Folios 38-165. Letter from [Hayes Levisden Parker and co.], agents for Wright and...

Folios 38-165. Letter from [Hayes Levisden Parker and co.], agents for Wright and Barton, Solicitors, East Dereham, to the Local Government Board, enclosing a petition for a provisional order for compulsory purchase of lands under Lands Clauses Act and application for sewage and operation for like purposes for water works in East Dereham and Scarning.
Extract from the Norfolk News 14 November 1874, 21 and 28 November 1874. Notice for Mitford and Launditch Rural Sanitary Authority application to apply for provisional order to purchase lands for sewage works. Lands are in parishes of East Dereham, Gressenhall and Scarning. Property in Gressenhall, trustees of John Sutton Hastings now in occupation of John Hastings. Property in Scarning, occupied by Barry Girling. Property of trustees of Scarning Free School, in occupation of William R Long. Application for provisional order to purchase land for water works. Properties of William Earl Gascoyne Lytton Bulwer, Mary Anne Dering Bulwer, in occupation by Thomas Brown.
Declaration from Charles Wright, Clerk to the Mitford and Launditch Rural Sanitary Authority that in accordance with the Local Government Act 1875 s75 that he caused to be published an advertisement in the Norfolk News for sewage works and water works. Signed by Brampton Gurdon, JP. Including a list of names who have been served with notices with respect to the East Dereham sewage works:
Commissioners of Her Majesties Woods and Forests.
[J J Redgrave], Clerk.
George Halcott Cooper.
Benjamin John Armstrong
George Alfred Cartwright.
William Devas Everington.
Robert Potter.
Henry Page.
George Harrold.
Mahershalalhashbaz Tuck [Maher Tuck].
John Hastings.
Robert Leeds.
David Cooper.
Barry Girling.
Brampton Gurdon.
William Earle Gascoyne.
Suffton Bulliver.
Earl of Kimberley.
Willoughby Jones.
Robert J Gurdon.
Henry Smith Adlington.
Spencer H Cubitt.
James Warner.
Peter John Sharman.
William Ransome Long.
Application for provisional order for powers to purchase and take land for sewage works from Charles Wright, Clerk, Rural Sanitary Authority, East Dereham December 1874. Includes form of answers for East Dereham sewage works in parishes of East Dereham, Gressenhall and Scarning. Signed by Brampton Gurdon JP.
Copy of advertisement, Notice of Rural Sanitary Authority to present petition under Land Causes Consolidation Act 1845 to purchase land for sewage works.
Copies of letters from Mitford and Launditch Rural Sanitary Authority to owners/occupiers of lands together with answers to notice as follows:
Commissioners of Her Majesties Woods and Forests.
George Halcott Cooper, solicitor, Lord of the Manor Old Hall and Syrricks, in East Dereham and Yaxham.
Reverend Benjamin John Armstrong, Vicar, East Dereham.
George Alfred Carthew, Solicitor, churchwarden, East Dereham.
William Devar Everington, Dillington, churchwarden, East Dereham.
Robert Potter, Merchant, overseer, East Dereham.
Henry Page, Grocer and Draper, overseer, East Dereham.
George Harrold, Farmer, overseer, East Dereham.
Mahershalalkashbaz Tuck [Maher Tuck], Inn keeper, overseer, East Dereham.
John Hastings, Longham Hall, Trustee under the will of John Sutton Hastings deceased.
Robert Leeds, Castle Acre, Trustee under the will of John Sutton Hastings deceased.
David Cooper. Middlesex, Stationer and Ink Manufacturer, Trustee under the will of John Sutton Hastings deceased.
Barry Girling, East Dereham.
Brampton Gurdon, Letton Hall, Shipdham, Trustee of Scarning Free School.
William Earle Gascoyne Lytton Bulwer, Quebec House, East Dereham, Trustee of Scarning Free School.
Earl of Kimberley, Kimberley Hall, Wymondham, Trustee of Scarning Free School.
Willoughby Jones, Cranmer hall, Fakenham, Trustee of Scarning Free School.
Robert J Gurdon, Letton Hall, Shipdham, Trustee of Scarning Free School.
Henry Smith Addington, Holme Hale, Trustee of Scarning Free School.
Reverend Spencer H Cubitt, Scarning Rectory, Trustee of Scarning Free School.
