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Engineering Company, Limited, but that the
Board of Trade had, however, stated in answer to
an enquiry, that they will not authorise the transfer
of any Electric Lighting Orders, and that a new
Order must be applied for by the County of London
Electric Lighting Company, Limited, and therefore
he asked that the consent of the Vestry might
be given to the application. Such consent was
given, and the Board of Trade granted the new
order.
The Vestry also gave its consent to the application
of the Camberwell and Islington Company,
but the Order has not been proceeded with.
Water Supply of the Metropolis.—The last
report made mention of a Bill introduced into
Parliament by an Executive Committee of delegates
from Vestries and District Boards, for the purchase
of the Water Companies' undertakings and for
power to set up a competing supply, which Bill was
with others on the same subject referred to a
Committee of the House of Commons. This
Committee gave their decision on the 26th June.
They decided that the preamble of the Metropolis
Water Supply Bill, which was promoted by the
London Vestries, had not been proved, nor that of
the London Water Commission Bill, promoted by
the Corporation of London. Upon both these Bills
the Committee decided to make a special report to
the House. With reference to the application for
costs, the Chairman stated that the Committee
considered that both Bills had been promoted
perfectly bona fide and with a view to advance the
public interests, but they had no power to deal with
the question of costs. It was further decided to
report that upon the Metropolitan Water Companies'
(Charges) Bill no evidence had been offered.