The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter

Carmarthen Town Council. The monthly meeting of the Carmarthen Town Council was held on Tuesday. There were present: The Mayor (Mr Wm. Evans), Aldermen L. D. Thomas, J. B. Arthur, and Councillors John Morgan, John Jenkins, A. Fuller Mills, H. S. Holmes, D. J. Davies,, W. Gibbon, Thomas Williams, Dd. Wilbams, W. J. Martin, J. Crossman, D. King Morgan together with the Town Clerk (Mr II. Brunei White), the Surveyor (Mr A. 1. Jones); the Medical Officer of Health (Dr Bowen Jones); and the Sanitary Inspector (Mr J. Evans). MOONLIGHT TO SAVE WATER. A discussion which took place showed that the Town Council had been compelled owing to the shortage of water to refuse a supply to the Electric Works, but had suggested that the Company might economise by turning off the public lighting on moonlight nights. NO WATER. FOR DOTTLE WASHING. Plans were passed for bottling stores for Messrs Bass in Wood's-row. Mr H. S. Holmes said that they ought to 100 warned that. there was no supply for trade purposes for three months in the year. CHARGE FOR WATER REDUCED. Mr H. S. Holmes moved that they re-con- sider the charge of Is 6d per 1,000 gallons ror water to the Electric Light Co. He said that they ought to be charged the same as other firms who wanted water for trade purposes— either by reducing the Is 6d charged to the Electric Supply Co to Is 3d or by raising the Is 3d charged to the others to Is 6d. Mr J. N. Williams: Which does Mr Holmes propose ? iMr Holmes said that he would propose that the charge be Is 3d, but that the supply be cut off as soon as the water became scarce. Mr David William moved that there be a I uniform charge of Is 6d. On a. division, Mr Holmes's proposition was carried by a, largie majority. PROPOSED REVALUATION. Mr W. J. Martin moved that the Council consider the re-assessment of the town and appoint a. committee for the purpose. He said that he had found some 25 glaring OOISes of irregularities of assessment in regard to shops, private houses and farms. If he had had time he could have found more no doubt. If they had a proper assessment, the rates instead of being 13s in the £ would not be more than 10s. The Mayor said that he thought this was a matter for the overseers. The town had been re-valued some years ago. Mr L. D. Thomas said that there had been a good deal of agitation on this subject some nine years ago. The overseei-si without fee or reward spent about nine months in visiting the various properties and they re-considered 3,300 assessments. These had been submitted to the Assessment Committee, and to the credit of the overeers and the townspeople there were only three appeals. The overseers reviewed the assessments periodically and ad- justed any discrepancies. There were houses. on the Esplanade paying jE14 in rates; there were business premises in King street paying £ 40 a year and upwards. The overseers in making the assessments acted on the principle embodied in the instructions issued by the Local Government Board. The overseers had been complimented by the Assessment Com- mittee on the way in which they had carried out the last re-assessment. If Mr Martin knew of any discrepancies, let him bring them before the overseers and they would be rectified. Mr H. S. IIohnes seconded the proposal m order to have the matter discussed, lie said that however the town was assessed, the amount of money to be paid was the same. It did not matter whether they paid low rates on it high assessment or high rates on a low assessment. Mr J. N. Williams said that the farms had been valued by an expert valuer. It would be unfair to assess them now on the top of the wave. It was decided to ask the overseers to con- sider any discrepancies which Mr Martin woiiild bring to their notice. BOROUGH FREEDOM. It was decided to confer the freedom of the Borough on (1) R.G.M.S. Siebert Thomp- son, of the H.A.S.C., who was awarded the. M.S.M. (2) Pte. W. KeUey, of- the Cyclist Corps, who has received the M.M., (3) Pte. W. Llewellyn, of the 14tli Batt. R.W.F., who received the M.M. on the field. I

