_Extract from the Minutes of a Meeting of the Committee of Works and for General Purposes_, _held in the Board Room_, _Manor House_, _Tuesday_, _May_ 1_st_, 1860, The Committee considered the letter of the Solicitors (Messrs. Lee and Pemberton), dated 24th of April, respecting the Bill for the Amendment of the Metropolis Local Management Act. The Clerk laid upon the table 12 copies of the last reprint of the Bill, and reported that the Bill had been introduced the previous evening in the House of Commons by Mr. Tite, M.P. Resolved,—That this Committee _do not_ concur with the Solicitors in their remarks upon the Bill accompanying their letter respecting the following five clauses:— CLAUSE 11, enacting that any Vestry or District Board may pay the precepts of the Metropolitan Board of Works out of any money in their possession, and reimburse themselves out of the Sewers Rate. _Remark referred to_:—‘We think this clause very objectionable; it appears to involve a breach of trust on the part of the Vestry. Funds raised for one purpose should not be applied to another; and the effect is to give the Metropolitan Board of Works a first charge on every Rate collected. What does the Poor Law Board say to it?’ CLAUSE 13, enacting that if any Vestry, &c., neglect to pay the money required by the precepts of the Metropolitan Board of Works, that Board may make a rate on default, without awaiting the expiration of the period fixed by the precept. _Remark referred to_:—‘Two months is not enough, it should at least be four.’ CLAUSE 41, relating to the case of a Vestryman—a member of a District Board—not attending meetings for six months. _Remark referred to_:—‘Or committee thereof. We think this inexpedient. The member should go out as if by rotation, and be ineligible for the vacancy so created.’ CLAUSE 60, relative to contributions to the cost of main sewers and sewers built since January 1st, 1856, or hereafter to be built. _Remark referred to_:—‘Leave out these words (lines 32 and 33, ‘at their discretion’).’ CLAUSE 62, prescribing the regulations to be observed in making openings into sewers. _Remark referred to_:—‘We think this clause is better out, unless it is made to go further. The Vestry should have power to alter old drains.’ _Resolved_,—That if in the opinion of the Solicitors further powers are requisite than are contained in the above clause, they be authorized to prepare such a clause. _Resolved_,—That this Committee _do_ concur with the solicitors in their remarks respecting the following ten clauses, and authorize them to prepare clauses to give effect to their recommendations. CLAUSE 22, relative to the recovery of moneys assessed by the Metropolitan Board of Works on extra parochial property for payment of debts. _Remark referred to_—‘Instead of ‘a justice’ should be ‘two justices or a police magistrate,’ the same error occurs in other parts of the Bill.’