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(d) That it should be the statutory duty of the District
Surveyor, as a local officer responsible for the safety
of buildings in his district, to report or initiate action
in the case of dangerous structures.
The thanks of the Vestry were unanimously voted to
Professor Kerr for the assistance he had rendered them in
the matter.
About the middle of November, a letter was received
from the Vestry of Kensington, asking the Vestry to
appoint representatives to attend a conference to consider
the provisions of the draft Bill above referred to, and the
amendments required in the existing law. The conference
was to be held on the 2nd December, a day after the date
on which the President had requested replies to be sent to
his letter. The subject had already been maturely considered
by a Committee of the Vestry, and, apart from the
lateness of the date fixed for the conference, appeared to be
one which could be better dealt with by local boards individually,
viewed as it then would be according to divergent
local requirements, than at an aggregate meeting of representatives.
For these reasons, the Vestry decided not to
take any part in the Conference.
PROPOSED DISTRICT COUNCILS.
A letter from the London Municipal Reform League
setting forth a suggested scheme for the establishment of
District Councils in London, and presenting some features
to which the Vestry entertained an objection, induced the