§ 22. Mr. MILLSasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that 98 men at the Hollesley Bay Labour Colony have returned to London as a protest against the conditions of work; and whether he will make an inquiry into the matter?
§ 44. Mr. KENNEDYasked the Minister of Health whether he has been informed of the return, in a body, of nearly 100 men from the Labour Colony, Hollesley Bay, as a protest against the conditions of work there; whether he regards the hours of labour, pay, and general conditions as satisfactory; and whether, since the return of these men will mean that they will most probably become a charge 342 upon the boards of guardians, he will sec that the conditions at the Labour Colony are made at least sufficiently tolerable to induce men to stay there?
§ Sir A. MONDI am aware that a number of men relieved at the Colony have returned to London, and. I am making inquiries into the matter, but on the information at present available I see no reason to criticise the hours of labour, pay and general conditions of the Colony. As regards the last part of the question, I would point out that these men were already in receipt of relief, and have been sent to the Colony at the cost of the guardians.