§ MR. JACOBYI beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he is aware that the same official at Belper holds the three offices of clerk to the guardians, vaccination officer, and clerk to the magistrates; and, seeing that in proceeding against defaulters under the Vaccination Acts this official practically acts as prosecutor, witness, and adviser to the Bench in support of his case, whether any steps will be taken to remedy this state of affairs.
§ *MR. RITCHIEI will answer this Question. I think that the practice of combining these offices is open to objection, but it is not unlawful, and there are no steps that I can take to remedy it.