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Land Registry and other Offices Bill.
This was a Bill, introduced as a Government measure,
for the purpose of enabling property on the South side of
Lincoln's Inn Fields, the West side of Serle Street, and
the North side of Portugal Street, to be acquired for the
purpose of extending the Land Registry Offices. By the
scheme which has been prepared by the Commissioners
under the London Government Act, 1899,for the adjustment
of Boundaries, this portion of the Parish of St. Giles-inthe-Fields
has become part of the City of Westminster,
and under these circumstances the Board did not think it
necessary to take any action on the Bill.
London Sea Water Supply Bill.
This Bill proposes to confer further powers upon the
London Sea Water Supply Company, and to extend the
time for the exercise of their compulsory powers, but as it
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did not propose to prejudicially affect the interests of the
St. Giles District the Board did not take any action in the
matter.
Charing Cross and Strand Electricity Supply
Corporation Bill.
This Bill proposed to confer powers on the Charing
Cross and Strand Electricity Supply Corporation to construct
a generating station in the Parish of West Ham, to
lay mains connecting their generating stations, to acquire
lands and to construct a short line of railway, and for
other purposes, but as the Bill did not in any way propose
to affect the interests of the St. Giles District the Board
did not take any action on the same.