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Metropolitan Board Precepts,—The follow
ing is a list of the Precepts of the Metropolitan
Board of Works since the passing of the Metropolis
Local Management Act, 1855, to the coming into
force of the Local Government Act, 1888, in
March, 1889.
Main
Drainage.
Fire Brigade.
Bridge
Expenses.
All other
Expenses.
Total.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
1857
-
—
1,161
4
3
1,161
4
3
1858
-
-
—
1,557
10
8
1,557
10
8
1859
2,767
3
0
-
—
1,915
9
2
4,682
12
2
1860
2,767
3
0
-
—
1,532
10
4
4,299
13
4
1861
2,767
3
0
—
—
1,717
14
11
4,484
17
11
1862
2,707
3
0
-
—
1,585
15
3
4,352
18
3
1863
2,707
3
0
—
—
2,058
1
7
4,825
4
7
1864
2,707
3
0
-
—
2,657
6
6
5,424
9
6
1865
3,031
11
3
-
—
1,981
8
6
5,012
19
9
1866
3,031
11
0
505
5
2
—
2,595
18
7
6,132
14
9
1867
8,031
11
0
505
5
2
—
3,320
12
2
6,857
8
4
1868
8,031
11
0
505
5
2
—
2,421
6
7
5,958
2
9
1869
3 031
11
0
505
5
2
—
2,874
7
9
6,411
3
11
1870
3,309
6
0
551
11
0
—
1,611
5
3
5,472
2
3
1871
1,528
1
9
551
11
0
—
1,470
17
3
3,550
10
0
1872
471
10
10
531
19
6
—
1,659
11
6
2,663
1
10
1873
464
0
0
531
19
5
—
1,823
19
3
2,819
18
8
1874
1,638
8
9
580
8
5
—
2,422
18
5
4,641
15
7
1875
1,914
12
6
594
10
10
—
3,183
7
2
5,692
10
6
1876
1,758
4
7
630
19
10
—
2,967
16
6
5,357
0
11
1877
1,648
17
11
630
2
2
-
3,315
9
11
5,594
10
0
1878
1,889
10
9
673
18
10
208
7
6
2,945
4
1
5,717
1
2
1879
1,719
2
0
832
1
6
667
9
5
3,588
10
11
6,807
3
10
1880
1,592
14
1
798
9
3
995
12
6
4,194
7
0
7,581
2
10
1881
1,588
13
2
844
2
8
1,046
16
5
4,626
19
5
8,106
11
8
1882
1,424
17
10
991
8
7
1,075
18
8
5,138
0
4
8,630
0
5
1883
1,246
8
4
1,015
18
2
1,090
11
7
5 310
11
1
8,663
9
2
1884
1,965
2
7
1,091
13
1
1,063
0
4
4,970
10
0
9,090
6
0
1885
1,570
14
1
1,095
5
6
1,188
17
3
6,455
17
2
10,310
14
0
1886
1,710
16
5
1,142
7
10
1,332
2
7
5,976
17
11
*10,162
4
9
1887
1,744
3
6
1,163
7
4
1,437
5
3
6,755
2
9
†11,099
18
10
1888
1,766
8
2
1,139
13
10
1,403
10
3
7,968
10
1
‡‡l2,278
2
4
1889
434
14
3
294
12
4
330
1
2
2.706
10
11
**3,765
18
8
* &61 9s. 3d. was added to this amount for Government property not in Valuation
List, and &19 11s. 6d. was deducted for reduction in Valuation List by the striking out of
the Sessions House Assessment, making a net sum of £10,149 12s. 6d.
† £7 13s. 4d. is added to the amount for Government property not in Valuation List.
†† £8 6s 3d. 1s added to the amount for Government property not in Valuation List.
** This amount is for the last quarter of the Board's existence to 61st March 1889, and
£6 18s. 7d. was added for Government Property.