Nineteen Years' Tribute. I Writing on 15th April, 1919 Mrs J. A. Goodman, 195. Union street, Midlesborough, said: "It is nineteen years since Doan's Pills made me froe from symptoms of kidney com- plaint. I am even yet in excellent health." (Signed) J. A. Goodman. "MET MY NEED." "I was ill for five years before I realised my kidneys were at fault," said iMrs Good- man, when interviewed on 19th March, 1900 —nineteen years ago, "I used to get sharp piercing pains in the small of my back, so bad were they at times, that I could not move. "Headaches, dizziness and fainting fits were a terrible trial to me. Often I fainted right away while engaged in some household task. I got too weak to stand for long. Latterly, though, the urine showed my kidneys were disordered, and I decided to, try Doan's Pills. "These Pills are the only medicine that ever met my need. They acted like magic. it seemed to me, easing my pains and restoring me to comfort, health, and -strength sur- prisingly. Don't ilsk for kidney pills or backache pills. Insist upon DOAN'S Backache Kidney Pills —the medicine Mrs Goodman recommends. All dealers, or 2s 6d a, box from Foster-Mc- Clellnn Co., 8, Wells Street, Oxford btreet, London, W. 1. RECOMMENDED BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE

TRAINING FOR EX-SERVICE MEN. Tlie Board of Agriculture have decided to discontinue the scheme for giving short train- ing at Centres to able-bodied ex-service men who wish to become arm labourers. In the beginning this scheme was undertaken mainly to meet the shortage of agricultural labour during the earlier periods of demobil- isation. Increased facilities are, however, being given by the Board for preparation fof disabled men who desire training in suitable agricultural pursuits, such as market-garden- ing, etc., on account of their being prevented through their disabilities1 from returning to their pre-war employment. Whilst in train- ing a disabled man receives a training allow- ance equivalent to his maximum disablement pension, together with certain other special allowances. Disabled men who wish to take advantage of the Board's arrangements must in the first instance apply to their local War Pensions Committee.

'.) ¡' i Watch ^4' i&k I2MT SfJKl) Spending ™ TWO families of the same size and with the same income, living side by side, paying the same rent, faced with the same necessary expenses. One family is prosperous and comfortable the other living always in debt, or M the border of it. Why is this ? The first family has mastered the secret of WISE SPENDING the second has not. The first thing the wise spender finds is that contentment is impossible without < margin—nothing is more miserable than to live right up to one's income. Something must be set aside each week to meet the needs of next week, next month, or the more distant future. The ma who spends all his income is poor. The man with a margin IB is rich, and the bigger his weekly, monthly or yearly margin, the richer he is. WATCH YOUR SPENDING-Save something every week. Yon cannot do better with your Savings than invest them in [ Obtainable throng» y<mr local SA VJNGS ASSOCIA 7-ION, or from any Official Agent, Money Order Post Office or Bank. j

