7 MAY 1910, Page 25

Loch directs attention to branches of his subject which such

books as this do not always deal with : (1) Provident agencies; (2) the working-class charities, agencies which have the advantage of a knowledge of the circumstances. After some preliminary remarks, he takes the Poor Law and its administration. Some questions on outdoor relief are discussed. The legal responsibility of relatives is stated, and special cases of disability, as inebriates, &c., are treated of. Altogether, this introduction is a most careful and complete guide in the work of relief, and gives additional value to the details of the Register and Digest.