§ MR. CHANNING (Northampton, E.)asked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether his attention has been called to the following Resolution, passed at a recent meeting of the Board of Guardians at Newport Pagnell:—
That, having regard to the applications already made under the Allotments Act, 1887, and after duly considering the same, and finding there would be some difficulty and expense to the ratepayers in carrying out the Act in its entirety, the Rural Sanitary Authority do not in any case apply to the County Authority for compulsory powers under the Act;whether a copy of the Circular from the Local Government Board, calling the attention of the Local Authorities to their powers and duties under "the Labourers' Allotments Act, 1887," has been sent to the Newport Pagnell Board of Guardians; and, whether he will, under the circumstances, further impress upon the Guardians the necessity of carrying out the Act?
§ THE PRESIDENT (Mr. RITCHIE) (Tower Hamlets, St. George's)I understand that a resolution to the effect referred to was passed by a small majority at a recent meeting of the Board of Guardians of the Newport Pagnell Union. A copy of the Circular to which reference is made was sent to the Guardians of that Union. The Guardians are not, in my opinion, justified in passing a resolution that the Rural Sanitary Authority should not in any case apply to the County Authority for compulsory powers under the Act. The Sanitary Authority should clearly consider the circumstances of each particular case, and, according to those circumstances, arrive at their decision. I will inform the Sanitary Authority to this effect.