April 28th.—The Poor’s Rate was estimated at 1s. 6d. in the £, to meet £3,000 required by the Guardians for the Quarter, who had then £430 in hand to meet demands amounting to £1,450.
May 2nd.—Mr. Lane had been appointed Collector of Poor’s rates for the Market Ward.
George Danby-Palmer, Esq., had almost entirely recovered from the indisposition which he had been suffering from during the winter, and it was proposed to entertain him at a public dinner.
May 5th.—The new burial ground comprised about 10 acres in extent, and the following tender was recommended by the Committee to the Council: J. Thompson, for walls, £1,388; gates, £50; levelling, £110; total, £1,548, with respect to fitting it for use.
Nelson’s Column was still allowed to fall into decay.
May 9th.—Mr. Allcock had been appointed Poor’s Rate Collector for the Nelson and Regent Wards.
The sale of part of the landed property of the late Mr. Ambrose Palmer had taken place, the ship-yard and docks bringing £1,100 and £900 respectively. The leasehold premises on the west side of the river were bought by Mr. Joseph Powell, and the building sites near Queen’s Road fetched about 20s. per foot frontage with a ground rental of about 2s. per yard upon the same.
Letters could now be posted as late as 8.10 p.m.
Water had been conveyed by the Company’s mains to Yarmouth from Ormesby for the first time. One of these pipes burst near the “Gallon Can.”
May 12th.—The Victoria Gardens had been laid out and were likely to outvie any in the neighbourhood.