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For the year ending 31st March, 1896 (15.0d.) £23,703 2s. 6d.
Do. 31st March, 1897 (15.0d.) £24,619 7s. 4d.
Do. 31st March, 1898 (14.0d.) £23,088 5s. 0d.
Some further particulars as to these Precepts will be found
in page 30.
The following Analysis of the County Council's
Rates is taken from the Council's Annual Report:—
d.
(1) Services of the County Council
14.44
(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 -
3.78
(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 -
(iii.) Payment to Overseers of the Poor of
portion of Registration expenses and for
drowned bodies. This is a relief of local
poor rates -
(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 general poor rates.
(v.) Payment to the Common Council of the
City of London for maintenance of
pauper lunatics
Net amount required for the year
18.22
Receipt from the Exchequer Contribution
(license and probate duties and beer
and spirit duties) 3.78
Balances brought forward 1.10
4.22
Amount of rata levied
14.00
A penny rate over the whole county produced to the Council in
1897-98 a sum of about £150,000.