§ MR. COBB (Warwick, S.E., Rugby)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he is aware that in May, 1889, Mr. Joseph Broadfoot, of Barford, near Warwick, who was then one of the overseers of that parish, sent in his name to the clerk to the Warwick Board of Guardians, applying for the post of assistant overseer and collector of Poor Rates; that the clerk replied (in conformity with the provisions of the 29 and 30 Vic. c. 113,s. 10), that Mr. Broadfoot, being an overseer, was not legally eligible for the post for which he applied; and that on the 3rd of May, 1890, Mr. Thomas Sheasby, one of the overseers of Barford, was elected collector of Poor Rates by the Warwick Board of Guardians, subject to the approval of the Local Government Board, notwithstanding that the clerk advised the Board that Mr. Sheasby was not legally eligible; and whether the election of Mr. Sheasby has been brought under the notice of the Local Government Board; and, if so, what action the Board have taken, or propose to take?
§ *THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. RITCHIE,) Tower Hamlets, St. George'sI have no information as to the facts with regard to Mr. Broadfoot. The appointment of Mr. Sheasby has been reported to the Local Government Board by the Guardians of the Warwick Union, and the Board have informed the Guardians that they are advised that a person who holds the office of Overseer of the Poor cannot legally be appointed as Collector of Poor Rates for the same parish, the two offices being incompatible.