§ 11. Mr. RANKINasked the Home Secretary whether he will circularise benches of magistrates recommending them to have recourse to the Vagrancy Act in connection with persistent refusals to maintain wives and families; and whether he is aware that this procedure is being followed in Liverpool?
§ Mr. HACKINGMy right hon. Friend has no reason to think that magistrates are unaware of the relevant provisions in the Vagrancy Act, and, so far as he is aware, there is no occasion for his calling attention to them in the way suggested.