§ Mr. T. GRIFFITHSasked the Minister of Health whether, in connection with the temporary appointment by the Hastings Board of Guardians of a master for the Hastings institution, he will state how many boards of guardians have asked that such appointments should be limited; and whether he has taken into consideration as to how far his Department or a board of guardians is entitled to abrogate statutory obligations in such circumstances?
§ Sir A. MONDThe Hastings case is the only recent one in which a board of guardians have asked that the appointment of a master of a workhouse should be temporary. All such appointments are terminable on due notice at the end of the first twelve months of service.