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REPORT OF THE VESTRY
For the Year ending 25th March, 1881.
The Vestry of the Parish of St. James and St. John,
Clerkenwell beg to present the following Report of the principal
matters which have formed their proceedings under the Metropolis
local Management Act, and other Acts which are administered
by them during the year ending on the 25th March, 1881.
Rates.— During the year the Rates made by the Vestry were
as follows: —
For the half-year to Michaelmas, 1880.
A Poor Rate of 1s. 7d.in the £ estimated to realize £21,850
A Sewer ,, 4d. ,, „ 4,600
A Lighting,, 1d. „ „ „ 1,150
A General „ l1d. „ „ „ 12,650
2/11 £40,250
For the half year to Lady-day, 1881.
A Poor Rate of 1s. 3d. in the £ estimated to realize £17,550
A Main drainage Rate of 1d. „ „ „ 1,170
A Lighting „ 1d. „ „ „ 1,170
A General „ l/l „ „ „ 15,210
2/6 £35,100
The Rates made in April for the half-year to Michaelmas
were based upon a rateable value of £296,824, and those for the
half-year to Lady-day, 1881, on a rateable value of £298,616.
The amounts required by the Guardians of the Holborn
Union were £23,161 in the first, and £18,660 in the second halfyear,
towards which the Parish of Clerkenwell received from the
Common Poor Fund £2,605 6s. 6d., and £4,566 17a. 8d. in the first
and second half-years respectively.
The precept of the Metropolitan Board of Works for the
year amounted to £7,581 2s. 10d„ and that of the School Board
to £7,436 9s. 8d.