§ Mr. HOGGEasked the Secretary to the Local Government Board whether he can give any statistics of the work of the Civil Liabilites Committee up to 31st December, 1916?
§ Mr. HAYES FISHERUp to the 31st December, 1916, the local Commissioners had received 155,882 applications, and they had made recommendations in 130,000 cases. The Committee had at the same date decided 119,500 applications, and had awarded grants in 86,000 cases, representing an annual payment of £1,654,000.