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APPENDIX. No. 14.
STATEMENT
PREPARED AND SUBMITTED FOR THE CONSIDERATION
OF THE DISTRICT AUDITOR OF THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT BOARD (H. LLOYD ROBERTS, Esq.,
Barrister-at-Law), ON THE SUBJECT OF
THE TREASURER'S SECURITY.
1. By the Act 25 Geo. II., cap. 23 (hereinafter referred to as
"the Local Act") it is enacted that "the Churchwardens,
"Overseers of the Poor and Vestrymen of the Parishes of St.
"Margaret and St. John the Evangelist in the City of West"minster
are required to assemble and meet together
"to ascertain the monies or rates to be assessed within the limits
"of the said two parishes for the relief of the poor" By
Section 2 it is enacted " that the said Churchwardens, Overseers
"of the Poor, Vestrymen and other inhabitants shall assemble
"and meet together in the said Parish Church or Vestry Room
"of St. Margaret within twenty days after to make one
" general and equal pound rate or assessment for the relief of the
" poor."
2. By Sec. 6 of the Local Act it is provided "that the said
"Churchwardens and Vestrymen of the said parishes shall
"choose and appoint one or more fit person or persons to be
"collector or collectors of the said rate or assessment and
"such collector or collectors shall make up and render to the said
"Churchwardens as often as thereunto required a full and true
"account of all monies so collected and to pay over such
"monies remaining in their hands to such person or persons as
"the said Churchwardens and Vestrymen shall authorise and
"appoint to receive the same." The Overseers are not mentioned
in this section nor in Section 7 which enacts "that the said
"Churchwardens and Vestrymen shall if they think fit, appoint
"one or more Treasurer or Treasurers for the receipt of the
"monies to be collected by the said rate or assessment"
3. By the Act 18 and 19 Vict., cap. 120 (hereinafter called
"the Act of 1855 "), Vestries were constituted in certain parishes,
including St. Margaret and St, John the Evangelist, Westminster,