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REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTANT.
To the Vestry of St. Leonard, Shoreditch,
Gentlemen,
Herewith I present for the information of the Vestry, the
annexed report, comprising a statement of all receipts and disbursements,
under orders of the Vestry; likewise an account in Abstract of
the monies owing to, with debts and liabilities against the Vestry at
the termination of the last financial year, being in accordance with the
provisions of the Metropolis Local Management Act. On reference to
the tables it will be seen that the amount raised in one year by Poor and
Vestry Rates alone was £115,610 19s. 4d., there being an increase in the
amount collected on the Poor Rate of £15,478 15s. 9d., while there is
a reduction of the amounts of Vestry Rates levied of £10,440 0s. 9d.,
as compared with the last published statement. It is further shown
under column heading "Hire of Town Hall," that the amount received
from persons during the year 1871-2 was £698 5s. 0d., a sum less by
£218 than was realized during 1870-1; which, with other minor amounts
make an aggregate receipt of £117,375 18s. 9d., that is after making
the following deductions:—Balance in hand at the commencement
of the year, £6,393 5s. 10d., transfer from Consolidated Rate,
£1,262 5s. 8d., Temporary Loan to Poor Rate, £3,500, and £5 l1s. 9d.
from Mortgage Debt Fund to close account.
The chief items forming tbe expenditure will be found to be payment
to the Ghuardians £57,500, being £8,500 in excess of last year,