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APPENDIX A.
STATEMENT SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE AT ITS
FIRST MEETING BY ITS CHAIRMAN.
IN enquiring into the history of the relations between the Churchwarclens
and the Vestry, a convenient starting-point will be found in the
year 1824, in which year was passed the local Act known as 5 George IV.,
cap. 125. In this Act it is provided by s. 33, that the Vestry of the
Parish shall among other rates, make one "for payment of the annuities
"and other expenses for the building, repairing,and service of the Chapel"of-Ease
which rate shall not exceed in any one year two-and-six"
pence in the pound; and also one other rate for the purpose of repairing
"upholding and re-building the Parish Church, in part or in whole,and
"in defraying the expenses incurred by the Churchwarden, by virtue
"of his office or by order of the Vestry." It is further enacted by s. 34,
that the latter rate shall be paid to "the senior Churchwarden for the
"time being, and applied by him in such manner as the rates heretofore
" made for the said purposes have been applied." By section 35, the
person who shall have been senior Churchwarden of the Parish for
the past year is required "within one month after his going out of
"office for the said year, to deliver unto the auditors appointed under
"the authority of the Act" (who were also the assessors), " a just and
"true account or accounts, in writing, of all monies which he shall have
"received or paid on account of his said office, and shall produce and
"show all the vouchers of and for the payments by him charged to
"be made and the said account shall when so audited be made
"out, transcribed, printed and laid before the Vestry together with
"all other accounts herein directed to be printed for the use of the said
"Parish.
This Act was amended in 1832 by an Act known as 2 William IV.,
cap. 26, which by s. 3, in place of the two rates mentioned
above substituted "one rate for payment of the annuities heretofore
granted on raising monies for building the said Chapel-of-Ease," and