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The Board expressed its concurrence with the above
resolution and caused a letter to be addressed to the Local
Government Board in support of the suggestion that a Bill of
Indemnity should be passed for the protection of Vestrymen
against proceedings of the kind referred to. Legislation,
however, of the kind suggested became unnecessary, the case
having been carried to the Court of Appeal and the judgment
of Mr. Justice Denman reversed, with costs against the
common informer.
Chairmen of
Committees.
The Paving and General Purposes Committee have reelected
Mr. Coles, the Sanitary Committee Mr. Sinclair, and
the Finance Committee Mr. Baxter to bo their respective
Chairmen for the year 1892-93. On the resignation of
Mr. Cloake, the Sewers Committee appointed Mr. Hawkins to
be their Chairman, but he, in his turn, having resigned, they
appointed Mr. Newton.
Common
Seal.
On the retirement of Mr. Arnold Goodwin, in June, the
Board appointed Mr. Coles to be the Custodian of one of the
keys of the Common-seal.
Bye-laws, &c.
On the motion of Mr. Grattan, the Board have appointed
a Special Committee, consisting of Messrs. Coles, Cooper.
Gilson, Grattan and Rose, to examine and report upon the
Bye-laws and Standing Orders of the Board, with a view to
revising and amending the same.
Finances.
In order to meet the estimated expenditure for local
purposes during the financial year ending 25th March, 1893,
and the Precepts of the School Board for London for the same
period, the following demands by Precept have been made
upon the Overseers, viz :—
General Purposes Account.
St. Saviour £10,304 0 0
Christchurch 5,508 0 0
£15,812 0 0
Sewers Account.
St. Saviour £1,106 0 0
Christchurch 591 0 0
£1,697 0 0
Education Account.
St. Saviour £9,788 2 1
Christchurch 5,231 6 8
£15,019 8 9