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Representation in Parliament.—The Parish of St.
James was formerly comprised in the Parliamentary Borough
of the City of Westminster, which returned two members to
Parliament; it now, however, forms a part of the Borough of
Strand, which returns one member, the present representative
being the Rt. Hon. W. H. Smith. The Register prepared in
1889 contains the names of 4,408 Parliamentary electors,
viz., 4 on the Scot and Lot List, 300 Lodgers, and 4.104
possessing other qualifications. There are also 603 Countv
Electors who have been placed on the Register under the
Local Government Act, 1888, but are not qualified to vote
for members of Parliament.
Parliamentary voters for the County of Middlesex, in
respect of property situate wholly or in part in the Parish of
St. James, number 179.
By the Elementary Education Act, 1870, the Parish
is included in the Westminster Division of the School Board
for London. Five members of the School Board are electcd
by the ratepayers of the Division.
Water Supply.—Four Companies supply the Parish with
water, the approximate boundaries of their respective districts
being as follows:—
1. Chelsea Waterworks Company (Chief Office, 35, Commercial
Road, Pimlico). So much of the Parish as lies to
the south of the centre of Pall Mall and Cleveland Row.
This Company was incorporated by Royal Charter in the
year 1722.
2. New River Company (Chief Office, Clerkenwell, E.C.)
So much of the Parish as lies to the east of a line running at
the back of the east side of Poland Street, Lexington Street,