... PAUPERS AND THE WORKHOUSE. The Relieving Olficer recommended that the ont-relief granted to a certain elderly man, who was unite unable to help himself, should he increased by sixpence per week. It was stated that the man was neglected his relatives, ...

... THE 'WORKHOUSE SCHOOL. From a report entered in the Visitors’ Book* together with a schedule received from Mr. B- Davies, Inspector Union Schools, it appeared that the recent examination of the children of the workhouse school, under the management of ...

... THE WORKHOUSE CHILDREN, A circular letter was read from the Local Government Board ealling the Guardians attertion to the issue of new regulations relating to the boarding out of children. No action was taken, but Mr. Sayell remarked that the Guardians ...

... THE WORKHOUSE FENCE. The wood fence round the Workhouse being in poor condition, the Board decided to replace it with an iron structure, and the Clerk was instructed to request the County Council’s Surveyor fix a date which to meet a committee on the ...

... THE WOBURN WORKHOUSE The subject of the Woburn Workhouse was on the agenda for consideration, but Mr. Cotes said he had noticed from the newspaper that the Woburn Guardians had not yet received a reply from the Local Government Roar’d to when the enquiry ...

... THE WORKHOUSE DIETARY, Mr. Ssmlell. medicMl officer, in compliance with request a fortnight back to present statement showing comparative cost ...

... WORKHOUSE LOAN. The Clerk applied for cheque for an instalment of £lOO, with £8 interest, duo to the Public Loan Commissionera, iu respect to the loan on the workhouse. The sum borrowed had extended over twenty years, repayable annual instalments of £lOO ...

... THE WORKHOUSE CHILDREN. The Chairman reported that the house com mittee had, in accordance with the wishes of the Board, made inquiry the expediency of sending out the workhouse children to school in the town, but they had concluded, taking into account ...

... the workhouse sewerage. The Chairman mentioned a conversation had had with the Chairman of the Urban Conncil He told him they were getting on qaickly with the sewerage Ampthill, and he of connecting their drains. A special arrangement had been made with ...

... THE WORKHOUSE EXPENDITURE. The Chairman directed the attention of the Board to the great increase of late in the cost of indoor pauper maintenance, which was out of all proportion to the increase in the number of paupers. , Mr. B. Hopkins said that in ...

... EPILEPTICS IN WORKHOUSES. The Chairman read a circular received from the Chelmsford Board of Guardians, who enclosed a copy of resolution, to which they sought support, favour of relieving inmates workhouses of inconvenience occasioned by sufferers from ...

... THE WORKHOUSE WELL. The Chairman read the report of the visiting committee, who stated that Mr. Wolveridge, master of the workhonse, bad informed them that the deepening of the well which had failed on the workhouse premises bad acted admirably, and there ...