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"annual value" contained in 6 and 7, William IV., cap. 96. On the
20th December, a resolution was unanimously adopted congratulating
Mr. Dobbs on the result of his action, and on the 28th
February, the sum of £20 was voted towards the expenses
of any further steps that may be necessary to protect the interests of
the consumers. Six members of the Vestry were appointed to join
the central committee formed for presenting a testimonial to Mr.
Dobbs, but at the request of Mr. Dobbs, this committee has constituted
itself a league for the protection of water consumers.
Another important decision of interest to water consumers has
been given duriug the past year, in the case of "Barham v. The
New River Company," in which it was held that the Company have
no power to charge the ordinary rate upon the full assessment of
the premises, if such assessment includes a garden or stables not
requiring a domestic supply.
The charges authorised by the various Acts of Parliament relating
to the several companies supplying this Parish with water, are
almost identical, and for the information of Parishioners the scale is
appended as follows :—
Where the annual value of the dwelling-house or other place does
not exceed £200, a rate not exceeding 4 per cent, per annum ;
where such annual value exceeds £200, a rate not exceeding 3 per
cent, per annum. An additional charge, varying from 4s. per
annum, where the annual value of the house exceeds £30 but is less
than £50, to 12s. where the annual value of the house exceeds
£300, is permitted for each single water closet, fixed bath, or high
service; for each additional water closet, fixed bath, or high service,
half these rates are to be charged. High service is defined
as a delivery of water at an elevation more than ten feet above the
pavement in front of the dwelling-house or other place supplied.
The Companies may supply water for other than domestic
purposes, either upon agreed terms or by meter at a specified rate.
ARTIZANS' AND LABOURERS' DWELLINGS.
As the question of housing the poorer classes in the Metropolis
und other large towns has engaged a considerable amount of
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