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HYDE PARK CORNER (NEW STREETS
A Bill was introduced in the House of Commons, as
stated in the last Annual Report, on the 14th March, 1884,
which proposed to confer upon the Metropolitan Board of
Works the power of directing in what manner the costs of
the maintenance of the above new streets should be defrayed,
whether by contributions from all or any, or wholly by
one of the following bodies, viz., the Metropolitan Board of
Works, the Yestry of St. George, Hanover Square, and
this Vestry.
The Vestry's Petition against the Bill was presented in
the House of Commons by Mr. Hicks, M.P. for Cambridgeshire,
on the 28th March, 1884.
On the 17th April, 1884, directions were given to the
Clerk to prepare a statement of the case of the Vestry,
with instructions to forward the same to every member of
the House of Commons.
The Bill was withdrawn in the House of Commons on
the 5th May, 1884.
The Bill was afterwards introduced in the House of Lords,
being read a first time on the 15th May, 1884, thereupon the
Vestry determined to petition against the Bill, and forward the
statement of case, referred to above, to every member of the
Upper House. The Bill was thrown out on second reading
in the House of Lords on the 17th June, 1884.
On the 5th March, 1885, the Clerk reported that a similar
Bill had been read a first time in the House of Commons
on the 26th February, 1885, and directions were given to
him to prepare a Petition for presentation, with instructions