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THE UNEMPLOYED.
Since the winter of 1887 the Vestry has instituted a Register
of the names, addresses, and previous occupations of such
residents in the Parish as might desire to be registered with the
view of obtaining employment. In order that this Register might
become more extensively availed of, at the commencement of the
winter of 1892-93, handbills were exhibited in various parts of the
Parish intimating that such a Register had been opened at the
Vestry Hall.
In the result, the names of 1877 men were registered, of whom
1550 accepted such employment as the Vestry were enabled to offer,
and which consisted in scavengering and cleansing the streets.
The Surveyor was authorised to employ as many men (not being
less than 100) at 6d. per hour as could be usefully engaged, half
^ of that number to be employed 3 days in each week, the other half
to be employed during the remaining 3 days in each week. In
all 4812 days' work was given at an expenditure of £902 17s.
COMPOUNDED PROPERTY.
The allowance made to Owners of properties compounding
for the payment of Rates, arc—
(1) For small tenements rated at £15 and under, 25
per cent.
(2) For tenement dwellings in Peabody and similar
buildings rated at £20 and under, 10 per cent.
The amount at which the sum allowed worked out on the total
Rates for the year ending the 25th March, 1893, was 1.39 per cent
The total sum allowed to compounders for the year was
£5944 4s. 7d. The number of Assessments compounded at
25 per cent, were 7119, and at 10 per cent. 1307.