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dition of many persons of the working classes, and suggesting
that tho execution of any contemplated works should, where
practicable,be commenced at any early date, so that employment
might be given them when work was more needed
rather than later in the year, and further suggesting the employment
of additional scavengers.
All the information in the possession of the Vestry tended
to show that, although a considerable amount of distress
existed among the working classes, as is usually the case
during a hard winter, it was neither of a nature nor extent, at
least so far as this parish was concerned, to require exceptional
treatment. The vestry were therefore not called upon
to discuss the advisability of undertaking what may be called
relief works, or incurring expenditure somewhat outdside their
ordinary functions.
DEMOLITION OF OLD BUILDINGS.
The Metropolitan Board of Works having invited the
Vestrv to express their views as to legislation to control the
demolition of old buildings, in view of a probable application
to Parliament to deal with the matter, the Vestry passed a
resolution to the effect that they considered some such legislation
would be desirable, and that the basis thereof should be
the conferring of power on the Metropolitan board of works
to frame live-laws, the same to be enforced by the local
authorities.
SUNDAY TRADING.
This subject, which has engaged the attention of the
Vestry on several previous occasions, was again brought
under consideration by a letter from the Vestry of St.