January 1795

Your Committee Report

That in pursuance of the Order made on the County day
of the last Session referring it back to Your Committee to examine
the Treasurers Accounts relative to the Sums of Money paid by him
for the apprehending of Vagrants Etc and also to inquire whether the
restrictions named in the Statute of the 32d. year of his present
Majestys Reign had been attended to before Orders for Rewards had
been made by the Justices and also to consider what other means it
may be expedient to take in order to lessen the Charges on the County
Rate for the apprehending of Vagrants consistent with the suppression
of Vagrancy and whether the Resolution of the Court recommending
that the full Sum of Ten Shillings should not be paid has been
attended to and that the said Commitee should consider all other
matters respecting Vagrants in this County and the several Laws
relating thereto and report their Opinion thereon to the Court.

Your Committee having been attended by the County
Treasurer The Clerk of the Peace for the City and Liberty of
Westminster and The Governor of the House of Correction at Clerkenwell
and at Tothill fields with the Commitments and Papers in their
respective Custodies and the Papers in the Custody of the Clerk of the
Peace for this County having been also laid before them and your
Committee having inspected and examined the same do find that
from the 1st. day of January to the 28th. day of June 1794. there hath
been paid by Mr Burchell the County Treasurer pursuant to Orders
made by the Magistrates of this County the Sum of £123..9..0 for the
apprehension of 414 Vagrants being upon an Average at the Rate of
nearly Six Shillings for each Vagrant so apprehended and that the
number of Vagrants committed and for the Apprehension of
whom Rewards have been Ordered are as follows.