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The matter was at this stage at the close of the period
to which this report relates.
Green Terrace Site for Board School.—In August,
1885, the Vestry found that, notwithstanding the great
opposition which had been shown to the retention of the
Green Terrace Site by the School Board, and the action of
the School Board itself, referred to in the last report, in
making application to the Education Department to
abandon the site, and to select a site south of Exmouth
Street, or to reconstruct and enlarge the Bowling Green
Lane School, there was an evident determination on the
part of certain Members of the School Board to retain the
site if possible. The Vestry therefore, with a Deputation of
the inhabitants, again waited upon the Education Department
and again presented a Memorial upon the subject, and
were received by Sir Henry Holland, Bart., M.P., when he
stated that he would do what he could, but that until the
School Board took action to provide another site, the Department
was almost powerless in the matter. The Vstry, however,
are pleased to say that on the 24th November they
received a letter from the Department announcing the
abandonment of the site, the Waterloo Place site, adjoining
Bowling Green Lane School, being substituted for it.
Colney Hatch Lane, Muswell Hill.-With reference
to the statement in the last report that it was understood the
Metropolitan Board of Works have come to an arrangement
with the Friern Barnet Local Board to take the drainage of
the houses in Colney Hatch Lane belonging to this Parish,
the Vstry regret that this arrangement appears to have
fallen through. The Metropolitan Board of Works made a
suggestion to the Friern Bar.net Local Board, which was
to the effect that that body should admit into its system of
drainage the sewage of the out-lying portion of Clerkenwell