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The Delegates attended several meetings at the office of the Board of Works for
the Westminster District, with reference thereto, and ultimately the conference of
delegates drew up some observations upon the subject and submitted the same to the
Duke of Richmond and Lord Sandon.
In April, 1875, the Vestry appointed Messrs. Henry Hayward, William Durrant
and Robert Allen to represent the Vestry on a committee of delegates from the several
Vestries and District Boards in the Metropolis, to watch the legislation affecting Local
Self-Government, with the view of preventing any interference therewith ; and several
meetings relating thereto were attended by the delegates, at the Vestry-hall, St. Luke's,
Middlesex.
Metropolitan Member.
At a Joint Meeting of the Vestries of St. John, St. Thomas and St. Olavc,
Southwark, and the Vestry of this Parish, held on the 18th November, 1875, at
St. Olave's Vestry Hall, John Tolhurst, Esq. was duly elected a Member of the
Metropolitan Board of Works, in the place of Thomas Turner, Esq. resigned.