22. The limitation on the borrowing power of the Board contained in section thirty-eight of the Metropolitan Board of Works (Loans) Act, 1869, shall not extend to money raised by the Board for purposes mentioned in this Act. 23. All sums received by the Board in respect of interest on or principal of any loan made by them under this Act shall be carried to the Consolidated Loans Fund. 24. During the year ending the thirty-first day of December one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine the Board shall not (except for such temporary period, not exceeding six months, as the Treasury may from time to time sanction) raise otherwise than in con formity with and to the extent mentioned in this Act any money under any powers of borrowing conferred upon the Board either by this Act or any other Act whatsoever: Provided always, that the limitations contained in this section shall not extend to limit or control the raising of money under the authority of section thirtyfour of the Metropolitan Board of Works (Loans) Act, 1869, or of section eight of Metropolitan Board of Works (Loans) Act, 1875, for the purposes in the said sections respectively mentioned. 25. Sections twenty-seven_to forty-three inclusive of the Metropolitan Board of Works (Money) Act, 1885, shall be deemed to be incorporated with this Act. sec. (i.) (ii.) Fire Brigade (amount already sanctioned, 35,0001.) 25,000 0 0 Bridges (under Act of 1883) (amount already sanctioned, 7,0002.) Parks, Commons, and Open Spaces (amount already sanctioned, 40,000l.) 21,000 0 0 Artizans Dwellings (amount already sanctioned, 112,850l. and 11,000l.) 4,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 Streets (under Act of 1877) (amount already sanctioned, 28,000l.) Streets (under Act of 1883) (amount already sanctioned, 16,000l.) Various Powers Act of 1884 (amount already sanctioned, 11,000l.) Various Powers Act of 1885 (amount already sanctioned, 183,0007.) 13,000 0 0 28,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 ,, (X.) Loans to Vestries and District Boards (amount already sanctioned, 300,0007.) Main Drainage (including Precipitation Works) (amount already sanctioned, 370,000l.) 81,000 0 0 131,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 Bridges, including Commutation of Pensions (under Act of 1877) (e) Thames Tunnel (Blackwall) 357,000 0 0 Thames River Prevention of Floods 1,000 0 0 Chelsea Embankment (London Parks and Works Act of 1887) 6,000 0 0 54,000 0 0 Streets (under Act of 1877) 1,000 0 0 (Streets (under Act of 1883) including freecing footbridges over (j) canal (k) Improvements under the Metropolis Management Act, 1855, 2,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 151,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 Sec. 7 Sec. 8 sub Main Drainage (including Precipitation Works) 142,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 (ii.) Loans to other public bodies 100,000 0 0 Sec. 9 Loans to Guardians 200,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 110,000 0 0 *This includes a sum of 10,0007. sat ctioned by the Treasury under sub-sec. 9 (g) of the Metropolitan Board of Works (Money) Act, 1887. This is part of a sum of 20,000?. sanctioned by the Treasury under sub-sec. 9 (h) of the Metropolitan Board of Works (Money) Act, 1887. Gardens in Towns Protection Act, 1863, 26 Vict. c. 13. Amendment Act, 1869, 32 & 33 Vict. c. 107. Metropolitan Commons Supplemental Act, 1871 (Blackheath), 34 & 35 Vict. c. lvii. :: Leicester Square Act, 1874, 37 Vict. c. x. 1871 (Shepherd's Bush), 34 & 35 Vict. c. lxiii. 1872 (Hackney Commons), 35 & 36 Vict. c. xliii. 1873 (Tooting Beck Common), 36 & 37 Vict. c. lxxxvi. Metropolitan Board of Works Act, 1874 (Finsbury Park), 37 & 38 Vict. c. xcvii. Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Act, 1875 (Tooting Graveney Common and Finsbury Park), 38 & 39 Vict. c. clxxix. s. 14. Metropolitan Open Spaces Act, 1877, 40 & 41 Vict. c. 35. Metropolitan Board of Works Act, 1877, 40 Vict. c. viii. (Forest Hill Recreation Ground, Byelaws, &c.). Metropolitan Commons Supplemental Act, 1877 (Clapham Common and Bostal Heath), 40 & 41 Vict. c. cci. Metropolitan Commons Act, 1878, 41 & 42 Vict. c. 71. Plumstead Common Act, 1878, 41 & 42 Vict. c. cxlv. (Plumstead Common and Shoulder of Mutton Green). Wormwood Scrubs Act, 1879, 42 & 43 Vict. c. cix. Metropolitan Commons Supplemental Act, 1881 (Brook Green, Eel Brook Common, &c.), 44 Vict. c. xviii. Metropolitan Board of Works (Hackney Commons) Act, 1881, 44 & 45 Vict. c. cxlviii. Metropolitan Open Spaces Act, 1881, 44 & 45 Vict. c. 34. Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Act, 1882 (Peckham Rye, &c., and Tooting Beck), 45 & 46 Vict. c. lvi. ,, Metropolitan Commons Supplemental Act, 1884 (Streatham Common), 47 & 48 Vict. c. ii. The Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Act, 1884 (Plumstead Common and Hackney Commons), 47 & 48 Vict. c. ccxxiii. Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Act, 1885 (Highbury Fields, Dulwich Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Act, 1886 (Little Wormwood Scrubs and Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Act, 1887 (Wandsworth Common, Bostal Open Spaces Act, 1887, 50 & 51 Vict. c. 32. London Parks and Works Act, 1887 (Victoria Park, Battersea Park, Kennington Park, Metropolitan Board of Works (Varions Powers) Act, 1888 (Kennington Park, Dulwich Sections 3 and 6. THIRD SCHEDULE. ARTIZANS' AND LABOURERS' DWELLINGS IMPROVEMENT Acts. 1868 1875 31 and 32 Vic. Ch. cxxx. 1876 39 and 40 Vic. 1877 40 and 41 Vic. Ch. 36. 1877 The Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Act. Whitechapel and Limehouse, Scheme. Goulston Street and Flower-and-Dean Street Whitechapel, Scheme-St. George-the-Martyr Southwark, Scheme, and Bedfordbury, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, &c., Scheme. 40 and 41 Vic. Ch. cxxxiii. Great Wild Street, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Scheme Pear Tree Court, Clerkenwell, Scheme-Whitecross Little Coram Street, St. Giles, &c., Scheme-Wells Whitechapel and Limehouse (Modification), Scheme. The Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Act, 1868, An Act to amend the Artizans' and Labourers' Dwel- High Street, Islington (Modification), Scheme. Tench Street, St. George-in-the-East, Scheme. Windmill Row, New Cut, Lambeth, Scheme. Tabard Street, Newington, Scheme. Cable Street, Shadwell, Scheme. Shelton Street, St. Giles', Scheme. The Metropolis (Whitechapel and Limehouse) Provisional Order Confirmation Act. CHAP. 41. Local Government Act, 1888. ABSTRACT OF THE ENACTMENTS. PART I. COUNTY COUNCILS. Constitution of County Council. 1. Establishment of county council. 2. Composition and election of council and position of chairman. Powers of County Council. 3. Transfer to county council of administrative business of quarter sessions. 4. Transfer of certain powers under local Acts. 5. Appointment of coroners by county council. 6. Power of council as to bridges. 7. Transfer to county council of certain powers of justices out of session. 8. Reservation of business to quarter sessions. 9. Powers as to police. 10. Transfer to county council of powers of certain Government departments and other authorities. 11. Entire maintenance of main roads by county council. 12. Roads and tolls in Isle of Wight. 13. Adaptation of Act to South Wales roads. 14. Power to county council to enforce provisions of 39 & 40 Vict. c. 75. 15. Council to have power to oppose Bills in Parliament. 16. Power of county council to make byelaws. 17. Power of county councils to appoint medical officer of health. 18. Qualification of medical officers of health. 19. Power of county council as to report of medical officer of health. Financial Relations between Exchequer and County, and Contributions by County for Costs of Union Officers. 20. Payment to county council of proceeds of duties on local taxation licences. 21. Grant to county council of portion of probate duty. 22. Distribution of probate duty grant. 23. Application of duties on local taxation licences and probate duty grant. 24. Payments by county council in substitution for annual local grants out of Exchequer in aid of local rates. 25. As to Secretary of State's power respecting efficiency of police. 26. Grant by county council towards costs of officers of union. 27. Supplemental provisions as to local taxation account and Exchequer contribution account. General Provisions as to Transfer. 28. General provisions as to powers transferred to county council. 29. Summary proceeding for determination of questions as to transfer of powers. 30. Standing joint committee of quarter sessions and county council for the purpose of police, clerk of the peace, officers, &c. PART II. APPLICATION OF ACT TO BOROUGHS, THE METROPOLIS, AND CERTAIN SPECIAL COUNTIES. Application of Act to Boroughs. 31. Certain large boroughs named in the schedule to be county boroughs. 32. Adjustment of financial relations between counties and county boroughs. 33. Provisions as to police and rateable value in county boroughs. VOL. LXVIII.-LAW JOUR. STAT. N |