... WORKHOUSE SCRAPS. One of the problems which face Poor Law guardians is the waste of food that goes on in large workhouses. The importance of the ques- tion from the ratepayers pomt of view has been so far recognised that the Local Government Board have ...

... BRANDY IN WORKHOUSES. A TEETOTAL DOCTOR ON STIMU- LANTS. On Thursday at the meeting of the Hampstead Board of Guardians Mrs Finlay said that the at- tention of the Finance Committee had been called to the largely increased consumption of brandy by the ...

... AN OVERCROWDED WORKHOUSE. One indication of the depressed state of trade in London comes from Hackney, where the de- mands on the gnardiaus are so great that the workhouse is found to be insufficient to accom- modate the applicants for relief. Waiting-rooms ...

... NEWPORT WORKHOUSE. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD INQUIRY. The weekly meeting of the Newport Bosrd of Guardians was held at the Town Hall on Satur- day, the chairman, Colonel Lyne, presiding. The Finance Committee of the Monmouth- shire County Council forwarded ...

... SWANSEA WORKHOUSE. THE PALACE OF THE POOR. A few days ago I paid a visit to our Work- house, which is splendidly situated on a hill. The master and his wife—Mr and Mrs Morgan— very readily gave me all the information needed, reading matter and spectacles ...

... by the action which he has taken with a view to minimise the physical moral danger of the children in the Aberyst- wyth Workhouse. He became a member of the Board of Guardians only in April last, but since that time he has fully grasped the duties of ...

... iB %v workhouse.-in the course of it discuesiond it h Was stated that the gas bill at the workhouse in sas aboua £360 a year. The electric lighting 'i z, would cost, if 6d, for tie first hour and 2d. for I it succeeding units were charged, a total of abouit ...

... CARDIFF WORKHOUSE. At a meefciDg on Tuesday nf the Cardiff Workhouse Visiting Committer, Mr F. J, Beavan presiding, the recont circular issued with reference to alterations 10 the paupers', diet by the Local ■ Government Board came up for consideration ...

... BRIDGEND WORKHOUSE. Beer or no Beer ? At the ordinary meeting of the Guardians of the Bridgend and Cowbridge Union on Saturday, the Clerk read a letter from Mr Wui. Llewellyn, of Court Colman, an ex-officio member of the Board, asking to be allowed to ...

... SWANSEA WORKHOUSE. RESIGNATION OF THE MASTER AND MATRON. At the fortnightly meeting of the Swansea Board of Guardians, held on Monday under the presi- dency of Sir John Llewelyn, the Chairman, in moving the adoption of the minutes of the general purposes ...

... CVXRDIFF WORKHOUSE. AEETING OF THE VISITING WCi- Ait MIETTEE . ,A meeting of the visiting committee of the I d Carddfr Board,of Guardians was held at the a workhouse on Tuesday afternoon, Mr.. F. J. I Beaanvn presidiig..tjpoii the -question of the . necessity ...

... WORKHOUSE REVELATIONS. guardian of the Farnham Workhouse, in a letter to the Times, admits that the condition of that union is very unsatisfactory (he casts the blame on the Poor-law Board), as no doubt most people will agree when they read the following ...