§ MR. BROOKE (Tower Hamlets, Bow and Bromley)To ask the President of 1360 the Local Government Board what was the total expenditure by the boards of guardians in London for the year 1905–6; how much of that total was centralised by an equal rate over the whole area, and how much was left to be raised locally by a varying rate; what are the principal heads of Poor Law expenditure in London at present not centralised; and what were the different totals raised under each head for the year l905–6.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) The total expenditure met by boards of guardians in London in 1905–6 was £4,615,072. This represents the expenditure met by the guardians, not only for Poor Law purposes, but also for other purposes with which they are concerned. It also includes the expenditure of joint Poor Law authorities paid for by the guardians under precepts. It does not include expenditure out of loans. To meet this expenditure a sum of £3,039,210 was available, derived from grants or from rates leviable at a uniform amount in the £ throughout London. The grants amounted to £614,720. After allowing for sundry small receipts the total sum left to be raised by rates levied otherwise than by an equalised amount in the £ throughout London was £1,369,846. The principal heads of the expenditure in this total and the sum expended under each head were as follows:—
| £ | |
| Out relief | 309,514 |
| Loan charges | 401,837 |
| Buildings and furniture, not paid for out of loans, rent, rates and taxes | 329,683 |