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REPORT, 1887-8.
XXXVI. Municipal Reference Library.
On the 4th of October, 1887, the Vestry had
under consideration a proposal to form a Reference
Library for the use of its Members, and the following
resolution was unanimously passed thereon:—
"That it be referred to the Legal and Parliamentary Committee
to consider and report as to whether any, and, if so, what
better arrangements can be made for preserving and utilizing the
books and papers acquired by the Vestry from time to time":—
The Legal Committee have appointed a SubCommittee
who are now preparing a report as to
how the proposal may best be carried out.
XXXVII. Metropolitan Board of Works Inquiry.
Upon the motion of Mr. Mark H. Judge, the
Vestry in August, 1887, unanimously passed the
following resolution:—
"That in the opinion of the Vestry, the serious charges which
have been brought against the Assistant Surveyor Robertson,
by a section of the Metropolitan Board of Works, involve the
conduct of the Board itself, and ought to be the subject of a public
enquiry, and this Vestry therefore cordially approves of the Motion
of which its Representative, Mr. Thomas G. Fardell, has given
notice, viz.:—'That the Government be requested to appoint a
Commission to enquire into the past and present system of this
Board (the Metropolitan Board of Works), in reference to its
dealings with surplus lands, or any other lands, and other matters
collateral thereto:'"—