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REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTANT.
To the Vestry of St. Leonard, Shoredity
Gentlemen,
In accordance with the provisions of the Metropolis
Local Management Act, I have pleasure to submit the annexed
statement of Receipts and Disbursements by the Vestry for the year
ending on the 25th March, 1873; and, on reference thereto, it will be
seen that the amount raised during the year by Poor and Vestry
Rates alone amounted to the sum of £103,077 16s. 1d., there being a
balance in the hands of the Treasurer of receipts over expenditure on the
Poor rate of £5030 9s. 9d., and on the Vestry rates of £5576 7s. 8d. to
be carried forward to the account of the next financial year.
There has been a decrease of Poor rate collected during the year of
£17,223 3s. 11d., as compared with the amount collected during the
preceding year, which shows an improved state of things so far as the
relief of the poor is concerned, and the diminution of parochial burdens
imposed by law, under that charge, upon the ratepayers; still there is an
increase in the gross amount of Vestry rates collected of £4689 16s. 1d.
as compared with the total collection for municipal purposes under this
head during the year ending Lady-day, 1872.
The chief items of expenditure comprised payments to the
Guardians of the Poor, on precepts, £44,000; County and Lunatic
Asylum rate, £6,476 10s. 0d.; Police, £12,450 7s. 9d.; Collectors'
Poundage and Salaries, £1,731 1s. 2d.; Parliamentary Registration,
£498 12s. 3d.; repayment of Loans and Interest, £8,874 4s. 9d.; the
Metropolitan Board of Works, £4,523 6s. 6d.; and tho London School
Board, £1,643 3s. 1d. It will be likewise seen that under column