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of education in continuation of elementary instruction),
Registration of Clubs Bill (for registering all premises used
as Clubs), School Board for London (Elections) Bill (for
making the Parliamentary Electoral District the area of
representation for School Board purposes), and the Steam
Boilers Bill (for requiring persons in charge of steam boilers
to be properly qualified).
Disapproval was expressed of the Charities, &c., Exemption
Bill (for exempting Charities from local rates),Guardians of the
Poor Qualification Bill (for abolishing the rating qualification
of Guardians of the Poor), Metropolis Rating Amendment Bill
(for raising ccrtain portions of the expenditure for public
improvements by a rate payable by owners of property),.
Sanitary Acts (Metropolis) Amendment Bill (which, among
other provisions, would render the appointment of a Medical
Officer of Health or Inspector of Nuisances subject to the
approval of the London County Council), the School Board
for London (Pensions) Bill, which would give the guarantee
of the rates to the Board's Superannuation Fund, the Theatres
(County of London) Bill, which would place the supervision
of theatres under the Home Secretary, and the London
Streets (Strand Improvement) Bill, so far as relates to the
"betterment" clause thereof.
The Vestry have also petitioned against the London
Subways and Overhead "Wires Bill, with a view to the
insertion of clauses (1) to restrict the uncontrolled power
which the London County Council seek to obtain to break
up streets for the purpose of constructing subways, and (2)
to provide for all overhead wires to be removed and placed
underground within some specified period, instead of permitting
them to remain indefinitely subject to inspection, as
proposed by the Bill.