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the death of one and severe injury to another being
one result of the entry of the Duke and Duchess of
Edinburgh. But the circumstances attending that
Procession, the various matters connected with the
visit of the Shah of Persia, the Duke and Duchess
of Edinburgh, and the Czar of Russia, were on the
whole most satisfactorily carried out, as far as the
part the Vestry to perform had on the various
occasions.
Much of the completeness of these arrangements
were due to the individual energy and exertions of
some members of the Works Committee, who at
once acted as officers and undertook and thoroughly
carried out those matters of superintendence so
necessary at a time of unexpected and unusual
excitement. As these processions cannot be included
in the general functions of a District Board
or Vestry they must be considered as exceptional,
as of course everything else must give way. But
little further allusion need be made to these matters
as the Vestry were perfectly conversant with the
details at the time.
I had hoped to have been able to report something
satisfactory with regard to the construction of
Public Conveniences. This subject does not meet