James Warner, Farmer, churchwarden Scaring, Trustee of Scarning Free school.
Peter John Sharman, churchwarden Scarning, Trustee of Scarning Free School.
William R Long, East Dereham.
List of names of owners and occupiers served with notices with respect to East Dereham waterworks:
William Earle Gascoyne Lytton Bulwer.
Mary Anne Dering Bulwer.
Thomas Brown.
Copy of notice from Guardians of Mitford and Launditch Poor Law Union, Rural Sanitary Authority application for provisional order for powers to purchase land in East Dereham for sinking and boring a well and constructing a water works. Signed Charles Wright, Clerk 18 December 1874. Counter signed by Brampton Gurdon, JP [Justice of the Peace] 9 February 1875.
Copy of notice from Guardians of Mitford and Launditch poor Law Union, Rural Sanitary Authority, application for provisional order for powers to purchase land for waterworks. Signed by Charles Wright, Clerk 10 November 1874. Counter signed by Brampton Gurdon, JP 9 February 1875.
Declaration from Charles Wright, Clerk to Rural Sanitary Authority that in accordance with provisions of Local Government act 1856 s 75 he had published notices in the Norfolk News. Countersigned by Brampton Gurdon JP.
Petition of guardians of Mitford and Launditch Poor Law Union, Rural Sanitary Authority, under Sanitary act and sanitary Law Amendment Act 1874 to purchase land in East Dereham Gressenhall and Scarning for sewage works. Petitioners have consulted Baldwin Latham, Engineer, 7 Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street London. In Gressenhall the property of the Trustees of John Sutton Hastings now in occupation of John Hastings. In Scarning property in occupation by Barry Girling and the Trustees of Scarning Free School in occupation of William Ransome Long. Schedule of names of owners and occupiers of land who have assented:
George Halcott Cooper, Lord of Manor, Old Hall and Syrricks, East Dereham.
Willoughby Jones, Trustee Scarning School.
Robert J Gurdon, Trustee Scarning School.
William Devar Everington, churchwarden, East Dereham.
Robert Potter, overseer, East Dereham.
Henry Page, overseer, East Dereham.
George Harrold, overseer, East Dereham.
Maher Tuck, overseer, East Dereham.
John Hastings, Trustee of John Sutton Hastings deceased.
Robert Leeds, Trustee of John Sutton Hastings deceased.
Barry Girling.
Reverend Spencer H Cubitt, Trustee Scarning School.
William Ransome Long.
George Alfred Carthew, churchwarden, East Dereham.
William Earle Gascoyne Lytton Bulwer, Trustee Scarning School.
Henry Smith Adlington, Trustee Scarning School.
James Warner, Trustee Scarning School.
Peter J Sharman, Trustee Scarning School.
The Commissioner of Her Majesties Woods and Forests.
Reverend Benjamin John Armstrong, Vicar, East Dereham.
David Cooper, Trustee of John Sutton Hastings deceased.
Brampton Gurdon, Trustee Scarning School.
The Earl of Kimberley, Trustee Scarning School.
Petition from the Guardians of Mitford and Launditch poor Law Union, Rural Sanitary Authority under Sanitary Acts and Sanitary Law Amendment act 1874 to purchase land in East Dereham for waterworks. Names of owners and occupiers:
Mary Anne Dering Bulwer, wife of William Earle Gascoyne Lytton Bulwer.
Thomas Brown.
William Earle Gascoyne Lytton Bulwer.
Newspaper notices, Norfolk News, 20 December 1873, 13 December 1873, Lynn News, 13 December 1873, 20 December 1873 from Local Government Board dated 27 November 1873, proposal to dissolve local Board of Health of Mileham and merge it into the Rural Sanitary Authority, Mitford and Launditch Poor Law Union. Lt Col [Lieutenant Colonel] Ponsonby Cox, Inspector to attend at Castle Inn, Mileham on 22 December 1973.
Annotated: 'Write acknowledging the receipt of the petitions and state that they will receive the attention of the Board', 19 February 1875.
Annotated: 'Then mount the advertisements and prepare advertisement of inquiry', 19 February 1875.

Paper Number: 9959/1875.

Poor Law Union Number: 302.

Counties: Norfolk.