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Brought forward
£133
11
11
Bennett's Charity, distributed in 1s. Tickets
9
0
0
Coat and Cloak Charity
6
0
0
Mrs. Embleton's Gift, £1 10s. of this was expended in transferring
stock
5
0
10
Expenses getting money for Smith's Charity
0
2
6
Treasurer of Charity School, Hill and Bell's Charity
3
0
0
£156
15
3
Balance in the hands of the Churchwardens
10
14
4
£167
9
7
The Vestry have appointed the following new Trustees of the Charities of this parish,
viz.:—
The Rev. Edward Josselyn Beck, and Messrs. Edmond George Dannell, Edward Talbot,
and John Sanderson to be Trustees of the Embleton and Horncastle Charities, in the place of
the Rev. Edward Blick and Messrs. James White and Jonas Heydelbach, deceased, and of the
Rev. William Hutchinson, who had left the parish.
The Rev. Edward Josselyn Beck and Messrs. Daniel Serle, Edward John Cox, and John
Bulmer to be Trustees of the Coat and Cloak Charity, in the place of the Rev. Edward Blick
and Messrs. Thomas Simson, and John Beatson, deceased.
The Rev. Edward Josselyn Beck, and Mr. Robert Allen to be Trustees of the late Mr.
James Kidd's Gift, in lieu of the Rev. Edward Blick and Mr. John Kelsey, and in conjunction
with Mr. Robert Newham.
Miscellaneous.
The Vestry in June, 1867, upon the recommendation of a Committee appointed to investigate
into the matter, made the following resolutions with respect to Rates in arrear, viz:—
That for the future the names of all persons in arrear be entered in the succeeding Ratebooks,
and that there be only two Rates in collection at one time.
That all the persons who have not paid the last preceding Rate, within six weeks after the
confirmation of the then present Rate, be forthwith summoned, and that such principle be
adopted in all succeding Rates.
It appearing, by the basis for the County Rates, as prepared by the Justices for the
County of Surrey, that it was proposed to raise the assessment of this parish, from £83,539 to
£126,000. The Vestry appointed a Committee to appeal against such basis, which Committee
prepared grounds of objection and attended before the Justices with same, but could obtain no
reduction in the amount which was ultimately fixed at £126,000 for this parish.
The Vestry being desirous of obtaining the settlement of several questions that had
arisen as to the working of "The representation of the People Act, 1867, "with respect to