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is the custom in my own parish that the vicar always attends
upon Easter Tuesday, but never on any other day ?— Yes, that
is so.
17,646. The vicar of Clerkenwell is an elected clergyman, is
he not?— Yes.
17,647. (Lord Carrington). Then you do not agree with this
answer that was given to question 3306:— "He" (that is to say,
the vicar)" has never, as I have already said, visited with the
"committee when they have been out inspecting upon sanitary
"questions. He has never attended the meetings, that is to say,
"the sanitary committee meetings?"— The vicar is not a member
of the sanitary committee, and, therefore, he does not even know
when the sanitary committee meet; and it would not be expected
that even if he knew when they met he would intrude himself
uninvited.
17,648. But he happens to be an ex officio member of all the
committees of the Vestry, does he not?— No, certainly not; he
is simply ex officio chairman of the Vestry.
17,649. And he is not ex officio a member of all the committees
of the Vestry, according to the evidence which we had given in
answer to question 3304?— Not of any committee. He is not
even on any committee.
17,650. Do you know Mr. Brighty ?— Yes, very well.
17,651. He has been on the Clerkenwell Vestry for 12 years,
I believe?— I believe he has.
17,652. Mr. Brighty, in answer to question 3,418, says : "The
"Vestry, as a rule, do not care to do anything that will disturb
"themselves and their immediate friends." Is that the case ?—
I do not agree with it. I say no.
17.,653. He says that years ago during his time, that is to say,
within 12 years, the Vestry had had no regular meetings ; was
that the case?— No. It is an extraordinary statement.
17,653a. You always since your time had regular meetings?
—Certainly.
17,654. Is it the case that if anyone complained of a gross case
at any time the committee was called together and would view
the place, and that it might be remedied, but that there was no
regular system of inspection ?— It is not the case. On any such
case being made known at the Vestry Hall, if it was a case requiring
the committee's inspection, the committee would be called
together to view it; but inasmuch as we have a medical officer
of health who makes it a special duty to attend to any such complaint,
and also sanitary inspectors, it would be very seldom
necessary to specially call the committee together unless the