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COST OF PAUPERS.I

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COST OF PAUPERS. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Your correspondent, J>ir..). Watson, on the above said he was not seriously concerned in attacking the Chester Guardians, but he is con- cerned to shew your readers the senseless waste (,f money and terrible wasting of useful lives in those hideous institutions, the workhouses. He says a few weeks ago in your journal you shewed that 500 paupers in Chester Union cost £ 23,000 or about 18s. per head per week. If anycnc making that statement or Mr. Watson had borrowed a Year Book, ho would find it to be a mistake. As he is wishful your readers should know the truth, I will help him. The total money spent by the Board in 1905 was £ 32,000. Nearly £ 20,000 of that was paid in out-relief, lunatic, vaccination, certified schools, county and police rates, collec. tion of rates, hospital and assessment com- mittee, &c., only leaving under £ 12tX)0 to main- tain the workhouse, four children's homes, inmate3 and officers, also relieving 12,000 tramps. Now, Mr. Watson suggests tho guardians by doing the baking, shoemaking and tailoring, could save a great deal to the ratepayers. That is all done, as far as [jossible at present. I am afraid Mr. Watson's History of Henry VIII. and Queen Elizabeth is better than that of Chester Union for 1906. Perhaps your readers would like to know the facts. On May 31st, 1906, there were 438 inmates. as follows :-126 in hospital, nearly all hopeless 16 children, 70 imbeciles, 20 infants, in the body 91 female adults and 112 male adults. Of the 94 females 31 are over 70 years, 25 are over GO years, 8 ordered to take their discharge. The remainder were made up of deserted and weak-minded cripples, deaf and dumb, and women with ohil dren. Of the 112 males 40 are over 70 years, 47 are over 60 years, 11 ordered to take their dis- charge. The remainder are weak-minded cripples, deaf, subject to fits, etc. Now, sir, I leave it with your readers if Mr- Watson has found a solution.— Y ours respect- fully, T. NIXON.

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