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For General Rate equal to 2/4 in the £.
„ Lighting „ -/3 ,,
„ Sewers „ -/3 ,,
The School Board precept represented a
rate equal to -/10¼ in the £.
The proportion of the Metropolitan Board
of Works precept, payable out of the
General rate equal to -/¼ ,,
Making in all -/11½ ,,
So that if that amount be deducted from the above-mentioned
total of the General rate, it will be seen that the amount
required by the Vestry itself equalled 1/4½ in the £, and with
the Lighting and Sewers rate to a total of 1/10½ in the £.
This is considerably above former years, as appears by the
following table:—
1875
The Amount required by the Vestry
for its own purposes was equal to
in £
1/8
1876
ditto
ditto
1/8
1877
ditto
ditto
1/8
1878
ditto
ditto
1/8½
1879
ditto
ditto
1/8½
1880
ditto
ditto
1/9
1881
ditto
ditto
1/8
1882
ditto
ditto
1/7½
1883
ditto
ditto
1/5¼
1884
ditto
ditto
1/8
1885
ditto
ditto
1/7½
1886
ditto
ditto
1/7½
1887
ditto
ditto
1/10½
It must be borne in mind, however, that the Vestry has for
some two or three years kept their expenditure to the lowest
possible amount in consequence of the very high poor rates.
Now that the poor rate has assumed a normal condition, the
Vestry are bound to proceed with the works which had been
delayed.
As will be seen by the statement at the foot hereof, the
precept of the School Board still continues to show a considerable
increase.
The appended statement of the amounts of the precepts of
the Metropolitan Board of Works shows that there has been an
increase of over £1,000, or nearly a penny rate.
It having become necessary to carry out some extensive repairs
to the Vestry Hall, tenders for the work were invited, and
that of Mr. William Wood, of Chelmsford, for £372 was
accepted.
During the progress of the works several further defects became
apparent, and the amount of the expenditure will no don
exceed the contrat price considerably.
School
Board
Metropolitan
Board of
Works.
Repairs at
Vestry
Hall