§ MR. HOGAN (Tipperary, Mid)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board if he is aware that there is no provision made at Folkestone for the relief of the casual poor; that the nearest casual ward is placed at Elham, six miles from Folkestone on a cross country road, and two miles from the nearest railway station; that the casual ward accommodation at Elham is utterly inadequate to meet the requirements of the casuals sent from Folkestone, Sandgate, Hythe, &c, who are occasionally huddled, men and women alike, into 1188 the stable to sleep; and if, considering that Folkestone contributes two-thirds of the rate and only returns 12 out of 35 Guardians, the Local Government Board will consider the advisability of dissociating Folkestone from the rural districts and granting the borough a Union of its own?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. H. H. FOWLER, Wolverhampton, E.)Inquiries are being made as to the facts, and I have to ask that the question may be deferred.