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On 30th October, 1896, Messrs. R. L. Stuart, E. J. Talbot, and J. C. Mortimer. were
appointed to attend a public meeting convened by the Paddington Ratepayers' Committee,
to be hold at the Vestry Hall, Harrow Road, on Wednesday, 28th October, 1896, at
8.30 p.m.
On 17th November, 1896, Mr. Mortimer reported that, in company with Mr. Vezey, he
attended the meeting at the Paddington Town Hall, when the following resolutions were
1—"That this meeting of the ratepayers of Paddington, whilst recognising the
valuable work performed by the School Board for London, and the benefits it
confers upon the community, is, nevertheless, of opinion that the expenditure of
the Board has been unduly excessive, and has become a very heavy and
oppressive burden upon the ratepayers, and that action is urgently called for
with a view to the curtailment of such expenditure."
2 —"Thai in the opinion of this mealing it is desirable that a limit should be fixed by
statute to lbs School Hoard expenditure."
A letter was also read from the Hon. Sec. to the Committee, stating that the public
meeting held was a great success, and the Committee, in order to render assistance in
return for the courtesy shown by other districts, was raising a small fund to enable
Paddington to join issue with such parishes in similar efforts to obtain a public platform,
and asking if it was intended to form a Special Committee with a view to calling a public
meeting on the subject in Ibis district, with an assurance that the Committee would be
happy to render assistance, and further stating that upon the formation of several District
Committee, it was considered desirable to establish a Central Association for London,
which should undertake the promotion of a Bill in Parliament to effect the desired result,
and also to guide the next year's election for the School Board.
The matter was referred to the General Purposes and Works Committee.
Rate.
On 5th January, 1897, the Vestry had before them a letter from the Town Clerk, West
Ham Corporation, in reference to the incidence of the School Board Rare, Stating that the