Note 813 — Chapter IV · (continued 2)

This was also permitted by letter to the Grantham Board of Guardians (Local Government Board to Grantham Union, November 1901; Local Government Chronicle, 7th December 1901, p. 1209); and doubtless to others. The Central Authority had, in fact, intimated its willingness "to consider applications" for a similar concession "from the guardians of large unions" (Local Government Board to Association of Poor Law Unions, 13th March 1901; Local Government Chronicle, 23rd March 1901, p. 295).