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say 1s. in the pound, an actual rate of nearly 13d.
must be made to produce the amount required.
Rates Raised in 1896-7.—The Vestry have been
furnished with a return by the London County
Council, showing the amount in the pound of all
rates raised in the County of London for the year
ending 31st March, 1897, distinguishing the rates
raised for county and for parish purposes, and of
rates raised in the principal boroughs and parishes
in the immediate neighbourhood of London. The
return shows the central rates at 4s. 2.21d. in the
pound, and the total rates of the various parishes
ranged from 5s. in St. James, Westminster, to
8s. 5d. in Bow; Clerkenwell with rates amounting
to 6s. 1d. in the pound, standing very favourably
on the list, 47 parishes having rates higher, and
only 27 having rates lower.
Parliamentary Representation.—The Parish of
Clerkenwell forms the Central Division of the Parliamentary
Borough of Finsbury, and is represented
in Parliament by the Hon. W. F. B. MasseyMainwaring.
The Vestry feel that it is desirable and necessary
that the representative of Clerkenwell should become
acquainted with the local requirements, and
be in close communication with the local authority,
and therefore the Member for the Division is invited
to be present at the meetings of the Vestry
whenever he can attend, and the minutes, agenda
notices, and other papers issued to the Vestrymen
are sent to him.
School Board for London. — Under the
Elementary Education Act, 1870, the Parish is