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and from the annual reports of their surveyor and medical
officer, which are incorporated with the report as appendices.
THE WARD ELECTIONS.
The annual elections in the six Wards into which the
parishes are divided, took place on Wednesdaay, 27th May,
1801. Besides the thirty-two vacancies caused hy mem.
hers retiring hy effluxion of time, there were four vacancies
occasioned hy resignations, and one hy death during the
preceding year.
A poll took place in Ward No. 3, St. John, on Thursday,
28th May. In consequence of Mr. C. C. Piper having been
returned for three Wards (No. 1 St. Margaret, and Nos. 1
and 3 St. John), and Mr. Thomas Horn for two Wards
(Nos. 1 and 3 St. John), Bye-elections were held on
Tuesday, .'10th June, for the purpose of tilling the additional
vacancy in each of the Wards, No. 1 St. Margaret,
and No. 3 St. John, Mr. Piper and Mr. Horn having previously
intimated, in accordance with the statute, their
preference to represent Ward No. 3 St. John and Ward
No. 1 St. John respectively. One vacancy in Ward No. 1
St. John was not filled in consequence of the ratepayers
being unable to find four of their number present at the
meeting willing to act as inspectors of votes. Twenty
retiring members were re-elected, three former members
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came on the Vestry again after an interval, and the following
thirteen gentlemen became vestrymen of Westminster
for the first time:—
Maj.-Gen. J. Gibbons Smyth
Mr. G. F. Danielli
„ J. 11. Cleave
„ J. E. Hendre
„ A. H. Safford
„ W. Warren
„ J. Pierce
Mr. W. Smith
„ F. C. Ludeman
„ R. Tunstall
„ C. Voyce
,, J. S. West
D. Newton