Catalogue description Content: Folios 230-231. Letter from Thomas N Firmin, Clerk to the Guardians of the...

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Details of MH 12/11001/150
Reference: MH 12/11001/150
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Content: Folios 230-231. Letter from Thomas N Firmin, Clerk to the Guardians of the Southampton Incorporation, to the Poor Law Board, requesting information on the duties of collectors of poor rates; he cites an order issued by the board, dated 30 September 1850. Firmin states that since 1850 he has voluntarily furnished all necessary information when required by parliament or the board and prepared overseers' accounts for the half-yearly audit. He asks the following questions: are the overseers required to make up and balance the half-yearly accounts and submit them to the auditor? If so, should they request the collectors to keep such accounts, or assist them in doing so? Can the overseers require collectors to make the returns required by parliament or the board? Annotation: Mr Lumley [William Golden Lumley] notes that articles relating to overseers in the draft order were omitted from the issued order; no reason was given. Collectors, whose duties were covered by their order of appointment, were not included; and overseers, according to the local act, had nothing to receive or pay. Answers to Firmin's questions are suggested as follows: overseers are not required to keep an account book but, by an act of 4& 5 William 4 c 76 s 47, they must render half-yearly accounts in their own name. Overseers cannot require collectors to make out accounts. For convenience in answering this question, request a particular instance. Prepare letter accordingly, 21 November 1856. Paper Number: 43956/1856. Poor Law Union Number 407. Counties: Hampshire.
Date: 13 Nov 1856
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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