HC Deb 01 March 1920 vol 126 cc36-7
84. Mr. HURD

asked the Minister of Health whether, seeing the continued increase in the cost of the maintenance of pauper lunatics and the totally inadequate sum now repaid under the Local Government Act of 1888, he will, pending the contemplated reform of the Poor Law, suggest to the Treasury that boards of guardians should be repaid at least one-half of the actual cost to them of every lunatic pauper maintained in a county asylum?

Dr. ADDISON

There is no legal authority under which the action suggested could be, taken.

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