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for the various meetings, and with lighting, warming,
cleaning, and attendance, for the annual rent of £300.
This sum is insufficient to pay the rates and taxes. After
meeting the other disbursements incidental to the Vestry's
occupation, defraying the expenses of maintaining the
building, and providing for the outlay occasioned by the
numerous lettings, the surplus of income over expenditure,
which surplus amounted this year to £29 13s 4d.,is paid to
the Poor Rate. It may be mentioned that the wages to
servants and cleaners amounted to £455 5s. 10d., and
the cost of lighting, to £344 17s. 2d. during the twelve
months. The other items of expenditure are shown in
the abstract of accounts as passed by the District Auditor
of the Local Government Board, which abstract is printed
as an Appendix (No. 13) at page 62.
executive.
Changes in the official staff have occurred by the
resignation of Mr. John White, Collector for Ward No. 2
St. Margaret, to whom a retiring allowance of £100 was
granted. Mr. Heather, one of the office clerks, was
appointed to assist in the Ward until the close of the
year. Inspector Lightfoot resigned after a prolonged
absence from illness, and was voted a superannuation
allowance of £60. The vacancy thereby caused, as well
as that occasioned by Mr. Heather's promotion, had not
been filled at Lady-day. On the dissmissal of H. N.
Howlett, clerk in the Sanitary Department, H. F. Butler
was promoted to the position, and the vacancy in the
office staff so caused was filled by the appointment of
Arthur Wise as junior clerk. The salary of the surveyor
was increased £100 per annum in consideration of the
additional work devolving upon him by the new service
of street cleansing, watering, and dusting.