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Brought forward 1 5
General Rate for the lighting, maintenance, repairing
and cleansing of streets, watering carriageways,
administration expenses, precepts of the School
Board of London, and proportion of the Bridge
Expenses of the Metropolitan Board of Works 1 6
Sewers Rate, for the maintenance, repairing, and
cleansing of sewers vested in the Vestry 2
Metropolitan Consolidated Rate, for meeting the
precept of the Metropolitan Board of Works, so
far as relates to the Fire Brigade, Main Drainage,
Metropolitan Improvements, and general expenses
of the Board 8
Total 3 9
The rates for each of the two previous years were 3s. l0d.
and 3s. l1d. in the pound respectively.
The following statement shows the amount of the rates and
the collection thereof:—
Poor Rate—
£
s.
d.
Amount of rate as levied
48,920
2
5
Arrears of former rates
818
5
4 1/4
Rates on property assessed during the year
489
7
8½
£50,227
15
5¾
Collected
48,521
12
21/4
Loss from empty houses, &c.
1,254
7
0
Arrears at close of year
451
16
3½
£50,227
15
5¾
Other Parochial Rates.—
Amount of rates as levied
80,574
6
4
Arrears of former rates
1,104
17
4¾
Rates on property assessed for the year
803
15
6
£82,482
19
2¾
Collected
79,796
13
6½
Loss from empty houses, &c.
2,001
0
8
Arrears at close of year
685
5
0 1/4
£82,482
19
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