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REPORT.
The Vestry, in presenting their Annual Report for the year
ending the 25th March, 1884, again have to premise it by
stating that the works and things done by the Vestry have been
of a numerous and useful class rather than of the large and
imposing kind.
The number of meetings of the Vestry and Committees
has been—
MEETINGS.
YEARS.
REMARK.
Meetings
1850-81.
1881-82.
1882-83.
1883-84.
Vestry
23
22
22
22
*Excluding the
Weekly Meeting
of Dusting
and Cleansing
Committee at
the Stables.
Standing Committees
111
100*
108*
100*
Special „
14
4
6
10
TOTAL
148
126
136
132
The largest attendance at any Vestry Meeting was 64, the
smallest 27, and the average 43.
At the Election in May, 1883, Mr. J. Newton, whose term of
Resigna-
tions and Deaths
office expired by effluxion of time, did not seek re-election on
account of his advancing years. The Vestry are sorry to have
to chronicle this event, as Mr. Newton had been a most able
representative of the Parish even before the Metropolis
Management Act 5l, 1855, came into operation, and continuously
continued his useful career afterwards.
The Vestry are also sorry to record the loss by death of two
other members, viz.: Messrs. Ashby and Russell.
Mr. R. Jones' term of office as representative of the Vestry
Represen-
tative at
M.B.W.
at the Metropolitan Board of Works, expired in 1883, and he
was unanimously re-elected to that important office.
Messrs. Alfred Furness and John Dewson Kemp were elected
Church-
wardens and Over
seers
Churchwardens, and Messrs. Alfred Prevost, Henry Glass,
Isaac James Booth, and Charles Hart Bardouleau, Overseers
for the year 1883-84.
The Clerk to the Vestry, during the year reported to the
Parlia-
mentary
Parliamentary Committee of the Vestry on no fewer than 123
Bills and Parliamentary proceedings. The Committee carefully
considered every one which in any way affected the interests