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and Mr. E. Brooks, formerly Assistant Inspector, was appointed to
the other at a salary of £100 per annum, increasing by ,£10 a year
for two years. Both Inspectors have been put in uniform, for the
two-fold purpose of exhibiting their position and protecting parishioners
from fraud by persons falsely representing themselves to be
Inspectors. A special grant of £10 was made to Mr. Brooks in
recognition of the extra services rendered by him during the reorganization
of the Sanitary Staff.
Superannuation Allowances.—In addition to the allowances
mentioned above, the grant of £50 per annum to Mr. A. Clark, late
Rate Collector, has been continued for a further period of one year.
A list of the officers of the Vestry and their respective
salaries is given on page 105.
FINANCIAL.
It will be seen on reference to the accounts given on page 100,
that the year commenced with a balance in the Treasurers hands
amounting to £5,578 18s. 4d. The sum of £70,566 7s. 2d. was
received during the twelve months, and the expenditure for the
same period reached a total of £61,538 18s. 0d., leaving a balance
of £14,606 7s. 6d. on the 25th March, 1884.
Against this cash balance, however, there were on the lastmentioned
date, debts and liabilities properly chargeable to income
amounting to £11,065 5s. 2d., with assets (exclusive of cash
balance) estimated to realise £960 16s. 10d., leaving a surplus of
£4,501 19s. 2d. to be carried to the credit of the present year.
Although the same gentleman acts as Treasurer both for the Poor
Rate and the Vestry Rates, the Vestry are compelled to make a
separate appointment of Treasurer for each Account, in consequence
of the moneys being administered and audited under different
Acts of Parliament. It frequently happens that there is a balance
to the credit of one Account, while the other is overdrawn, and
the charge for interest being higher than the rate allowed on
the credit balance, the Parish has sustained a loss owing to the