§ MR. MCARTHUR (Liverpool, Kirkdale)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he is aware that the Liverpool Distress Committee, having practically exhausted their funds, have announced that they will be compelled on Tuesday next to discharge 380 men now employed by them on relief works; and, if so, whether it is his intention to respond to the appeal of the committee for a grant-in-aid to prevent the collapse of their work and the consequences which would be involved in throwing so many men out of employment.
§ MR. JOHN BURNSI am to-day making a payment of £1,000 to the distress committee from the Parliamentary grant. I am glad to be able to add that, since the hon. Member gave notice of his Question, the immediate pressure upon the distress committee has already been relieved, as they have received additional funds from public subscriptions amounting to £1,250.