§ Mr. CAPEasked the Minister of Health if he has issued an Order to boards of guardians giving a scale of payments that should be made to unemployed persons applying for relief; whether the country is divided into areas; and, if so, what is the scale for the north-western and south-western areas, respectively?
§ Sir A. MONDNo, Sir. I have made Regulations limiting the charge that may be made on the Metropolitan Common Poor Fund in respect of out-door relief, but no general Order prescribing a scale of payments has been issued. The last two parts of the question, therefore, do not arise.