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Rotherhithe New-road, and also the whole of the carriageway of Galleywall-road, from
Southwark Park-road to Rotherhithe New-road such agreement to be determinable
after six calendar months notice by either Vestry to the other of them.
The Vestry having had under consideration a letter received from the Clerk
to the Vestry of Lambeth with copy resolutions passed by that Vestry as follows,
viz.:—
"That the amount of Poor-rate is very unequal in the several London
"Parishes, and this Vestry is of opinion that there should be one uniform
"Poor-rate over all the Metropolitan area.
"That this Vestry is of opinion that it is a great injustice to the rate"payers
of the Metropolis that all the improvements effected in London should
"be paid by the householders, and the Vestry recommend that the ground rents
"and improved values of Land should be rated to the Metropolitan rates in future,
"the land to be rateable and chargeable upon and from the same persons and with
"the same right of deduction as property tax, under Schedule 4 A."'
It was
Resolved, that the Vestry approves of the foregoing resolutions of the Vestry
of the Parish of Lambeth and will co-operate with that Vestry in support of the
suggestions therein contained.
The Valuation (Metropolis) Act, 1869.
Under the provisions of the above Act, the totals of the Gross and Rateable
Values of properties in the Parish of Rotherhithe, in the Supplemental Valuation
List coming in force, on the 6th day of April, 1888, are as follows, viz.:—
Grorss Value. Rateable Value.
£259,661 £209,395