§ MR. MITFORDsaid, he would beg to ask the President of the Poor Law Board, If the Poor Law Board intend to exercise their powers with respect to the dissolution of Gilbert's Unions during the present year?
§ MR. GOSCHEN, in reply, said, it was the intention of the Poor Law Board to exercise its power as regarded the dissolution of the Gilbert Unions. In several cases the Board was already exercising its powers, and its inspector had just reported on the union in which the hon. Member was probably interested. The new system, could not come into operation before the 25th of March.