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On 19th January, 1897, the General Purposes And Works Committee reported with
reference to an application of the General Foreman (Mr. Baron) for an increase of wages;
that Mr. Baron had been in the service of the Vestry for a period of 2½ years, at a weekly
wage of £2 10s. 0d., during which time he had given every satisfaction.
Revolved—upon the recommendation of the Committee—That Mr. Baron's wages be
increased from £2 10a. to £3 a week.
Sanitary Department.
As stated in the last report, the Vestry Resolved to rearrange the working of the
Sanitary Department by dividing the pariah into two districts, allotting one district to the
present Inspector, Mr. Davies, and the other to another Inspector to he appointed at a salary
of £130 per annum, rising by two annual increments of £10 to a maximum of £150; and
in order to obtain a return of a moiety of the salary of each Inspector, to obtain the approval of
the Local Government Board to such rearrangement.
On 21st April, 1896, a letter was submitted to the Vestry from the Assistant Secretary
to the Local Government Board, stating that the Board approved of the proposal of the
Vestry in regard to the appointment of an additional Sanitary Inspector, at a salary of
4130 per annum, and requesting to be furnished with particulars of the appointment of
Mr. Davies and of the additional Inspector.
Advertisements were subsequently inserted in various papers inviting applications for
the poet, and at a special meeting of the vestry, held on the 30th April, 1896, 30
applications were submitted. Six of these were selected, via.: Messrs. Scott Addison,
Charles Johnson. James Bullock, Herbert Mills, Henry M. Cock born, and Edward T. D.
Jordan; and at a mewling of the Vestry, held on the 5th May, 1890, the following
resolutions were passed-
(l) That subject to the approval of the Local Government Board. Mr. Henry Mace
Cockburn be and he fee hereby appointed a Salutary Inspector and Inspector
under the Hals of Food and Drugs Acta lor the parish, at a salary of £130