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Westminster 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster]

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Table: APPENDIX No. 11General Statement of the Liabilities of the Vestry and Money owing to the Vestry on the 25th March 1892.

APPENDIX No. 11

General Statement of the Liabilities of the Vestry and Money owing to the Vestry on the 25th March 1892.

LIABILITIES.MONEYS OWING TO THE VESTRY.
£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
To amount of Quarterly Claims, due Lady-day, 18925,8971610By Balance at Bank7,57961
,, Improved Wood Pavement Company, Limited, in respect of wood paving amounts due and retained, viz.:—„ on Deposit3,704192
„ in Vestry Clerk's hands for petty disbursements, wages, and licenses48511
Parliament-street5000
Buckingham-gate500011,332112
10000By Recoverable arrears of rates—
To Retention money under contracts1,520186General rate448157
,, Officers' salaries, superannuation, etc.21800School Board rate4471811
,, Interest on loans20000Sewers rate27911
,, School Board for London, moiety of Precept, due 25th March, 18928,2917892445
By two quarters' rent of land in Wilfred-street (less tax)2180
,, School Board for London, contribution in respect of Government property, half-year to Lady-day, .18921,50000,, Interest due from Bankers on current and deposit accounts1600
,, Sundry creditors16300,, Sundries1000
,, Balance5,60595
£17,89130£17,89130

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We the undersigned, being the major part of the Auditors elected under the Metropolis
have duly examined the books and accounts of the Vestry of the said parish for the year ended
instruments and writings prescribed by the Act from which we derive our powers.
We have also heard and considered an objection taken by the School Board for London
Vestry in printing and posting to the rated householders in October and November last, a circular
opportunity such election afforded the said rated householders of expressing an opinion upon the
have allowed the items of expenditure in question ; and finding the whole of the accounts to be
And we give as our reasons for allowing the aforesaid items amounting to £33 10s.:—-
1. That such expenditure was not contrary to the provisions of sees. 90, 01 and 92 of
2. That the solicitor to the objectors failed to support their claim for disallowance by
3. That inasmuch as public notice of the intended issue of the circular was given on
School Board to have applied to the High Court for an injunction to restrain the
4. That the expenditure was not incurred in promoting any agitation, nor in advancing
reminded of the approaching opportunity for remedying a grievance which had
Local Management Act for the parish of St. Margaret and St. John the Evangelist, Westminster,
at the 25th day of March last. We have also checked and examined the vouchers, papers,
(through their solicitor) to certain items of expenditure amounting to £33 10s., incurred by the
reminding the said householders of the then approaching School Board Election, and of the
excessive expenditure of the School Board. After duly deliberating upon such objection, we
correct in every particular, we hereby certify the same in token of our allowance thereof.
the Act, 18 & 19 Vict., cap. 120.
any authority in law.
10th October (the election took place on the 26th November), there was ample time for the
Vestry from an improper application of the parochial rates.
the candidature of any person or party ; that it was entirely to the advantage of the ratepayers to be
given rise to repeated complaints.
Dated this 28th day of June, 1892.
(Signed) ROBERT E. H. GOFFIN,
„ THOMAS H. HOBBS,
„ T. BULL,
CHAS. T. COWLEY,
Auditors.