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The precept of the Metropolitan Board of Works again shews
a slight increase, but only of £41 45. 5d. Still, in order to raise
the amount demanded, a Rate of a little over 6¾d. in the £ is
required.
It will thus be seen that the precepts to be raised for the
School Board and Metropolitan Board require a rate of over
1s. 2¼d. in the £ to pay them.
So long as the precepts of the Metropolitan Board of Works,
of the School Board, and of the Asylums Board, continue to
increase the Vestry cannot hold out any hope of a decrease of
taxation.
The Vestry keeps down its own expenditure as much as
possible, but, at the same time, having regard to the fact that a
false economy is, in the end, the dearest mode of proceeding.
The Annual accounts have been duly audited, found correct
and allowed, and are printed and published with this Report.
The Reports of the various Officers will be found appended
to this Report.
(By Order)
MILLNER JUTSUM,
Clerk to the Vestry.
Vestry Hall,
Bancroft Road,
Mile End, E.,
June, 1883.
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