§ MR. HIBBERTasked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether it is the intention of the Government to bring in a Bill, during the present Session, to carry out the recommendations of last years' Select Committee repeating the election of Guardians of the Poor in England and Ireland, and of Parochial Boards in Scotland?
§ MR. SCLATER-BOOTH, in reply, said, a Poor Law Board Amendment Bill had been prepared which would deal, among other things, with the more important recommendations of last year's Select Committee respecting the election of Guardians of the Poor in England and Ireland; but he could not say anything about the Parochial Boards in Scotland. He hoped the Bill would be introduced by his hon. Friend the Secretary to the Local Government Board as soon as the state of Public Business would permit.