BOARDS OF GUARDIANS (CO-OPTED MEMBERS).

HC Deb 14 April 1896 vol 39 cc888-9

CAPTAIN BETHELL (York, E.R., Holderness)

I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board, when those boards of guardians of which one-third of the members retire annually, should next elect their co-opted members?

THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. HENRY CHAPLIN,) Lincolnshire, Sleaford

The Question is not one which the Local Government Board are empowered to decide; but they have stated that, in their opinion, the term of office of an additional guardian, elected under Subsection 7 of Section 20 of the Local Government Act, 1894, is three years.