Note 163 — Chapter I · THE HISTORY OF THE MOVEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF SCHOOL MEALS
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Ibid. See also the speeches of Mr. Jowett (ibid., March 2, 1906, Vol. 152, p. 1412), Mr. Claude Hay (ibid., December 6, 1906, Vol. 166, p. 1288) and the Earl of Crewe (ibid., December 19, 1906, Vol. 167, p. 1478). An amendment to substitute the Poor Law Guardians for the Local Education Authority as the authority for the administration of the Act was defeated by an overwhelming majority, the voting being 290 to 36. (Ibid., December 6, 1906, Vol. 166, pp. 1274-1288.) The Local Government Board did not, in fact, desire to have the duty imposed on them. (Mr. John Burns, ibid., p. 1285.)