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that the estate should be placed in the hands of trustees to consist of
persons to be appointed by the City of London, the County Council of
Middlesex, the London County Council, and of the Chairmen of the various
local bodies in London and of the Local Boards of Health in Middlesex
whose districts would be called upon to make special contributions.
This scheme was referred by the Vestry to its General Purposes
Committee, who reported that the scheme was too crude for the Vestry
to express its views thereon but that it felt the park should be retained
as a public recreation ground provided it could be secured at a reasonable
price.
The report of the Committee has been approved and adopted by the
Vestry, and a deputation has been appointed to attend any conference
that might be held in the matter.
In connection with this subject the Vestry also had under consideration
in February last a bill promoted by the London Financial Association
for authorising the transfer of the Alexandra Palace and Grounds to a
public body as trustees of the public. The bill proposed to empower
the Association to enter into an agreement with any public body or
persons as trustees of the public for the sale of the palace and a part of
the grounds for the purpose of public resort and recreation upon such
terms as might be agreed, and provided that upon such purchase the
Act of 1866, precluding building on a certain portion of the estate,
should be repealed. The Vestry, deeming the said bill objectionable,
presented a petition against the same.
LONDON GOVERNMENT.
A conference of members of the Council of the London Municipal
Reform League, members of the London County Council, and members
of the Metropolitan Vestries and District Boards, was held at the
Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, in April, 1891, to consider the
heads of a draft District Councils Bill. The Vestry appointed Messrs.
Bartram, Buckell, Furlong and May to represent it at the conference.
Having regard to the intimation of Her Majesty's Government
that they intended to introduce a measure for the purpose of forming
e