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The only redaction in the price of Gas during the year was
made by the Crystal Palace District Gas Company, from
£3 12s. 2d. per Lamp per annum to £5 10s. 4-d., commencing
Michaelmas, 1890.
The following is a comparative statement of the prices per lamp
paid by the Vestry to the three Gas Companies which supply the
Parish:—
Gas Light and Coke Co.—On actual consumption,
according to meter, at 2s. 2d. per 1000 feet
(3940 hours per annum, and 472 feet per
hour per lamp), per lamp per annum £2 0 3
Lighting, Extinguishing, Cleaning, Painting,
Repairing 0 18 0
£2 18 3
South Metropolitan Gas Co.—At per lamp per
annum (inclusive of lighting, cleaning, Ac.) £1 3 9
Discount 5 per cent, allowed if paid within
one month from Quarter-day 0 3 2
£3 3 7
Crystal Palace District Gas Co.—At per lamp per
annum (inclusive of lighting, cleaning, etc.) £3 10 4
Discount 5 per cent, allowed if paid within a
month from Quarter-day 0 3 6
£3 6 10
The Gas supplied by the Gas Light and Coke Company and by
the Crystal Palace District Gas Company has been regularly tested