§ Sir A. HOLBROOKasked the Minister of Health whether he will consider the desirability of an immediate increase in the amount now repaid to boards of guardians for each lunatic patient maintained in a county asylum; and is he aware that the sum of 4s. per head repaid to the Kingsclere Union under the Local Government Act, 1888, is quite inadequate, and throws a very heavy burden upon the local rates of that rural district, the cost of lunatic patients maintained in the Hampshire County Asylum having reached the sum of 22s. 2d. per head weekly.
§ Dr. ADDISONI can only refer to the replies given to previous similar questions on this subject, and particularly to that given to the Member for Bedwellty (Mr. Charles Edwards) on the 15th April last.