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Protection of
Minors.
Also a petition to both branches of the Legislature, praying that
the law for the protection of Young Girls may be amended.
Delegates.
The Board during the past year appointed the following members
as delegates to attend conferences on various subjects, namely: at
St. Pancras Vestry Hall, on the subject of School Board Expenditure,
Messrs. Couchman, Hawkins, and Henley; at Fulham and
Westminster, on the proposed Government of London Bill, Messrs.
Hale, Rider, and Thorn; and to accompany a deputation to the
Home Secretary on the subject of Overhead Telegraph and Telephone
Wires, Mr. Thorn.
Metropolitan
Board Representative.
The Board, at a Special Meeting held on the 13th instant,
unanimously re-elected Mr. Charles Harris a Member of the
Metropolitan Board of Works, to represent this district for the
three years next ensuing, his term of office having expired by
effluxion of time on that day, and a cordial vote of thanks was
passed to him for his lengthened and valuable services in that
capacity.
Financial.
The following calls by Precept have been made upon the Board
during the year, viz.:—
date of precept.
by whom issued.
amount.
£
s.
d.
26 Jan., 1883
Metropolitan Board of Works
8,061
15
11
22 Feb., 1883
School Board for London
8,745
7
4
22 Jan., 1883
Returning Officer ditto, for expenses of
School Board Election, 1882
105
8
0
To meet which the following Precepts have been issued:—
dateofprecept
description of rate.
st. saviour.
christch'ch.
total.
14 Feb., 1883
Metropolitan Consolidated
Rate for the year 1883, as
per Order of Metropolitan
Board, dated 26th January,
1883
£
5,715
s.
13
d.
3
£
2,346
s.
2
d.
8
£
s.
d.
8,061
15
11
14March,1883
Education Rate, one year to
25th March, 1884, as per
Order of School Board for
London, dated 22nd February,
1883, and ditto
Returning Officer, dated
22nd January. 1883
6,274
17
7
2,575
17
9
8,850
15
4