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commencement of the Order, the price to be equivalent to
the capital expenditure properly incurred with an addition of
33 per cent. for goodwill, &c.
The draft Order has now been issued by the Board of
Trade embodying this amendment, and the other alterations
required by this Board, and the Board of Trade propose at
once to apply for the necessary Act confirming the Order.
The scheme is intituled "The Crystal Palace and
District Electric Lighting Order, 1890," and the Undertakers
are the Electric Installation and Maintenance Company,
Limited.
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
On the 10th July, 1889, the Board were informed of the
death, on the 1st, of Dr. Fred. Wilkinson, Medical Officer
of Health. The Board passed a resolution bearing testimony
to the high esteem in which Dr. Fred. Wilkinson was held,
and expressing their great sorrow for his widow in the
trouble which had thus suddenly fallen upon her.
Dr. Jolly was appointed temporarily to carry on the
duties of the office until the Board were able to make a permanent
appointment. In November advertisements were
issued inviting applications for the office, and after due consideration
of the applications Dr. Jolly, who was one of the
candidates, was appointed to the office.
PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS.
In February the Board received a letter from Sir Hugh
Owen, the Secretary of the Local Government Board (31st
January), stating that he was directed by the President of
the Local Government Board to enclose a draft of a Bill
which had been prepared for the purpose of consolidating
the Law with reference to the Public Health in the Metropolis
; and asking the Board to furnish the President with
any observations or suggestions they might desire to offer on
the draft Bill as a Consolidation Bill; and also stating that
he was especially desirous of having his attention drawn to