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irresponsible persons — for the boards of guardians spend practically all 

 the money devoted to indoor and outdoor relief — in ever-increasing 

 quantities, and with the deplorable result of an ever-increasing body 

 of pauperised people. It is high time to call a halt to this waste of 

 public money, and to the futile folly of gilding and stereotyping the 

 pauper." 



The same journal which, by-the-by, deserves the grateful 

 thanks of the tax-payers for keeping the scandals touching the 

 doings of certain poor law guardians prominently before the 

 public, had the following references to the reckless squandering 

 of public funds : — 



" Pleasures for Paupers " 



" The inmates of Romford Workhouse are to be entertained on 

 various Sunday evenings during the summer to nuisic by the 

 Pjeacontree Heath band,' and they will be permitted to promenade 

 the grounds during the performance of the programme." * 



The same paper for June 4 says — 



" Luxury for Paupers " 



"The Ptisbridge (Suffolk) Guardians, having received offers of 

 old potatoes at £;3 15s. per ton, and New Jersey potatoes at 10s. 9d. 

 per hundredweight, accepted the latter for the consumption of the 

 paupers." 



The same edition of the above paper also contains the 

 following : — 



"WORKHOUSE BATHS AT £14 EACH" 



Architect's Remarkable Admissions 

 Many Profits 



"Mr. Albert E. Gough, architect of the Hammersmith Work- 

 house, made some astounding admissions at the resumed Local 

 Government Board inquiry yesterday, concerning the allegations of 

 extravagance, which have been levelled against tlie Guardians. 



" He confessed that he had not placed the plans of the alterations 

 and additions before the Guardians before proceeding with the work. 

 He took a free hand in the matter. 



" With reference to the £886 spent on the opening ceremony, he 

 said the amount was dealt with in his certificate, as had been done 

 ' hundreds and hundreds of times.' 



" ' As a result of dealing with it in that way,' said the Inspector, 



* Daily Exjyress, May 31, 1907. 



