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The Bill has been referred to a Select Committee of the House of
Commons.
LONDON COAL AND WINE DUES.
The Act abolishing these dues became law in 1889 notwithstanding
the protests of the Vestry of Islington and many other of the
local authorities of the Metropolis.
Several communications have recently been received from these
authorities in favor of the re-imposition of the dues. It is beyond
dispute that their abolition has not benefited the consumer in the
slightest degree. It has on the other hand undoubtedly increased
the burdens of the already over-taxed ratepayer. The Vestry, therefore,
on the recommendation of its General Purposes Committee passed
a resolution in favor of the re-imposition of the dues, and appointed
delegates to a conference proposed to be convened by the Vestry of
Kensington with a view to some joint action being taken to obtain this
result.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF HYGIENE AND
DEMOGRAPHY.
In February last the Vestry received a communication from Sir
Douglas Galton, K.C.B., Chairman of the Organising Committee, calling
attention to the seventh International Congress of Hygiene and Demography
which would assemble in London under the presidency of
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, in August, 1891, and expressing a hope
that the Vestry would nominate delegates to attend the Congress.
The letter was referred to the Sanitary Committee for consideration
and report, and the Vestry on the recommendation of that Committee
appointed Dr. Wynne Westcott and Dr. Smyth delegates to attend the
said Congress.
CITY OF LONDON PAROCHIAL CHARITIES ACT, 1883.
Northern Technical Recreative Institute.
Referring to the last annual report it may be well to state that the
site in the Holloway Road was purchased in July last and that the