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Local Government Board, Order Department, and Ministry of Health, Legal Branch: Poor...
Catalogue reference: MH 64
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MH 64
This series contains copies of instruments of the Local Government Board and the Ministry of Health authorizing expenditure by poor law and other local authorities, mainly for poor law purposes such as the emigration of paupers; alterations to...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MH 64
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Title (The name of the record)
- Local Government Board, Order Department, and Ministry of Health, Legal Branch: Poor Law Instruments
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Date (When the record was created)
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1916-1932
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains copies of instruments of the Local Government Board and the Ministry of Health authorizing expenditure by poor law and other local authorities, mainly for poor law purposes such as the emigration of paupers; alterations to poor law institutions; the raising of loans and the extension of repayment periods; and the acquisition and sale of property. There are also some instrument authorising filing of casual vacancies on Boards of Guardians and various other minor matters for which official authority was necessary. There are also some authorizations for non-poor law matters such as administrative expenses of War Pensions Committee under the Naval and Military War Pensions Act 1915.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For registers of authorizations relating to loans in connection with poor law institutions see MH 34
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Local Government Board, Order Department, 1871-1919
- Ministry of Health, Legal Branch, 1919-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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28 volume(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10907/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Local Government Board, Order Department, and Ministry of Health, Legal Branch: Poor Law Instruments