Acadiensis, Volumes 1-3Department of History, University of New Brunswick., 1971 - Atlantic Provinces Journal of the history of the Atlantic region. |
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Page 59
As late as 1913 , the Union of Municipalities urged that the almshouse system be established throughout the province and condemned “ any method where , in effect , the poor are maintained at the lowest cash tenders !
As late as 1913 , the Union of Municipalities urged that the almshouse system be established throughout the province and condemned “ any method where , in effect , the poor are maintained at the lowest cash tenders !
Page 63
Despite the assistance of the provincial government and private charities in the development and support of welfare institutions , the burden of providing for the poor was borne most heavily by the municipalities of the province during ...
Despite the assistance of the provincial government and private charities in the development and support of welfare institutions , the burden of providing for the poor was borne most heavily by the municipalities of the province during ...
Page 64
However , no significant changes were made until the Great Depression of the 1930's when municipalities were forced to introduce programmes of unemployment relief with financial assistance from the provincial and federal government .
However , no significant changes were made until the Great Depression of the 1930's when municipalities were forced to introduce programmes of unemployment relief with financial assistance from the provincial and federal government .
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