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In April, 1886, the Vestry presented a Petition to the House of Commons through
Colonel C. E. Hamilton, M.P., for the Rotherhithe Division of the Borough of
Southwark, praying that the law should be amended so as to confer power on Local
Authorities to rate the ground rents of London for all Municipal and Local purposes,
so that local burdens may be fairly divided between Owners and Occupiers.
By the formal orders of the Metropolitan Board of Works the houses in the
following streets have been re-numbered, viz.:—Nelson-street, Debnams-road, and
Forsyth-street.
The Valuation (Metropolis) Act, 1869.
Under the provisions of the above Act, the total assessment of properties in the
oarish of Rotherhithe at the quinquennial valuation in 1885, is as follows, viz.:—
Gross Value. Rateable Value.
£254,387 0s. 0d. £205,250 0s. 0d.