Annual Report of the Poor Law Commissioners for England and Wales, Volume 2Poor Law Commission Office, 1836 - Poor |
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able-bodied labourers able-bodied paupers allowance amount appears application appointed apprentice assistance attendance average bastard Bedfordshire Bedminster beer-shops better board of guardians Bosmere Brixworth burthen chairman charges churchwardens churchwardens and overseers clerk Cuckfield Declared to take district ditto ditto duties earnings Eastry effect efficient employed employment establishment expenditure expense farmers Gilbert's Act Horfield idle improvement industry inmates instances labouring classes Law Amendment Act Lord John Russell magistrates master medical clubs medical officer medical relief meeting migration moral Number of elect obtain old system operation opinion out-door relief paid parish officers Parishes United parochial payment persons Poor Law Amendment Poor Law Commission Poor Law Commissioners poor-rates Population on Poor present Provision Account rate-payers regulations relieving officer respect sick South Molton Suffolk surplus labourers take place Totals Union vestry vote wages week weekly workhouse
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Page 140 - Wales affixed to any document shall be conclusive evidence as to all the facts therein stated or noticed, and as to the powers of the vendors as guardians of the Union. 5. In case of sale or exchange, no other covenant shall be required of the conveying parties, except one, that they have done no act to incumber the property disposed of.