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REPORT, 1888-9. 109
"that the Education Department be asked to receive a
Deputation from the Conference; that all Representatives
appointed to the conference be invited to attend the Deputation;
and that a further Meeting of the Conference be convened an hour
previous to the Deputation waiting upon the Education Department."
The Bill was withdrawn and no further action
taken thereon.
Local Government Bill.
A Conference of Representatives from Vestries
and District Boards was convened by the Paddington
Vestry, and held at St. James's Hall on
Wednesday, July 11th, 1888, Sir George D. Harris
in the Chair. The following resolutions were
passed :—
1.— The Electoral Divisions.
"That in the opinion of this Conference it is most desirable
that the division of the Metropolis into Districts should be the same
for Parliamentary and Municipal Elections, and that the Local
Government Bill should provide for this by enacting that the
Parliamentary Divisions shall also be made the Municipal Divisions
for Electoral purposes."
2. — Number of Councillors.
"That in order that all important interests may be represented
on the London County Council, and that its manifold duties may
be properly attended to, it is necessary that the Council should be
much larger than the Metropolitan Board of Works, and therefore
this Conference is of opinion that each Division now electing one
Member of Parliament, should be given Three representatives on
the County Council, and that the City should be given .Six
representatives."