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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 Hon. W. F. D. Smith.
The Register prepared in 1893 contains the names of 3,988
Parliamentary electors, viz., 2 on the Scot and Lot List, 280
Lodgers, and 3,706 possessing other qualifications. There
are also 539 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
of 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, the present
members being Lord Colchester, General Sim, Mr. David
Laing, Mr. William Winnett, and Mr. H. N. B. Spink.
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.