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RATES
were made by the Vestry during the year as follows:—
Amount in
the Pound
Poor Rate (including, in addition to charges for the
Relief of the Poor, Police Rate, expenses of the
London County Council, contributions to the Metropolitan
Common Poor Fund, and other general
charges)
s.
2
d.
8
General Rate for the lighting, maintenance, repairing
and cleansing of streets, watering carriageways, administration
expenses, and precepts of the School
Board for London
1
4
Sewers Rate, for the maintenance, repairing, and
cleansing of sewers vested in the Vestry
0
1
Total
4
1
The rates for each of the two previous years were 4s. in
the pound.
The following statement shows the amount of the rates
and the collection thereof:—
Poor Rate:
£
s.
d.
Amount of Rate as levied
99,314
8
0
Arrears of former rates
973
17
3
Rates on property assessed during the year
2,176
6
6
£102,464
11
9
Collected
97,043
3
0
Loss from empty houses, &c.
4,087
4
5
Arrears at close of year
1,334
4
4
£102,464
11
9
Other Parochial Rates:—
£
s.
d.
Amount of rates as levied
52,760
15
6
Arrears of former rates
634
6
11
Kates on property assessed during the year
1,199
0
9
£54,594
3
2
Collected
51,471
15
8
Loss from empty houses, &c.
2,195
3
5
Arrears at close of year
927
4
1
£54,594
3
2
Under the provisions of the Local Acts of Parliament
relating to the Parish of St. James, the rates are made