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The Report was laid before the Hoard at their meeting on
the 21st May, when they resolved that a copy of it should be
forwarded to the Company, with a request to them to make
such observations thereon as they might desire.
On the 18th June, a letter from the Company was submitted
to the Board acknowledging the receipt of the Board's
letter with a copy of the Gas Examiner's report, and expressing
the Company's thanks for the same, but being altogether
silent as to the exccss of sulphur found in their gas beyond
the maximum allowed by the Act; the Board, therefore,
resolved that in the absence of any explanation by the
Company of the impurity of their gas, proceedings be taken
against them for the recovery of the penalty incurred.
A summons was accordingly issued against the Company,
which brought the letter from the Secretary of the 25th June
(see below).
In view of the summons, Mr. Heisch made a further examination
of the gas supplied. The following is the entry
on the Minutes of the Board of 2nd July. as to letter from
the Company and second examination of gas.
"The Clerk reported the issue of a summons and the
receipt of a letter from the Company (25th June) stating that
he had submitted to the Directors the letter communicating
the resolution ot this Board at their last Meeting, and in
reply giving his assurance that every effort was being made
to reduce the sulphur compounds to the lowest possible per
centage which the existing apparatus could effect, and that
the Directors would be happy if a Committee of this Board
would favor them with a visit to their Works at Greenwich,
from which the Parish of Lewisham was supplied, where the
whole apparatus and means adopted for extracting the sulphur
would be explained.
” that the Directors admitted the possibility of
Keeping the quantity of sulphur within the prescribed maximum
of 20 grains, but it was feared it could only be done by
a most costly re-arrangement of the existing plant, and the
Directors were anxious to avoid an outlay which might