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any provisions in the Bill, with the exception of those
referred to in his letter, which it might be considered did
not accurately reproduce the present law.
The Board referred the Bill to the Works and General
Purposes Committee for consideration and report. The Committee
very fully considered the proposed measure upon a
report thereon by the Clerk dealing with details of the same,
and the Board wrote thereon to the Secretary of the Local
Government Board, conveying several suggestions for alterations
and amendments in the Bill; and, in reply, received
a letter (20th March) stating that Board's suggestions would
receive their consideration.
The Bill has not yet been introduced.
ADVERTISING STATIONS (RATING) ACT, 1889.
This Act came into operation on the 29th September,
1889. It relates more particularly to the rating of hoardings,
and in that respect comes under the jurisdiction of the Rating
Authority. The provisions of sect. 5, however, are solely
under the authority of the District Boards and Vestries.
This section refers to the use of hoardings for advertisements,
and provides that any Board or Vestry may, in granting
a license for the erection of a hoarding, include in such
license a condition or conditions prohibiting any advertisements
thereon, or sanction the same, on payment of such sum
and on such conditions as the Board or Vestry may determine.
Any person using a hoard otherwise than as permitted by the
license is liable to a penalty of £5, and a continuing penalty
of 40s. per day during the time the offence continues after
notice in writing.
These penalties may be recovered in the usual summary
manner, and any payments received or penalties recovered
are to be applied to the expenses of the highways.
The Board on consideration of the terms of the Act
made the following regulation thereunder—
That in all future licenses granted by the Board for the
erection of hoardings, under the powers vested in the