Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Index to minutes of evidence [to the First-Second-Third-Fourth-Fifth volumes].

  • Great Britain. Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress.
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1909
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    AuditCo«/. Reports of district auditor as to, Local Government Board's procedure in connection with {Burd), Stat. 63. Scotland, system of {Pitts), 4226. Staff, insufficiency of {Burd), 476.5. Statement concerning, by auditor, transmission to Local Government Board {Burd), Stat. 62. Strictness of, varying {Burd), 4822. Sudden and urgent necessity, discretion to allowing expenditure on cases of {Burd), 4724. Surcharges, Disallowances and Auditor's duty as to {Burd) Stat., 53, 54, 56. Cases for, circumstances of; action of Local Government Board on {Davy), 2185. Certificate of, enforcement {Burd), 4652. Circumstances in which authorised {Burd), Stat. 53. Clerk to the Guardians, position as to, when signing cheque for illegal payment {Burd), 4869. Deterrent effect if enforced by Local Govern- ment Board {Dan/). 2266 : {Hervey), 12054. Enforcement of, infrecpiency of {Davy), 226S. Excessive relief, effect in cases of {Davy), 2193. Formal and technical nature of {Davy), 2288. Guardians Action as a result of {Pitts), 4241. Liability for expenditure not voted for {Pitts), 4203. Resentment as to {Pitts), 4226. Surcharging, as a whole, discretion as to {Pitts), 4262. Necessity of obviated by operation of Local Authorities (Exjenses) Act, 1887 {Burd), 4776. Notice of to persons concerned, object of {Pitts), 4200. Persons against whom made {Pitts), 4192. Persons liable to, in respect of outdoor relief {Hervey), 11615. Persons liable to, in case of illegal relief {Hervey), 12052. .'owers authorising {Davy), 2269. Practice as to Fixing responsibility {Burd), 4866. Surcharging guardians signing cheques sub- sequently disallowed {Burd), 4866-69. Uniformity in, desirable {Burd), 4791. Reasons against, hearing by {Eurd), 4732. Kelief to family not considered destitute by, instances of {Burd), 4728. Remission by Local Government Board. Grounds of {Davij), 2030, 2088. Oldham case, remission refused {Pitts), 4189. Practice as to {Puts), 4233. Stringency of rales, increase in suggested, {Darij), 2289. Under Power conferred by Sec. 4 of Poor Law Audit Act, 1848 {Pitts), 4176; {Burd), Stat. 61. Statistics as to Amounts of, variations in {Pitts), 4188. ' Appeals against mount involved in 1905 {Pitts), 4270. Number of, comparative smallness of, reason for {Davy), 2084. Cases in 1905 of pr.yment of disallowance without appeal, number of and amount paid {Pitts), 4267. Disallowances and, in 1905, result of, {Pitts), 4266. Number of, in 1894, 1904, and 1905 by guardians, result of {Pitts), 4161, 4173. Number of in 1905 {Davy). 2086. Number in 1905 brought before Local Government Board and number in which payment demr.nded from person responsible {Davy), 2030. Reduction in since 1887 {Pitts). 4227. Reversed on appeal, in 1904 {Pitts), 4232. Stringency of decisions too great, as to {Pitts), 4227, 4245. Audit—coni. Surcharges, Disallowances and—cow^. Technical nature of {Davy), 2288 ; {Pitts), 4250. Technical and other, differentiation between, proposed {Pitts), 4247. Technical, procedure as to, simplification pro- posed, {Burd), 4775. System of, uniformity desirable in {Burd), 4791. Urban district; documents, inspection of, under Sec. 247 of Public Health Act, suggested apphca- tion of power to unions audit {Burd), 4658. Work of, increase in {Davy), 1684. Workhouse accounts, yearly audit of, objections to {Pitts), 4213. Auditors Accounts, Statutory Declaration respecting, power t3 require {Burd), Stat. 34. Advice to guardians as to legality of proposed ex- penditure, position of Auditor as to giving {Burd), 4630. Appointment of {Adrian). 87, 1166; {Davy), 1870. Local Government Board, by Power of under Sec. 4 of District Auditors Act, 1879 {Adrian). 87. Recommendations of Select Committee of , 1864 as to {Davy), 3288. Practice as to {Burd) 4870. Assistant Auditors Appointment to office of {Burd), 4870. Permanent and temporary, number of {Burd), Stat. 15. Qualifications of {Burd), 4872. Salaries and allowances of {Burd), Stat. 23. Barristers and solicitors as, reason for appointment of {Burd), 4808. Case-relief, functions as to improper grants (Walsh), 8713-15. Clerical assistance allowed to {Burd), Stat. 16. Clerks to Appointment and dismissal of {Burd), 4676. Duties of {Burd), 4672. Salaries of {Burd), 4679. Commercial auditors and, difference between {Burd), 4873. Contracts, Functions as to Check over, extent of {Burd), 4752. Duties as to {Pitts). 4207. 4210. Guardians' procedure as to, extent ol Auditor's inc[uiry into {Burd), 4736. Powers as to {Burd), 4642. Tenders, lowest, non-acceptance by guardians, inquiry into reasons for {Burd), 4742. Decisions of Appeal from {Adrian). 89 ; {Burd), Stat. 59. High Court Infrequency of appeal to {Pitts), 4179. Limited power as to {Pitts), 4208. High Court or Local Government Board, alternative as to making to {Pitts), 4177. Number in 1894, 1904 and 1905 {Pitts), 4173. DiS ALLO WANCE Duty as to {Adrian), 88 ; {Burd), Stat. 54, 56. Procedure in cases of {Adrian), 88 ; {Pitts), 4164. Surcharge and, difference between {Pitts), 4162. Disallowances by Accounts of officers of guardians in appeals against in 1894, 1904 and 1905, result of {Pitts), 4175-76. Expenditure sanctioned by Local Government Board, disallowance of prohibited by Sec. 3 of Local Authorities Expenses Act, 1887 {Burd). Stat. 58. Payment of sum, statutory period for {Pitts), 4168. Writing off by guardians {Pitts), 4171. Discretionary powers. Extent of {Burd), 4628. Mode of exercise by {Burd), 4628, 4639.