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A further call of £2,071 16s 5d. was made on account of
the Government property in the parish, and of the grant
made by H.M. Treasury in lieu of rates thereon.
In anticipation of the expiry of the functions of the
Metropolitan Board of Works by the operation of the Local
Government Act, a further demand was received on 1st
February, requiring the Vestry to raise and pay over by
the 1st March the sum of £7,246 6s. 3d., being for the
three months ending 31st March, 1889. It may bo
explained that this extra demand was due to the fact that
the financial year of the Metropolitan Board of Works
expired at Christmas, whereas that of the newly elected
County Council commenced at Lady-day.
The contributions made by the ratepayers in the parish
to the funds of the Metropolitan Board of Works, in
satisfaction of their precepts since the commencement of
their operations in 1856, to the present year, are shown by
the undermentioned figures :—
Year.
£
s.
d.
1857-58
1,357
12
10
1858-59
1,510
15
7
1859-60
5,188
10
0
1860-61
5,680
10
0
1861-62
5,879
15
8
1862-63
5,475
9
8
1863-64
4,651
12
3
1864-65
11,041
7
7
1865-66
7,046
18
6
1866-67
3,673
16
10
1867-68
8,935
16
10
1868-69
7,780
17
0
1869-70
8,073
0
3
1870-71
9,609
19
6
1871-72
6,123
6
11
1872-73
5,229
5
9
Carried forward
£98,258
15
2
S