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COST OF THE ENTERTAINMENT TO THE DUKE OF CLARENCE.
of, and his .Aids-de-camps went to lodge at .Ald. Travers-, and occupied his house, where they were provided at .Ald. Travers' expense with all neces- saries ; and when the Committee were settling the accounts, .Ald. Travers brought an account of his expenses, when the Committee proposed to him to take the Bed in lieu of his charges, which he accepted. The charges for the entertainment of the Duke of Clarence were immediately under their inspection, and they find that no charge is made in any of the accounts of that entertainment for a set of China provided. The victuals cost .£70 4s..3d., and the wine drank, £55 lOs. 3d. _as appears by the accounts tx on the Corporation file. " The then Mayor provided China and all other necessaries at his own ---- expense, an account of which was furnished to the Council, who were of opinion that it was better for the Corporation to give the Mayor as much as would make good to him the expenses he was at, and the damage which usually attends on such occasions, than take with any articles. provided, which may have been left, and pay the entire costs of them, which would have been considerable, and therefore they were of opinion that 50 guineas was a reasonable allowance to make the Mayor on that occasion, and he paid himself for what he provided. " The lands of Drumcummer, which are mentioned to be out of lease, they thillk should be let by whoever has the power of doing so, and they think an enquiry and inspection into the leases will be attended with advantage. " The ground adjoining the New Markets has not been let in consequence of its being thought th~t it will be necessary to enlarge the Fowl and Green Markets, or to build new; and the whole may be made more complete by bringing the Butter and other Markets, such as ~he Frize and Bandle Cloth Markets and Worstead Market to adjoin the other Markets. · "Two lots of ground in Castle Street have been let, but their produce was so much deficient of what there was reason to hope they would have let for, that it was thought better that the houses intended.to be built on those lots should be ~ised before the rest were let, as it would then be seen what the street would be, and as they conceive add considerably to the value of the ground. " The Gentleman appointed to transact the business of the Markets was appointed for that purpose only, for the reasons before mentioned, and not
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