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committing this Conference to any further action, recommends
members present (assuming they agree with the
memorial) to support the deputation by their presence
when the memorial is presented, of which due notice will
be given by the public prens."
(c) " That, in the opinion of this meeting, the School
Board for Loudon has not kept to the spirit of the Act
which called it into existence, inasmuch as that Act was
passed to provide, for the children of the very poor, a plain
elementary education, and to prevent careless or dissolute
Parents from removing their children from school at too
tender an age, while the School Board has steadily and
most recklessly increased the number of ' Advanced Subjects'
to be taught, and thus encouraged the attemhuice of
children whose parents are well able to afford a proper
education for them, other then by the assistance of the
Rates."
A petition in accordance with the first of the above resolutions
was adopted, and signed by the Chairman of the Conference
on behalf of the delegates. The prayer for the
appointment of a Royal Commission was not, however
acceded to.
Water Supply.
In October, 1S90, the Board, at the instance of the Board
of Works for the Poplar District, presented a Memorial to tinPresident
of the Local Government Board on the subject of
cutting off water-supply in consequence of defective fittings,
praying that a Bill might be introduced to Parliament extending
the provisions of the 50 and 51 Vict., c. 21, and making it
illegal for a water company to cut off water for any reason
whatever.
In April last, a Circular-letter was received from the
London County Council relative to the various Bills relating
to the water-supply of the metropolis wliich were
before Parliament, and inquiring the opinion of the Board
with regard to the Metropolis Water Supply Bill, the one
which was jointly promoted by the Vestry of St. James,
Westminster and other local authorities. In reply thereto
the Board passed the following resolution and forwarded a
copy of it to the Council:—
" That, ichile declining to express any opinion as to the
relative merits of the various Bills at present before
Parliavient for the regulation of the water supply of the
metropolis, this Board considers it of primary importance
for the health of its inhabitants that the ivater-supptly of
London should be cojnous in quantity, pure in quality and
reasonable in price, and that it is the duty of the London
County Council to provide the, same."
Electric Lighting
October, also, the Board gave its consent pursuant to