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A copy of the resolutions passed at such Conference was afterwards
forwarded to the First Lord of the Admiralty, with a request
that he would receive a deputation.
On the 17th March, a deputation waited upon Mr. Goschen.
the First Lord of the Admiralty, but from his reply there was little
reason to hope that a share of such Contracts would It given to
East London Shipbuilders.
BEN JONSON ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
At the date of the last Annual Report I was requested to see
the Parliamentary Agent of the London County Council, with a
view to getting certain alterations made in their Hill giving power
to effect the above, but it was understood that if such alterations
could not be made no opposition was to be offered. The Parliamentary
Agent could not agree to one of the alterations, and the
Act was passed, and in July last a letter was received from the
Council asking whether it was desired that the powers of the
Council should be transferred to the Board and the Vestry of Mile
End Old Town, as provided by the Act.
With reference to the above letter from the London County
Council, a letter was received from the Mile End Vestry stating that
they had resolved that the matter be left in the hands of the Council
to carry out the improvement. The Hoard thereupon directed that a
letter be addressed to the Vestry, stating that it was always under.
stood that the Improvement should be carried out by the Vestry and
the Board jointly, and suggesting that a conference should be held
with the Vestry to consider the matter.
To this the Vestry replied that they saw no reason to alter their
resolution to leave the carrying out of the improvement in the hands
of the London County Council, and therefore thought the proposed
conference unnecessary.
The Board, after considering the above, directed that a letter
be addressed to the Council again, stating that it was always understood
before the Act was passed that the Improvement should be
carried out by the Board and the Mile End Vestry jointly, and that