ os. 3d. „
Sewers ,, „ os. 3d. „
Making a total equal to 2s. 2d, ,,
For the purpose of arriving at the Vestry's own expenditure,
it is requisite to find out to what the School Board Precept is
equal.
The Vestry find that
For the first half of the
year the Precept was £4230 6 3
For the second half 4118 17 7
Making a total of £8349 310equal to
6½d.in the £
If the 6½d. be deducted from the is. 8d. General Rate it will
leave is. 1½d. in the £ as the amount required by the Vestry
itself for general purposes, and would make the total amount
for all purposes required by the Vestry itself equal to a rate of
1s. 7½d. in the £, which is less than last year.
General,
Lighting
and Sewer
Rate.