§ MR. J. MACVEAGHI beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland what action he proposes to take with regard to the intended deportation of Edward Farrell from Craiglockhart Workhouse to Newry Workhouse; and whether, having regard to the fact that Scotland has had the benefit of his labour and expenditure from youth to old age, he will represent to the Local Government Board for Scotland the hardship upon the ratepayers of Newry Union of making this old man chargeable on them in the few years that are left to him.
§ MR. SINCLAIRUnder the Poor Law (Scotland) Act, 1898, which provides for an appeal being made to the Local Government Board for Scotland against the removal of a pauper to England or Ireland, no appeal is competent where the pauper has not resided continuously for a year in the parish proposing to remove him. In the case referred to by 1547 the hon. Member, I am informed that the pauper has never resided in Edinburgh continuously for more than four or five months, and accordingly the Board have no power to entertain the appeal against his removal made to them by the Newry Union Board of Guardians.