§ MR. HERBERT SAMUEL (Yorkshire, Cleveland)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether, in view of the practice of some boards of guardians of refusing to allow their officers to dispense non-resident out-door relief on behalf of other unions, he will take such steps as may be necessary to make it obligatory on all unions to distribute such relief.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) There are certain objections to the system of non-resident relief, and I am not prepared to adopt the course suggested by the hon. Member. If a board of guardians refuse to distribute non-resident relief, it is open to the guardians who desire to grant it to make arrangements for its distribution through some other channel.