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The efforts of your Committee have not been confined exclusively to the
Westminster Division, for towards the clo»e of September they suggested an
aggregate meeting of all the members of the various rating authorities in,
their respective divisions Your committee, however, regret that this
suggestion was not acted upon to any very great extent in other districts
But it is gratifying to find that the policy recommended by your Committee
has been very fully endorsed by public opinion, as expressed at the polling
booths The fact that a majority of the new Board are pledged to the
principles laid down in the printed documents issued by the Vestry is a
sufficient justification of the course adopted by the Committee
There is little to add to the foregoing report it may,
however, bestated that the Right Hon W H Smith, M P ,
in presenting the petition of the Vestry to the House of
Commons, for the appointment of a Select Committee to
enquire into the expenditure of the School Board, gate notice
of his intention to move the appointment of such a CommitteeNo
doubt this motion would have received the support of the
Metropolitan members generally, but before it could be discussed
the Ministry resigned, and the whole of the remainder
of the session, after the acceptance of office by their successors
being required for the transaction of necessary business, the
notice of motion fell through It is hoped that the change in
the constitution of the Board at the elections last November
will obviate the necessity of appointing a Select Committee,
but should occasion again appear to require it, the Vestry will
renew their application to Parliament
The Vestry have had under consideration the system of
voting for members of the School Hoard, and in July in july last
suggested to the Education Department the desirability of the
electoral divisions for School Board purposes being altered so
as to correspond with the new parliamentary boroughs To
this communication a reply was received stating that the
subject would receive consideration, but that it was then too
late to make any alteration in the law in the then present
session, even if it were desirable
After the Election the Vestry again called the attention of
the Education Department to the operation of the