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without legislation; this communication was under consideration
by a Committee at the close of the year on the 25th
March.
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS' OFFICERS.
The following resolution was passed at a meeting of the
Vestry held on the 14th March, and duly communicated to
the Metropolitan Board of Works and the County Council:—
That this Vestry does not concur with the action of the Metropolitan
Board of Works in increasing the salaries of twentyone
of their officials, and in granting exorbitant pensions to
their Clerk and Engineer, and trusts that the County Council
of London will not consider themselves bound by the action
of the Metropolitan Board of Works.
SCHOOL BOARD FOR LONDON.
In view of the approaching triennial Election of the School
Board for London, the Vestry prepared and circulated in the
month of June a pamphlet containing further Remarks on
the Administration and Expenditure of the Board, in continuation
of the Vestry's Remarks published in 1885. As a
copy of this pamphlet was sent to each ratepayer, it is
unnecessary to refer to it here further than to say that it
showed that while an appreciable economy had been effected,
the discrepancy in the cost per scholar in the London Board
Schools, as compared with the cost in London Voluntary
Schools and Provincial Board Schools, was still enormous.
As the Election drew near, a Committee of the whole
Vestry was appointed to consider what further action it
might be expedient to take, and the following Report was
presented to the Vestry, adopted, and ordered to be circulated
among the Rating Authorities of the Metropolis:—