... ITiple said that, though ?? did not profess to have studsed the importantqoestion they had met to dis- couss as Mdr. Charles Booth had studied it, he followed it with deep interest because ot its importance to the whole nation and the whole of thae Christian ...

... the efforr to convince te people that the question must be settled somewhat on the lines of the scheme suggested by ler' Charles Booth. Mr. T. H. As'ow seconded the resole, tion. Mr. D. CAsa (Walsall) said the supporters of the: movement were against anything ...

... 1911 £3,700,000, and that in 1921 £4,950,Q000 The committee adds that it has had the advantage of con- ferring with Mr. Charles Booth, and that his concur- rence generally with the conclusions it has drawa is a source. of great satisfaction to the members ...

... approaching general election. The scheme which the Committee exists to advocate is in substance that put forward by Mr. Charles Booth in his work on the condition of the aged poor-that pensions should be provided which should be claimable as a civic right ...

... over sixty-five years of age I being ir D reeipt of indoor or outdoor relief, while it inc~ludes the istricts which Mr. Charles Booth's r investigations have shown to be the very poorest d neighbourhoods in the metropolis, adf a Parlia - menitary division ...