§ MR. BOUSFIELD (Hackney, N.)I bog to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been directed to the three applica- 31 tions which have been made by the Hackney Board of Guardians in reference to the remuneration of Mr. E. Robinson, the vaccination officer for the East District of the Hackney Union; whether he is aware that such officer has to devote the whole of his time to his duties, and received for his services last year only £43 17s. 4d.; and how the Local Government Board has dealt with such applications?
§ MR. SHAW-LEFEVREThe Local Government Board has three times refused to sanction the increase of the salary of the vaccination officer of Hackney. The diminution in the income of this officer has arisen no doubt from the Guardians not living: instructions for the prosecution of offenders under the Vaccination Acts; and the ground of the Board's decision has been that they consider that the hardship so far as regards the vaccination officer should be met by the Guardians discharging their duty in the enforcement of the law instead of by increasing the rate of payment to the officer.
§ MR. BOUSFIELDWill the right hon. Gentleman make such a representation to the Hackney Guardians?
§ MR. SHAW-LEFEVREWe have addressed a strong representation to them.