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Hammersmith 1905
Sixth annual report year ended 31st March 1906
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MEETINGS OF COMMITTEE.
Between the dates of their respective appointments and the
31st March, 1906, the Distress Committee held 16 meetings, and
the Sub-Committee 21 meetings, the recorded attendances of
each member being as follow:—
Distress Committee. Meetings 16.
| Levy, J. M. (Chairman) | 16 | Hodgson, T. G. | 15 |
| Pascall, C. (Vice- Chairman) | 10 | Hooper, H. R. D. | 0 |
| Jarvis, G. | 16 | ||
| Atkinson, A. | 14 | Jennings, T. R. | 16 |
| Belt, G. | 14 | Johnson, C. | 12 |
| Bendon, T. | 6 | May, H. J | 13 |
| Chamberlen, T., J. P. | 5 | Montefiore, Mrs. | 10 |
| Cramp, C. C. | 13 | Neighbour, W. | 16 |
| Davies, Lt.-Col. T. W. | 13 | Pomeroy, S. R. | 3 |
| Graves, Mrs. E. E. | 16 | Tomes, W. | 4 |
| Haig, Miss | 10 | ||
| Investigation Sub-Committee. | |||
| Meetings 21. | |||
| Levy, J. M. (Chairman) | 21 | Haig, Miss M. | 13 |
| Bendon, T. | 5 | Montefiore, Mrs. D. | 16 |
| Cramp, C. C. | 17 | Neighbour, W. | 13 |
| Davies, Lt.-Col. T. W. | 20 | Pascall, C. | 3 |
POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE.
By Section 1 (2) of the Act, the Distress Committee has to
make itself acquainted with the conditions of labour within its
area, and when so required by the Central Body, to receive,
inquire into, and discriminate between any applications made to
them by persons unemployed. Regulations for carrying the
Act into effect were made and issued by the Local Government
Board on the 10th October, 1905, and set out fully the powers
and duties of the Committee and the conditions under which
applications under the Act might properly be entertained.
On 23rd November, 1905, the Distress Committee received
from the Central Body instructions to take immediate steps to
receive, inquire into, and discriminate between any applications
made to them from persons unemployed, and fixed twelve
months' residence in London immediately before application as
the residential qualification under section 2 of the Act.