HC Deb 05 June 1919 vol 116 c2226W
Major HENDERSON

asked the Secretary for Scotland whether, in the event of Peace celebrations taking place, parish, councils would be allowed to make special grants to widows and dependants and to include such grants as a. legitimate charge on the poor rates?

Mr. MUNRO

I am not aware of any statutory power to make such giants, which, if contemplated, should rather be defrayed from a voluntary assessment or from private sources.