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Proceedings were taken at the Police Court against the Tradesmen selling the
above mentioned four samples of Milk found to be adulterated with added water, and
the Magistrate fined them respectively, 40/- and costs, 40/- and costs, 20/- and costs,
and 20/- and costs.
Summonses were also taken out against the Tradesmen selling the before mentioned
samples called Butter to the prejudice of the purchaser, and fines were inflicted
by the Magistrate upon them respectively as follows, viz.: 25/- and costs, 20/- and
costs, 5/- and costs, and 25/- and costs.
Financial.
£6,623 8s. Od. has been paid off the Loan borrowed in 1868 of Mr. Robert
Lawrence, for paving the carriageway Union-road and part of the Deptford-road,
leaving £2,838 12s. Od. to be repaid by equal instalments within a period of six years,
with interest at £5 per cent. per annum.
The Loan of £1,500 for paving works borrowed of Mr. Edward Talbot still continues
; this Loan being repayable in fifteen years from the year 1870, the Vestry have
set aside £100 yearly to form a sinking fund to pay the same off, at the expiration of
the said term ; the sum at present standing to such sinking fund account being £1,200.
£5,000 has been paid off the Loan of £10,000 borrowed in the year 1872 of the
Eagle Insurance Company, for paving the carriageway Deptford Lower-road, from the
Surrey Commercial Dock entrance to the "Red Lion" p.H., leaving £5,000 to be
repaid by equal annual instalments within a period of ten years, with interest at £5
per cent. per annum.
£4,655 has been paid off the Loan of £10,000 borrowed in the year 1875 of the
Atlas Assurance Company, for paving the carriageways of Plough road, and Rotherhithestreet
from Lavender Bridge eastward, and likewise for paving the footways of the main
roads, leaving £5,345 to be repaid by annual instalments, with interest at the rate of
£4 5s. 0d. per cent. per annum.
£550 has been paid off the further Loan of £2,200 borrowed in the year 1876 of
the Atlas Assurance Company, for paving the carriageway at Broadway, Paradisestreet,
also the carriageway Church-street, from Paradise-street to the entrance of
Elephant-lane, leaving £1,650 to be repaid by fifteen annual instalments of £110 each,
with interest at the rate of £4 5s. 0d. per cent. per annum.
£84 has been paid off the Loan of £2,100 borrowed in August 1880, of the
Metropolitan Board of Works, towards repaying the expenses of the purchase of the
ground required for the improvement of Rotherhithe-street, at the Gas Works, and at
Carolina Wharf, leaving £2,016 to be repaid by 48 consecutive annual instalments of
£42 each, with interest at the rate of £3 15s. 0d. per cent. per annum.