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School
Board.
The Vestry hope that the newly constituted School Board for
London will exercise a greater economy than its predecessors
did.
A Statement of the various School Board Precepts are
appended as usual. The Precept for 1886-7, has not yet been
received.
Metropolitan
Board
Precepts.
A Statement of the Precepts of the Metropolitan Board of
Works, are appended. The Precept for the year 1886-7, has
not yet been received.
Loans.
The Vestry has contracted two Loans during the year, both
of the amounts having been advanced by the Metropolitan
Board of Works, viz.:—£6,500 at £3½ per cent., for the expenses
of Paving Works in Devonshire-street, and White Horse-lane,
and £1,000 at £3½ per cent. for purchase of Land at Edmonton.
Assessment
Committee
Appeals.
Connected with finance may properly be stated that the
Vestry have given their sanction to the Assessment Committee
to appear as Respondents in three appeals against the Valuation
List, which have been lodged by (1) Messrs. Hollington; (2) The
East London Water Works Company; (3) The East London
Railway Company. The appeal of the Water Works Company
is by far the most important as, if their contention be correct,
their assessment will be reduced by over half their present one.
Contracts
A list of the formal contracts sealed during the year will be
found set out at the end of the audited accounts.
Annual
Accounts.
The Annual Accounts of the Vestry were duly audited, found
correct, and allowed by the Auditors, and are printed and
published with this Report.
Auditors'
Fees.
The work attending the audit has now become so heavy that
upon the application of the Auditors, the Vestry felt justified in
allowing them £1 1s. od. each as some remuneration for their
services.
Officers'
Reports.
The Reports of the several Officers of the Board are appended,
from which fuller details of several of the matters hereinbefore
referred to may be gathered.
(By Order),
MILLNER JUTSUM,
Clerk to the Vestry.
Vestry Hall,
Bancroft Road,
Mile End, E.
June, 1886.