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The amount of the Guardians Contribution Orders for the year
ending Lady-day, 1871, was £51,000, and for the year ending Ladyday,
1872, £60,000. Further particulars will be found in the Balance
Sheet given with the Accountant's report.
SEWERS AND GENERAL RATES.
The Accountant's statement hereto appended will give the details
of the receipts and expenditure on account of the Sewers and General
Rates. It is only necessary here to state that the rates levied for the
last two years, were
1871. 1872.
General in the £ 1/9 1/5
Sewers ditto 4d. 4d.
It may be mentioned here that in January last a collision occurred
between the Guardians and the Vestry. The former make orders on the
latter for payment and the Vestry is bound to raise the money by Poor
Rates. Owing to the Vestry having had, during December, to pay
about £7500 for Police and County Rates, the payments to the Guardians
fell into arrears, and the sum of £13,500 was then due to the Guardians.
Proceedings were taken by the latter body at Worship Street Police
Court against the Vestry to recover the arrears. Counsel appeared on
both sides and after some argument, in which the Vestry stated the
cause of its difficulties, and promised to discharge its then liabilities by
the 9th of March, the summons was dismissed by oonsent. The arrears
were paid by the 9th of March, but £9000 was then owing, and a third
instalment was accruing. The calls by the Guardians were then heavy,
but this state of embarrassment must always occur every six months
when the Police rates have to be paid, unless the Vestry makes provision
by ceasing to calculate outstanding rates as available for current
payments.
ASSESSMENTS.
The Provisional and Supplemental Valuation Lists for the year
have been duly prepared. One case only requires special mention, the
Workhouse of St. Luke, though situate in the parish of Shoreditch, has
from its establishment been virtually exempt from Assessment. The
Local Act of St. Luke's provided that so long as it was used as a