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Coroner's Court.—The Vestry Clerk has drawn
attention to the provisions of the Public Health
(London) Act, requiring the County Council to
provide and maintain proper accommodation for
the holding of inquests, and empowering them to
come to an agreement with the Vestry for such
provision and maintenance. The Council has
hitherto paid a fee of 7s. per four hours for the use
of the Court already provided, which has produced
a revenue of about £20 per annum, and the Vestry
have therefore been in correspondence with the
Council for a payment more commensurate with
the cost of the building, and an agreement has
been arrived at that the Council shall pay an
annual sum of £50 for the use of the Court for a
period of twenty-one years, determinable at the
option of the Vestry or the Council at the end of
seven or fourteen years, upon twelve months'
notice.
Town Hall.—On the 14th June, 1895; on the
anniversary of the ceremony of laying the Foundation
Stone, which took place on 14th June, 1894,
the new Town Hall was declared open by the
Eight Hon. the Earl of Rosebery, K.G. The
following is an abridged copy of the programme of
the proceedings:—
CEREMONIAL.
The Ceremonial will take place in the Public
Hall.
By kind permission of Colonel Bargrave Deane,
a Guard of Honour will be furnished by the 7th.
Volunteer Battalion of the King's Royal Rifles,
21st Middlesex Volunteers, under the command of
Captain H. H. Tasker; and the Band of the Regiment,
under the conductorship of Mr. Dean, will
perform a selection of music from 3.15 p.m.