§ MR. BURNIE (Swansea)In the absence of the hon. Member for the Southern Division of West Ham, I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether Boards of Guardians, in granting outdoor relief to able-bodied destitute persons, have power to acquire land and apply the labour test in setting applicants to cultivate the same?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. H. H. FOWLER, Wolverhampton, E.)A Board of Guardians might, if they deemed it desirable, with the consent of the Local Government Board, acquire land for the purpose of providing a labour test in connection with the granting of outdoor relief to able-bodied persons.