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that, having regard to the fact that the Schools in St.
James' Walk, and on the old Workhouse site in Farringdon
Road, are only temporary schools, and that the Spa Fields
School is now closed, additional permanent accommodation
is necessary, but he stated that the Managers had taken
into consideration the possibility of the House of Detention
site being available for a school, and also the fact that a
large number of houses from which children are sent to
the Board Schools will be removed by the formation of
the new street, and had therefore recommended the School
Board to postpone the acquisition of the Northampton
Road site until these changes are more advanced.
The Vestry adopted these views, and made representations
to the same effect to the School Board.
The matter was under the consideration of the School
Board for some time, and the Vestry have since been informed
that the site has been definitely abandoned.
Artizans' Dwellings Acts, 1868-1882—Bolton Court.—
The Report of the proceedings in this matter terminated
last year with the statement that the Vestry had received
the award of the Arbitrator appointed by the Local
Government Board. This award settled the amount of
compensation to be given to Mr. T. J. Dalton in respect
of the seven cottages comprised in Bolton Court at £610,
but made no order with reference to the apportionment of
the ground rent between the Vestry and Mr. Dalton.
The Arbitrator was willing to state the grounds of his
award if requested by both sides, but Mr. Dalton's
Solicitors declined to do so. The Vestry then left the
matter unreservedly in the hands of their solicitors to act as
they might deem best in the Vestry's interests. They,
therefore, agreed with Mr. Dalton's Solicitors, to settle the
matter by payment of £441 cash and £14 per annum
towards the rent of £100 reserved by the lease, all costs