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Folios 172-175. Letter from Dr James Phillips Kay, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner,...
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| Reference | MH 12/11730/54 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1836-10-14 |
| Description | Folios 172-175. Letter from Dr James Phillips Kay, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, to the Poor Law Commission, forwarding four enclosures, relating to: The lease of a farm in the Blything Poor Law Union. A general report on the extent and nature of their association to the central power in Norfolk [not included]; A memorial from Erpingham Poor Law Union [Norfolk], respecting attendance at divine service on Sunday [not included]; The vestry clerk's salary for Bungay [not included]. The first enclosure relates to the 'putting off' of the farm in the occupation of the guardians. The committee, Reverend Stephen Clissold, Chairman, Thomas Freeman, Mr I Spellman, and Thomas Davy, submitted a copy of their report and recommendations to the Board on 10 October 1836. This was accepted, subject to the sanction of the Poor Law Commission. The committee resolved: That as land held under lease granted by Lord Stradbroke cannot be de-let, the conditions for giving up the land should be referred to two independent persons, one named by each party; That the Board apply to the Poor Law Commission for permission to sell the land belonging to the union, except the pest house, airing house, sufficient land attached to each for the patients to walk, and approximately two acres of garden for the aged male paupers to cultivate vegetables. Also to keep a right of way outside the walls of the workhouse, to the pest house, and the landing place at the River Blyth; To keep a single horse for saddle and harness at the workhouse for use by the union, in order that all notices to guardians may be dispatched by a messenger on horseback instead of the usual practice of sending paupers from the workhouse. Annotated: the proposed arrangements respecting the lease of the farm were distributed with Kay's agreement, and recommendation that the Poor Law Commission approve them. Likewise to recommend that an order be issued for the sale of the land, and that a messenger's horse can to be kept as desired. Kings Lynn, 12 October 1836. Paper Number: 4532/A/1836. Poor Law Union Number 432. Counties: Suffolk. |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Closure Status | Open Document, Open Description |
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