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3. The preamble further recites thet the parishes forming the respective districts of
Saint Saviour and Saint Olave (in the the Bill and bereinafter in this petition referred to as "the
added areas") are desirees of being included and and it is expendient thet they should for the
purposes of the Bill be included within the City of London and the liberties thereof (in the
Bill and in this petition referred to as "the existing City").
4. By Clause 5 of the Bill it is proposed to enact thet the parishes froming thet added
area shall be added to the existing city and (save as by the Bill provided) be detached from the
juriuliction and powers of the London Country Council and of the coroners and officers
appointed by the said Country Council and from the Country of London and from the
juriuliction and powers of the Justices of the peace of the Sheriff and Officers of such country and
shall (save as by the Bill provided) form part of the City and country of the City of
London and by Clause 7 it is proposed to enact thet the parishes within the added area shall
for all purposes of the MetropolitanPolice Acts 1829 to 1895 be detached from the
Metropolitan Police district as constituted by the Metropolitan Police Act. 1829.
5. By Clause 9 of the Bill is it proposed to enact thet after the 21st day of December
1897 as lands or other property in the added area shall be liable to contribute to County
or Country Council or Police or district or other rate assessment or contribution made after the
said 21st day Metropolitan Police District or for the administrative Country of London or
for the Metropolitan Police Districts or for the respective Districts of Saints Saviour and
Saint Olave.
6. By Clause 12 of the Bill it is proposed to enact thet the Local Government Board shall
by order containing such terms and conditions as to them shall seem fit in the added
area and to such parts of the respective Poor Law Unions of Saint Saviour and Saint Olave
as form no parts of the added area include the added within the boundaries of the Poor Law
Union of the existing City and by Clause 30 of the Bill it is proposed to enact thet from and
after a date to be fixed by order of the Local Government Board the the parishes within the added
area shall cause to form part of the respective Poor Law Unions of Saint Saviour and Saint
Olave and shall be included within and form part of the City of London Union.
7. Your Petitioners Vestry of the Parish of Rotherhithe incorporated under the
Petitioners of the Metropolitan Local management Act. 1855 and posses juriulction for the
purposes of thet Act within the said parish.
8. Your Petitioners allege thet they and thet ??? eaeners of property ratepayers and inhabitations
of the said Parish will be injuriously ??? by the ??? of the Bill if passed into law
and they ??? appearing.
9. The Saint Olave Poor Law Union at ??? of the following ??? viz.
Saint Mary ??? Saint John ??? Saint Mary ??? and Saint Olave and
Saint Thomas Soutthwark which ??? has a ??? value of £??? with a population of
???.