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Under the provisions of the Local Acts of Parliament relating to
the Parish of St. James, the rates are made annually, but are
recoverable by four quarterly instalments. For the convenience of
Parishioners, however, it has become the practice to collect the
rates in two half-yearly sums.
In addition to issuing about the usual number of summonses for the
recovery of rates and obtaining distress warrants, as customary, the
Vestry have been compelled to resort to the extreme measure of
applying for warrants of commitment to prison in default of distress
in 6 cases. The Bills of Sale Amendment Act passed during the
last Session, however, provides that Bills of Sale shall not avail
against distress for rates, and it will therefore not be necessary
when the Act is in full operation to apply for warrants of commitment
except in very rare cases.
In view of the increasing demands by central Authorities over
whose expenditure the Vestry do not possess any control, although
for economy in collection the funds are raised with the local rates,
the following statement will be of interest to ratepayers:—
Total amount expended, £115,849 19s. 5d.
Under control of Local
Authority.
Not under control of Local
Authority.
Poor Rate:—
£
s.
d.
Poor Rate:—
£
s.
d.
Expended by Guardians
of the Poor
in relief, &c.
18,346
19
8
Metropolitan
Asylum District..
8,900
0
0
Central London
Sick Asylum
3,550
0
0
Registration of
Voters, Printing,
Salaries, &c
1,570
15
6
Metropolitan
mon Poor Fund
7,750
0
0
General and Sewers
Rates:—
Police
13,532
9
10
County & Lunatic
Asylum Rates
4,168
2
0
Paving, Scavengering,
Cleansing, &c.,
Local Sewers, and
Administration
Expenses
23,951
18
10
General Rate:—
Expenses of School
Board
16,465
16
2
Metropolitan Consolidated
Rate:—
Expenses of Metropolitan
Board of
Works
17,613
17
5
£43,869
14
0
£71,980
5
5