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The following Analysis of the County Council's
Rates is taken from a return issued by the
Council :—
d.
(1) Services of the County Council 14.758
(2) Services of the Local Authorities paid out of the
County Fund.
(i.) Payment to the Guardians of the Poor of
charges formerly paid for out of Imperial
Funds. This is a relief of local poor rates 1.214
(ii.) Payment to the Guardians of the Poor of
4d. per head per day for indoor paupers.
This is a relief of local poor rates . 2.298
(iii) Payment to Overseers of the Poor of
portion of Registration expenses and for
drowned bodies. This is a relief of local
poor rates . .065
(iv.) Payment to Vestries and District Boards of
one half of the Salaries of Medical Officers,
and of portion of cost of main roads.
This is a relief of the local general rates . 182
(v.) Payment to the Common Council of the
City of London for maintenance of
pauper lunatics . .003
18.520
Cash balance reduced in the year .017
Net amount required for the year 18 503
Receipt from the Exchequer Contribution (license
and probate duties and beer and spirit duties) 3.503
Amount of rate levied 15.000
Metropolitan Board Precepts.—The following
is a list oi' the Precepts of the Metropolitan
Board of Works since the passing of the Metropolis
Local Management Act, 18.55, to the coming into
force of the Local Government Act, 1888, in
March, 1889 :—