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presented to the House of Lords, and I appeared before
a Select Committee of that House, in support thereof
accordingly. The result has been that various clauses
for protection of the rates and the public thoroughfares,
and for providing against damage to the ratepayers,
have been secured by that opposition.
During the present Session a Bill for making a
Railway from the Waterloo Station to Whitehall has
passed both Houses, and received the Royal Assent.
By direction of the Vestry I prepared a Petition
against the Bill, for the purpose of securing protective
clauses for the Parish, and appeared before the Committee
of the House of Commons in support of it. The
result has been that the Clauses required for protection
of the Parish have been inserted in the Act.
sanitary measures.
The Medical Officer's Report is attached, showing
the sanitary state of the Parish, and the steps taken to
improve it during the past year.
In connection therewith the Vestry have caused
74 notices for abatement of nuisances to be served
during the past year, and eleven summonses have been
issued to compel the inhabitants to abate the nuisanccs
complained of. In all the other cases the notices have
been complied with.
surveyor's report.
Under this head, all the works done under the direction
of the Vestry will appear.
CONCLUSION.
Bound up with the Annual Report will be found a
detailed account of the Receipts and Expenditure of