This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...by reason of their social position and opportunities of investigating the cases, for the jurisdiction imposed upon them. II. Outdoor Relief.--Six methods of giving out relief were discovered by the commission. (a) Relief in kind, consisting chiefly of payment of rent and of tickets for clothing and goods, most often at ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...by reason of their social position and opportunities of investigating the cases, for the jurisdiction imposed upon them. II. Outdoor Relief.--Six methods of giving out relief were discovered by the commission. (a) Relief in kind, consisting chiefly of payment of rent and of tickets for clothing and goods, most often at the shops of vestrymen and overseers. (b) Relief without Labour.--This was a payment either of two or three shillings a week without conditions, or else a rather larger sum given upon condition that the labourers should be confined in a certain place, e.g. the Pound or gravel pit, or should attend a roll-call several times a day. The object appears partly to have labourers within call, if wanted; partly to make things disagreeable to them. The books of Hampton Poyle, a tiny village near Oxford, contain the following: --" Paid for men and boys standing in the Pound six days, 6: 7s. "W. Wheeler" standing in the Pound six days, 8s. (c) Allowance.--This is the amount paid to make up the pauper's income to the "scale" approved by the justices. Sometimes the earnings were inquired into, more often payment was allowed for each child, under the title of "head money." Very frequently the rate of wages was fixed at vestry meetings, with allowances to make it up. Labourers used to get married and go from the church to the overseer, and request to have a house found for them. A man might earn 21s. a fortnight and then apply to have the average made up for the month. Another man with six children could earn upon an average 9s. per week, but had only earned 5s. from his master and 2s. for work from the parish. He received as a matter of course 7s. 6d. across the pay table. "Bread money" was regarded as a ri...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Medium 8vo with green cloth. Bumped corners. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Interior is secure, clean and clear. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Full cloth covers. cover on backstrip torn slightly. boards faded and marked. Pages dustworn. Internal text clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN:
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Covers marked and edgeworn. Pages cut. Binding splitting a little inside covers. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings, In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Slight shelf wear. Bumped corners. Split binding. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Poor Law to cart. $16.37, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1881 by Macmillan.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Boards with large black decorative binding and title printed onto front, small marks. Spine has gilt lettering on and slightly worn on top/bottom edges. Page edges untrimmed. Inside board large library stickers. End page has small pencil inscription. Internal pages have occassional marks throughout. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Poor Law to cart. $22.03, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1898 by Macmillan.
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Book is bound in green cover. Backstrip has gold lettering. Bindling is slightly worn. Pages are brown towards edges. Pages are uncut, . This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Gilt lettering on spine. Black lettering and design engraved on covers. Untrimmed pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Poor Law to cart. $27.00, good condition, Sold by G. J. Askins - Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Lebanon, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1881 by Macmillan & Co..
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Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library. 5 x 8. 168 page hardcover-a title in The English Citizen series. Ex-lib copy, but with minimal markings. No exterior markings and only a library name stamp on title page. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean.
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