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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, fonns 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 1890 contains the names of 4,294
Parliamentary electors, viz., 4 on the Scot and Lot List, 30*2
Lodgers, and 3,988 possessing other qualifications. There
are also 579 County 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
St. James, number 180.
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 elected
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.V
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