Select Committee of the House of Lords appointed to inquire into the operation of the Irish Poor Law, and the expendiency of making any amendments in its enactments: sixth report

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HC
Paper No
507
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House of Lords.Select Committee on the Operation of the Irish Poor Law
LC Subject Heading
Ireland - History - Famine,1845-52/Poor laws - Ireland/Public welfare - Ireland
Breviate Keywords
Irish papers - poor law, social insurance
Publisher
HMSO
Breviate Page
85
Series
Sessional papers
Abstract
The first, second, fourth and fifth reports are lengthy minutes of evidence. The third report is very short and the sixth report is detailed below. The original Poor Law Act of 1838 provided for the relief of distress solely by means of the workhouse. Up
Pages Sectioned
1192 (total for six reports)
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Volume
16
Sub Volume
1
Session
1849
Published
1849