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The-Yestry again append to their Report, for the information
of the Ratepayers,Statements of Accounts relating
to the Guardians of the. Westminster Union, the Commissioners
for Public Baths and Wash-houses, and the
Trustees of Charitable Endowments in which the parish is
interested.
THE .PARISH.
Extent.—The parish occupies an area of 162 acres. It
has about 12| miles of streets, of which 3^ miles are paved
with wood, 5| \Vith asphalte, f with pitching, lj with
macadam, and 1£ miles consist of courts, yards, and
passages.
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Population.—The resident population, according to the
census taken in March last, under the Equalisation of Rates,
is shown by the Registrar-General's Weekly Return for the
week ending May 23rd, to be 23,050. This number is 1,945
less than that shown by the Census of 1891, and there
appears to l^e little doubt that the resident population of the
Parish will continue to decrease owing to the gradual conversion
of dwelling-houses into warehouses and offices for
business purposes only.
Local Government.—The Parish has a separate jurisdiction
under the Metropolis Local Management Act, and
particulars of the powers of the Yestry elected pursuant
to that Act are given on page 22. For Poor Law
purposes the Parish is joined to the Parish of St. Anne,
under the name of the Westminster Union; it is also a
constituent part of the Central London Sick Asylum
District.
Wards.—The Parish has been divided into four Wards
for the election of Yestry men, and this division is followed