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road; this proposition has the authority of Lord Selborne in
Robinson v. Local Board of Barton-Eccles (supra), where he
defines the meaning of a "new street." In my opinion the
object of section 77 of the Metropolis Management (Amendment)
Act is to deal with cases where there are vacant
spaces between the houses which are built on either side of
a load, otherwise the owners of the houses alone would have
to pay and the owners of the vacant spaces would get off
free. In the case of Vestry of St. Mary (Battersea) v. Palmer
(supra), Wright, J., defines the meaning of section 77, and I
agree with his interpretation of the section. In my opinion
therefore this appeal fails, and this road did not become a
"new street" until houses were built on either side, and the
Vestry were entitled to charge the paving expenses on the
frontagers.
Collins and Romer, L.JJ., concurred.
Appeal dismissed.
Adjourned.
Memorial Portrait of the late Mr. R. E. Paget.—
In January, 1899, the Vestry appointed a Committee
to place a memorial of the late Vestry Clerk
in the Town Hall. About £80 was collected from
the Vestrymen, Officials and others, with which the
Committee decided to have a portrait painted by
his brother, Mr. Sidney Paget. The portrait was
unveiled on the 18th May by Mr. A. Millward,
and handed over to the Vestry by the subscribers
as a memento of one who had served the parish
faithfully for so many years.
Office Staff.—In consequence of the death of
the Vestry Clerk, Mr. R. E. Paget, the Vestry considered
as to filling the vacancy, and Mr. Gr. R.
Brown, the first Assistant Clerk, was appointed
to act as Vestry Clerk pro tem, for six months from
November 17th, 1898. In April, 1899, the whole