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Resignation of the Medical Officer of Health.—
Dr. J. W. Griffith, who has served the Parish for
forty years as Medical Officer of Health, and who is in
his seventy-eighth year, has tendered his resignation.
Dr. Griffith has been a most diligent and faithful
officer, and the Vestry unanimously granted him an
annual allowance of £133 6s. 8d. being fortysixtieths
of his salary under the provision of the
Superannuation Allowances Act, 1866.
Collectorships.—The district vacant by the
decease of Mr. Thomas Powell has been filled by a
rearrangement of the parish amongst the three
remaining collectors. A sliding scale of poundage
has been adopted, by which the salaries of the
collectors remain practically stationary, notwithstanding
any increase in the rates, and a saving of
a considerable amount to the parish has been
effected.
Meetings.—Under the Bye-laws of the Vestry,
Standing Committees are appointed at the first
Meeting of the Yestry after the Annual Elections,
and Special Committees are appointed from time to
time to deal with special questions, and it is at the
Meetings of these Committees that a very large
quantity of the detail work of the Vestry is carried
out. The following statement shows the number
of Meetings held by the Vestry and the various
Committees during the year, and will also show the
parishioners that the administration of their local
affairs is no light task, but is one which entails considerable
labour on those who come forward to take
part in the municipal work of the Parish:—
Vestry 46
Works Committee 60
Wharf Committee 5