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22
VESTRY RATES AND PRECEPTS.
The making, levying, and collecting of the Vestry Rates is
done by the Churchwardens and Overseers, upon whom the
Vestry makes its Precepts for the several annual requirements of
the Vestry.
The following is a Comparative Statement for the two years
(ending 25th March) 1889 and 1890.
1889.
1890.
Rate
Precept.
Rate
Precept.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Lighting
2½d.
13,750
0
0
2½d
13,750
0
0
General Purpose
1/1
72,000
0
0
1/0
65,300
0
0
Sewers
2½d
13,750
0
0
2d.
11,000
0
0
School Board for London
9½d.
49,409
8
0
9½d.
55,261
17
7
Metropolitan Board of Works .
9½d
51,981
10
0
2d.
10,468
4
6
Public Libraries
½d
2,800
0
0
½d.
2,800
0
0
Totals
3/1½
203,690
18
0
2/4½
158,580
2
1
The Precept served by the Metropolitan Board of Works on
the Vestry, for the Board's requirements up to the date of the
transfer of the Board's duties to the London County Council, was
£15.770 13s. 4d.; from this amount £5302 8s. 1od., the
balance in the hands of the Vestry on account of the Metropolitan
Consolidated Rate, was deducted, and a Precept served on the
Churchwardens and Overseers for ,£10,468 4s. 6d.
Over the expenditure of the Metropolitan Board of Works and
of the School Board for London the Vestry have no direct
control.
*This Rate was required to make up the deficiency in the previous
year's Rate of 8½d.