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* This amount includes the sum of £17504 13 3 for loans, payable by instalments.
PURSUANT to the 195th Section of the Metropolis Local Management Act, We hereby certify that we have carefully examined the respective Accounts
of the Vestry of the Parish of Saint James and Saint John, Clerkenwell, for the year ending Lady-day, 1889, and that we find them to be true and correct except
that we disallow and surcharge the following items of payment, viz.;—Messrs. Boulton, Sons & Sandeman, on account of the Free Library, £11 4s. 2d, TestimoniaJ
to Mr. Kellaway, £15 15s.
We disallow and surcharge the above items on the ground that the payments were, and are inexpedient, undesirable, and illegal and improper payments out of
the General Rate of the Parish, and we surcharge the following persons with such payments, viz.:—
The payment to Messrs. Boulton, Sons and Sandeman, on Mr. W. Robson, Mr. J. J. Goode, and Mr. W. Pierpoint.
The payment in respect of the Testimonial to Mr. Kellaway, on Mr. W. Robson, Mr. Jas. Gibson and Mr. W. Pierpoint.
We also find other 6ums paid which are illegal, but we think them expedient on account of the circumstances of the cases.
We also have much pleasure in expressing our approval of the admirable way in which the clerical part of the duties are performed.
Dated this 26th day of June, 1889.
ROBERT TILL,
T. GRANVILLE HOCKRlDGE,
HENRY VOSE,
Auditors.
We cordially endorse and sign the Balance Sheet and Report of approval of the correct and admirable manner in which the clerical duties are carried out, but we
altogether dissent from the disallowance and surcharge above referred to.
EDWARD LENARD.
JAMES HENRY WHITE,
Auditors