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y The above-mentioned allowances are to include the remuneration for all elections held on the same day.

In a rural parish where there is only one contested election, and the number of parochial electors does not exceed 200, the returning officer or his deputy will be allowed one counting clerk, and for every 200 additional parochial electors an additional counting clerk Where there are contests for both district and parish councillors, cadditional counting clerks may be employed, provided that in no case shall the number exceed 4.

In an urban parish, the number of counting clerks charged for shall in › no case exceed 1: for each 500 parochial electors. am offe XH A16d

II.--For Services and other Expenses of Returning Officers.

Fee for conducting the election, giving the prescribed notices, preparing and supplying nomination papers and distributing, verifying, and adjudicating upon same, appointing deputy returning officers, arranging for or conducting the poll, counting the votes, declaring result, and making return of same and generally performing all the duties which a returning officer is required to perform under the Local Government Act, 1894, or the rules of the Local Government Board made thereunder, and including all disbursements and expenses other than those for which special provision has been herein-before made, as follows:

Rural District Councillors and Parish Councillors.

For every parish for which an election is held.

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200

In a parish within ba borough, for each 750 parochialenos
electors within the parish or ward for which the election.
is held, or fractional part of 750

-Uncontested Elections.ne

In a parish within a borough not divided into wards
In a parish within a borough which is divided into wards,
for each ward

Yv99\ -' B.—Urban Districts other than Boroughs.

Contested Elections.

In a parish within an urban district, for each 750 parochial H
electors within the parish or ward for which the election
is held, or fractional part of 750

Where a deputy returning officer acts under Article 13 of the Guar dians (Outside London) Election Order, 1894, he shall, in addition to the fee allowed him as presiding officer, be entitled to be paid, as remuneration for his services as deputy returning officer, one-third of the amount allowed to the returning officer in respect of that district, to be paid by such returning officer out of his fee.

Uncontested Elections.

In a parish within an urban district not divided into
Awards

£ 8. d.

1. 0 0

In a parish within an urban district divided into wards,
for each ward

In a parish within an urban district other than a borough,
for each 750 parochial electors within the parish or ward
for which the election is held, or fractional part of 750 - 2 0 0

In a parish within an urban district other than a borough
not divided into wards

1.0 0

In a parish within an urban district other than a borough
divided into wards, for each ward

1

0 10 0

·Polls consequent on Parish Meetings.

£ s. d.

For every poll consequent on a parish meeting where such by poll is not taken as to the election of parish counse 101 cillors

In a parish with a population of 300 or upwards
according to the census of 1891, not exceeding

In a parish with a population of less than 300 according
to the same census, not exceeding

The payment under this head is to cover all the services of
the returning officer, including those of presiding officer,
and if a poll is taken on more than one question on the
same day in any parish, only one fee shall be charged.
For services preliminary to poll, if a poll is not taken in
consequence of the withdrawal of any candidates-

In a parish with a population of 300 or upwards
according to the census of 1891

£ 8. d.

0 10 0

050

In a parish with a population of less than 300 according to the same census Given under the seal of office of the Local Government Board, this twentieth day of November, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.

ORDER OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (ENGLAND) (No. 32,094), DATED OCTOBER 19, 1894, PRESCRIBING FORM OF PRECEPT UNDER SECTION 2 OF THE LONDON EQUALISATION OF RATES) ACT, 1894.*

1894. No. 737.

To the County Council of the Administrative County of London;

To the Guardians of the Poor of the several Poor Law Unions comprised in the said County;

To the Treasurer aud Masters of the Bench of each of the
Honourable Societies of the Inner Temple, the Middle
Temple, Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's Inn;
And to all others whom it may concern.

Whereas we, the Local Government Board, are required by section 2 of the London (Equalisation of Rates) Act, 1894,* by order to prescribe the forms of contribution orders, precepts, demand notes, and receipts so far as seems to us to be necessary for stating therein as a separate item any equalisation charge, and any credit in respect of a receipt under the Act, which affects the sum named therein :

* 57 & 58 Vict. c. 53.

Now, therefore, we, the Local Government Board, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon us in that behalf, hereby order as follows:

The precepts which the London County Council from time to time issue for the contributions for county purposes, and which include any equalisation charge for the purposes of the equalisation fund formed under the authority of the above-cited Act, shall be in the Forms (1), (2), or (3) set forth in the schedule to this Order, or in forms to the like effect.

These are to require you, the guardians of the poor of the said union, from and out of the moneys paid into the hands of the treasurer of the said union for the uses and purposes of the said union, to pay or cause to be paid into the hands of A.B., treasurer of the said county appointed to receive the same, the sum of pounds shillings and

pence, being the aggregate of the amounts assessed and charged as set out in the schedule hereto on the several parishes comprised in the said union for or in respect of a county rate made at a meeting of the London County Council held this day at the County Hall, Spring Gardens.

And these are further to require you to pay or cause to be paid the said sum of

in manner aforesaid* [by the instalments and within the periods following; that is to say, the sum of

(being the whole of the total amount of the equalisation charge,
together with one-half of the total of the contributions for general
and special county purposes as respectively set out in the said
schedule) on or before the
day of

and the remainder of the said sum of
or before the

day of

189

189

Given under the seal of the London County Council this day of

1894.

], on

*If the precept is issued in respect of equalisation charges only, omit the words in brackets, and the second, third, and fourth columns in the schedule.

Sealed by Order.

L.S.

Clerk of the London County Council.

To the Guardians of the Poor of the Parish of 918 arvi These are to require you, the guardians of the poor of the parish of from and out of the moneys paid into the hands of the treasurer of the guardians for the uses and purposes of the said parish, to pay or cause to be paid into the hands of A.B., treasurer of the said county appointed pounds.

to receive the same, the sum of
shillings and a
pence, being the aggregate of the amount
assessed and charged as set out in the schedule hereto on the said
parish for in respect of a county rate made at a meeting of the
London County Council, held this day at the County Hall, Spring
Gardens.

And these are further to require you to pay or cause to be paid the said sum of

in manner aforesaid [by the instalments and within the periods following; that is to say, the sum of

(being the whole of the equalisation charge, together with one-half
of the total of the contributions, for general and special county
purposes as respectively set out in the said schedule) on or before
the
day of
and the remainder of
the said sum of
Ton or before

the

day of

189

, 189

Given under the seal of the London County Council this
day of

1894.

Sealed by Order.

L.S.

Clerk of the London County Council.