§ 71. Mr. SEXTONasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the Whitehaven Board of Guardians are prepared to establish test work for single able-bodied men and married men under 40 years of age, and to require 44 hours labour per week for 5s, cash and 5s. in kind; whether he is aware that many of the men would be required to walk several miles to Cleator mills, where the test work is to be carried out; whether he has had any correspondence with the board of guardians on the matter; and whether he intends to sanction the board's scheme?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI have been pressing the Whitehaven Board of Guardians to institute a scheme of test work which would comply with the requirements of the Relief Regulation Order, 1911, but I have not yet received their proposals.