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increase of £15 to £120 per annum in the salary of the Hallkeeper
and Messenger, no alterations have been made with regard
to other officers during the past year.
A list of the officers of the Vestry and their respective
salaries is given on page 98.
DEATH OF THE VESTRY CLERK.
Mr. George Buzzard, the late Vestry Clerk, died on the 12th
August, after having faithfully served the Parish in various capacities
for upwards of half a century. At a Special Meeting of the Vestry,
held on the 15th August, the following resolution was unanimously
adopted:—
"That this Vestry, in offering its expressions of condolence to the
family and friends of the late Mr. Buzzard on their sudden
bereavement, desires to place on record its high appreciation of
his notable career for more than 50 years as Vestry Clerk of this
Parish, his great aptitude and knowledge, his unswerving honesty
and great zeal, and his able performance of his duties through
that lengthened period to the day of his death in the office of
Vestry Clerk, and other appointments held by him in the Parish
of Saint James."
As a further instance of the esteem in which Mr. Buzzard was
held, it may here be remarked that on the 19th April, 1882, a silver
salver and an easy chair, purchased by private subscription, were
presented to Mr. Buzzard in commemoration of his fifty years'
service. The presentation took place at a dinner, at which the
Rev. J. E. Kempe, the Rector, presided.
The funeral of Mr. Buzzard took place at Hampstead Cemetery
on the 16th August, when several members of the Vestry attended
as a tribute of respect to one who had served the Parish with
fidelity, diligence, and ability for so long a period. The steps
taken for filling up the vacancy caused by Mr. Buzzard's death are
mentioned on page 46.
DEATH OF THE ASSISTANT VESTRY CLERK.
Mr. John Oldfeld Phippard, who had held the office of Assistant
Vestry Clerk from the passing of the Metropolis Local Management
Act in 1855, died on the 1st May, and at a meeting of the Vestry,