§ MR. HORNIMAN (Chelsea)To ask the President of the Local Government Board how many different schemes for the employment of the unemployed have been sent by the borough of Chelsea to the Central Committee, and the amounts of same; how many have been sanctioned; how many refused; and which are under consideration.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) Only one scheme has been submitted to the Central (Unemployed) Body on behalf of the borough council, viz., for pavnig the Royal Hospital Road with Wood. The cost of the work is estimated at £2,123, including £467 for labour by the unemployed. The borough council and the central body are in communication with regard to the matter.