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school board for london—continued
Electoral Divisions—On the 17th March, 1887, it was resolved
to inform the Board that the Vestry approve of the alterations proposed
by the Board, viz.:—that 19 divisions in place of 11 be
created, and that 71 members be returned instead of 51 ; but they
are opposed to the principle of cumulative voting, and are of opinion
that casual vacancies should be filled up by the ratepayers, and
not by the members of the Board.
POOR, GENERAL AND SEWERS RATES.
A statement of the above Rates made by the Yestry for the last
10 years is hereunder shown.
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
s.
d.
8.
d.
s.
d
s.
d.
s
d.
s.
d.
S.
d.
8.
d.
s.
d.
s
d.
Poor
1
10
1
8
1
8
1
7
1
8
1
8
1
11
1
11
1
8
1
6
General
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
0
1
3
1
7
1
4
1
5
Sewers
6
6
7
7
8
8
6
8
9
8
3
5
3
3
3
4
3
6
3
5
3
4
3
8
4
2
3
9
3
7
Note.—The General Rate includes the amount required by the School
Board for London to meet their Precept, which, in 1886, was at the rate of about
9%d. in tbe £., and the Sewers Kate is inclusive of the amount required by the
Metropolitan Board of Works under their Precept, at the rate of about 7¼d. in
the £.
CHURCHWARDENS AND SIDESMEN.
On the 29th April, 1886, Mr. David Laing and Mr. James Cantlie,
F.R.C.S., were respectively elected Senior and Junior Churchwardens.
and Messrs. Thomas Hill, Robert Stokes, William Challice
and William Stephens Cross, Sidesmen for the then ensuing year.
DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE VESTRY.
On the 20th January, 1887, the decease of Mr. H. R. Burton, a
member of the Vestry, was reported ; a resolution expressive of the
sympathy of the Vestry was ordered to be forwarded to Mrs.
Burton and her family, and on the 3rd February a letter was submitted
from Mrs. Burton, expressing her thanks for the same.
VESTRY ELECTIONS.
rl he Annual Election of members of the Vestry took place
without contests in the several Wards on the 3rd May, 1886.