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to differ in regard to the best mode of dealing with the question,
and the Treasury demur to an extension of the period for levying
the Coal and Wine Dues for the purposes of Metropolitan Improvements,
the Vestry have not expressed any definite opinion in favour
of any particular scheme which has been submitted for consideration.
The Vestry are of opinion that further means of communication
should be provided, but they do not regard the proposed tunnel at
Nightingale Lane as a satisfactory solution of the question.
BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.
Among the Bills that have received attention during the year
are the following:—
Session 1883.
Bankruptcy.
Criminal Law Amendment.
Detention in Hospitals.
Diseases Prevention (Metropolis).
Factory and Workshop (1878) Amendment.
Factories and Workshops Amendment.
Free Libraries.
Infectious Diseases Notification.
Parish Churches.
Police.
Public Health (Dairies, &c.)
Public Health Acts Amendment.
Steam Boilers (Persons in charge).
Session 1884.
Companies Acts Consolidation.
Dwelling-Houses' Inspection.
Free Libraries.
Hammersmith and Fulham Recreation Ground.
Inhabited House Duty.
London Open Spaces Preservation.
Metropolis Water.
Metropolitan Board of Works (Fire Brigade Expenses).
Metropolitan Board of Works (Further Powers).
Metropolitan Board of Works (Thames Crossings).
Metropolitan Railway (Park Railway and Parliament Street
Improvement).
Mortmain Law Amendment.
Summary Jurisdiction (Repeal, &c.)
United Telephone Company.
Valuation (Metropolis) Amendment.