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the 1st January, 1856, the duties of the Commissioners in
regard to paving, &c., ceased; and, so far as the Parishes of
St. Saviour and St. Olave were concerned, they devolved upon
and became vested in the District Boards of Works for St.
Saviour and St. Olave by virtue of Section 90 of that Act.
A small portion of the Arches in question being within the
District of St. Olave, application was made to the Metropolitan
Board of Works, in the year 1858, to apportion, under the powers
conferred upon that Board by the 93rd Section of the Metropolis
Local Management Act, the rent of £22 charged upon the said
Arches, between the two Districts entitled to receive the same;
and, shortly afterwards, an Order of Apportionment was made,
by virtue of which St. Saviour's received the sum of £19 7s. 2d.
and St. Olave's the sum of £2 12s. l0d. as and for their portions
respectively of the said rent-charge. These sums have
been regularly received by the two District Boards of the
late Alderman Humphery and his representatives ever
since, but they will, of course, cease to be payable after the
3rd April next, when the reversion to the rack rentals takes
effect.
On the 30th October, 1834, the said Mayor and Commonalty
and Citizens, in exercise and execution of the powers and
provisions of the Acts of Parliament first above-mentioned, and
in consideration of a rental of £150 per annum, granted a lease
to the said John Humphery of the parts, distinguished in the
plan by a red colour, of the Arches numbered from 1 to 22,
both inclusive, subject to payment of the rent-charge of 20s.
in respect of each of the said Arches to the said Commissioners,
as aforesaid. At the same time they granted, in consideration
of a rental of £28 per annum, a lease to William Chadwick of
the parts distinguished by a yellow colour of the two Arches
numbered 21 and 22 in the plan, both leases being for a term
of 61 years from the 3rd April, 1832.
On the 6th April, 1835, the said Mayor and Commonalty
and Citizens, in pursuance of the directions of the said Act of
Parliament, 2nd William IV., caused the rents reserved by
the two last-mentioned leases, and the reversion subject thereto,
for a term of 61 years and one day (together with other rents
and hereditaments) to be offered for sale by tender at the
Guildhall of the City of London, when the said John Humphery
having tendered the sum of £3,539 for the said rents forming
lots 34 and 35, was declared the purchaser thereof; and, by
Indenture dated the 23rd July, 1835, the said Mayor, Aldermen,
&c., in consideration of that sum, demised and leased unto him
all the parts aforesaid of the said Arches, leased to him
on the 30th October, 1834, of which he was in possession,
and of the two leased at the same time to William Chadwick,
distinguished in the plan by the colours red and yellow respec-