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Lewis Public Assistance Joint Committee
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Lewis Public Assistance Joint Committee
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Dates of existence
1930-1948
History
Set up under the Local Government Act 1929, Lewis District Committee took over the poor law functions of the former parishes of Lewis: Barvas, Lochs, Stornoway and Uig. The Public Assistance Committee was itself abolished by the National insurance Act 1948 although the joint committee appears to have continued.
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C0065
