§ Mr. SWANasked the Minister of Health if, due to the increased cost of lunatic patients chargeable to boards of guardians maintained at lunatic asylums, the sum of 4s. per head repaid to the various unions under The Local Government Act, 1888, is inadequate and throws a heavy burden upon local rates; and if he will introduce legislation to amend The Local Government Act, 1888, so as to provide for repayment to boards of guardians of at least one-half of the actual cost to them of every lunatic patient maintained in a county asylum?
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§ Dr. ADDISONMay I refer the hon. Member to replies given to previous questions upon this subject and particularly to that given to my hon. Friend the Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury (Mr. T. Davies) on Monday last?