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(b) That the register to he employed for School Board
purposes should be the Register of Parochial Electors, as
defined by the Local Government Act, 1894.
3.—That a copy of the resolutions passed by this Conference
be communicated to the Prime Minister, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, the President and Vice-President of the
Committee of Council on Education, the School Hoard for
London, amd the Vestries and District Boards of the
Metropolis, and thai the Prime Minister be asked to receive
a Deputation from this Conference to support the representations
contained in the said resolutions.
The Marquis of Salisbury, however, expressed his
regret that he was unable to receive the proposed
deputation, but stated that he would give careful
consideration to the suggestions made upon the
subject.
Incidence of Local Taxation.—In April, 1895,
an invitation was received from the Vestry of St.
Margaret and St. John, Westminster, to a Conference
with reference to the relations of the
Imperial Exchequer to the Local Taxation of
London, particularly with reference to the claims
of London to grants in aid of local rates more
commensurate with the contributions which London
makes to the Imperial Exchequer. The Vestry
appointed Mr. Johnson and Mr. Cooksey as their
delegates, and they reported that it was decided by
the Conference to seek an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer on the possibility of
relieving the increasing burthens of the ratepayers
of the Metropolis by the application of the existing
law to the assessment of Government property; an
equalization of the cost of the Police between the
Government and the ratepayers ; the transfer to
the County Council of the revenue from hackney
and stage carriages and other licenses ; an increase
of the Exchequer contributions to London on
account of main roads and sanitary administration,