The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-13 00:00:00

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children any moral or industrial training (nor had they
ever been able to do so), by which they could become

But no;

good members of society• ,ne fact was, that a
child brought up in the workhouse went out of it for a

short time, and then returned to it again as naturally as
he would do to his own home. He wished that each
child should have some industrial training by
which, after a time, he would be able to
get his own living, and not be a pauper from generation
to generation. At the present time there was no less
than 45 paupers in the workhouse who were capable of
doing field labour, but who were then walking about
doing nothing, with their hands in their pockets ; there
were 20 men, who were capable of doing field work ;
there were also 25 young men who, from imbecility,
dleness.or disorderly habits, were capable of doing field
work, and might earn 8s per week, and 70 boys, who
could earn 2s 61 a week,. Tins, it would be seen, that
the persons who were now living a life of idleness in the
house, could, if the guardians had the power of employ-
ing them in field labour, earn £24 lOs per week. That
amount would rise an income of £1,200 per year, so that,
if the guardians were to borrow £20,000 as a loan, for
which they would have to pay only 4 per cent., which
would be £BOO, they would then have a surplus which,
in the course of time, would pav off the whole amount
borrowed. For his part, he dis•inctly saw that some-
thing must be done, and he did hope that the board
would appoint a special committee. He would, in con-
elusion, move that the report be adopted, and that the
committee consist of the following persons :—Messrs.
Harrison, Leyland, Craig, Wilson, Hensley, Abrahams,
H. Edwards, Elias, Pitts, Batten, Heyes, and Collis.
Mr. Siddeley had cinch pleasure in seconding the
motion,

Mr. Callis said, he did not rise for the purpose of
objecting to the appointment of a committee, but what
be objected to was the list of names that had been sub-
mitted, therefore, he shoul d propose another list
_ .
to his mind,

, on which,

there would be more real financial reformers
—men who who would not wish to spend • the
money, unless there was an actual necessity
for so doing. The names he should move to be on the
special committee were —Messrs. Roscoe, B lines, Wilson,
Craig, H. Edwards, Harrison, Heyes, Pitts, Callis,
Whitby, Wensley, Mawdsley. Pickup, and Dr. Hume.
Mr. H. Edwards said he had much pleasure in
seconding Mr. Callis's motion. It was quite clear, from
what they had heard, that the time was come when
something must be done—some alteration must be made
—but as for us building a new workhouse, he thought
that would take place at some very remote period.
The Chairman : The first business will be to adopt
the report. At present the appointment of a committee
is not before the board.
The Clerk : The appointment of a committee forms no
part of the minutes.
Mr. Edwards: Then I will move that the report be

received

Mr. Whitby said, for the purpose of getting into
proper order, he would move that the report be referred
back to the committee. There had been a great deal of
the want of accommodation in the house ;
en told for a fact, that last year there
rs in the house, and this year there were
s also told that, by building another
t that would afford all the aceom-
j, or that would be required
fie should advise them to
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