§ MR. REES (Montgomery Boroughs)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether be is aware of the interpretation put upon the Order which issued from his office this year relating to the modified workhouse test, under which the Poplar guardians are disbursing relief up to a maximum of 17s. 6d. a week to the families of men employed at the farm colonies at Laindon and Forest Gate; and whether he proposes to make another investigation into the administration of the Poor Law in Poplar.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) I am aware of the action taken under the Order referred to. That Order has now lapsed and in lieu of it a new one has been issued, laying down amended conditions under which relief may be given out of the workhouse by the Poplar guardians to the families of able-bodied men who are relieved in the workhouse. I hope that it will not be necessary that any further inquiry should be held of the kind suggested in the Question.