Folios 13-15. A letter from Mr T B Browne. Inspector of Schools, Pontefract, to Mr...

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Reference	MH 12/15161/11
Date	1851-02-11
Description	Folios 13-15. A letter from Mr T B Browne. Inspector of Schools, Pontefract, to Mr A Austin [Alfred Austin, Poor Law Inspector], complaining that the consolidated article order 114 has been disregarded at the Bingley Workhouse in the case of two boys living there. When he visited the workhouse in 1850 he was informed that two boys were working every day in a local factory instead of going to school. Their wages were taken and applied in aid of the rates. This was in violation of the order of the Poor Law Board and he had hoped that the boys would be sent back to school. When he visited on 10 February 1851 he found that the boys, both still under the age of 15, were still working. They were earning five shillings each and this was a larger sum than the cost of their clothing and maintenance. The guardians of the workhouse therefore made a profit and were violating the law. The elder of the two boys could neither read, write nor repeat the lord's prayer correctly and both were ignorant. He hopes that some measures will be taken to educate the two boys. Annotation: [Austin] saying that he wishes to have the correspondence about the Bingley workhouse sent to him. Furth notes by Austin regarding the school inspectors report at the Bingley workhouse. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding.
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Language	English
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