Carmarthenshire Standing Joint Committee. Col. Drummond presided at the quarterly meeting of the Carmarthenshire Standing Join tCommittee on Tuesday. The Ohief Constable in his report stated: —"Grime and other offences dealt with by the magistrates show an increase of 379 as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year, .the fiures being 1,194 as against 815. There has been an increase in larceny 23, drunkenness 48, Education Acts 55, Sun- day trading, 39, Motor Cycle Act 35, Defence of the Realm Regulations 51, Bastardy Laws 47, wilful damage 14, cruelty to animals 10, rate cases 34, nonpayment of income tax 51. On the other hand there has been a decrease in Labour Laws 40, Army desertion 13, Alien Restriction Order 7, railway offences 17, and stealin ggrowing furit 12. Indictable offences numbered 82 of which 10 were committed for trial representting an increase of 17 in the number of offences and a decrease of 4 in committals. Twenty-seven informations were sent to the Coroners and 19 inquests held us a.ginst 36 nd 24. 1 have received for pedlars' certificates the sum of £8 5s, which will be forwarded to the County Treasurer to be placed to the credit of the Superannuation Fund. Under, the authority of the Dogs Act Dogs (Wearing of Collars) Orders 25 stray dogs were seized by the police, of which 13 were claimed by the owners, 8 destroyed, and the remining 4 sold realising 16s, which, with the sum of 19s received for the maintenance of those claimed will be paid into the County Fund. ( As the revision of pay now under considera- tion arises out of turns upon the enormous drop in currency value a comparison of the relative values of thep re-war pay and the Scales recommended by the Select Committee and adopted by the Home Secretary might be useful. I have worked out the calculation in detail, allowing for the devaluation of money (and in order to arrive at the approximate benefit to the recipient) deducting the amount reclaimed by the State in he form of Income Tax (a new experience to all ranks below that of Superintendent). Taking the basis adop- ted by the Special Committee (upon evidence from persons in a position to supply a, reliable estimate that "it would be fair to suppose that the policeman's receipts would have to be double what they were in 1914 to compensate for-tbe increase in prices," and making the calculation upon the highest amount applic- able to each rank—pre-wwar and recommen- ded scale—the result in the aggregate figures out a sfollows- Constables an increase of 344 1 per cent, jn pre-war pay. Sergeants 38i per cent. do. 'do. Inspectors 25 per cent. do. do. Superintendents 7! per cent. do..do. The Superintendents and Inspectors' per- centage is calculated oh a higher scale than some of them would be entitled to according to the explanatory communication of the Secretary of State. The Chief Constable's salary I may refer to as a good example of the altered value of money. This was augmented a year ago by a substantial and much appreciated increase from R400 to £700, yet it has never been so low in actual value except for a short period during the war. Reduced by E105 on account of income tax the remaining t595 does not re- .present on the above-mentioned basis a pre- war value of more than t297 10s. It is fur- ther reduced by £100 necessary to supplement the to-O travelling allowance, which I may state incidentally is the lowest, in the whole counry (Superintendents included) comparing with allowances varying from E300 down, the average in England and Wales being £ 152 10s. J ustilfioationfor a general increase over the pre-war equivalent may be found in the fol- lowing facts :—The conclusion of the Select Committee that the "married men have not sufficient to maintain themselves and their families in a. manner suitable to their posi- tion." The constables pre-war limit after 13 year's service was 33s 3d a week less deduc- tion to the pension fund and 2s in respect of rent. Some had a- wife and six children to provide out of that sum. During the war owing to the economic conditions the police suffered from in effect a, reduction of pay not- withstanding the subsidies granted, which jt is fair to state were mare generous in this Force than in the majority. At the same time there was considerable additional work and loss of leave which had to be curtailed. The duties of the police are getting more varied and exacting demanding a much higher standard of knowledge and efficiency. Per- petua llabour troubles make them more re- sponsible and arduous. Rav must be compar- able with that paid in the industries of the district or recruiting will be prejudiced. The police on the recommended scale will hold no particularly privileged position as the wages ruling in local industries would still be higher. At the same time they have advantages in th ematter of clothing, rent, and pensoin, against which however may be set the restric- tive, character and rigid discipline of their existence. The efficiency of a Force his a bearing, and in this connection I may be allowed to supply some gratifying, outside tes- timnoy from the Chief Constable of Oldham wliwo was for sometime Head Constable of Carmarthen Borough, an officer of more than average merit. In the course of an able adddress delivered to his men on "The Road to Promotion" published in -the "Police Review" last month he is reported to have said: "During his service he had been to many Police Headquarters, and lie had noticed varying conditions. He had observed in some high efficiency, and that at times m m places where he least expected to find it. kll South Wales lie saw one of the most efficient Forces in England and Wales, a Force of not more than 120 men, yet the best he had ever come across-the Carmarthenshire County Constabulary.' The recommendations with regard to rent is; a small matter. At the present time with the exception of the Chief Constable only a very small portion of it is paid by the mem- bers of the Force. The other side of the question is that money will appreciate in valine, but when and to what extent is an unknown factor. It all depends we aire told on production. With perpetual strikes, high wages generally, a debt running into 7,000 million, expendidture far in excess of income, an 8 hour day reduced, in many cases to 7 and eve 6, the number of workers depleted by the casualties of war, and lower output, per man per hour, it is not an encouraging outlook and it requires a very sanguine optimist to anticipate greater production than obtained before the war. Even so the Secretary of State has power by the Police Act of this year to review salaries, and thus provision is made for this prospective and prQhlematical con- tingency." It was decided to grant to all ranks an in- crease of pay on the Home Office scale. It was stated that the increase would involve the expenditure of an amount equal to a supplementary rate of 5d in the L. The Chairman said that the Home Secre- tary having adopted the recommendations of the Desborough Committee with regard to the pay of sergeants and constables, they had no alterntivae but to accept. "I think we can adopt that report with pleasure," he said. The Committee adopted Scale 2 for Super- inendents, viz., E439 per annum, rising by £ 17 10s to Pz,500, and allowed £ 75 for travell- ing expenses, this salary to be inclusive of payments now made to them in respect of Diseses of Animals Act and excise duties, which amounted to JE30 or R40. The salaries of inspectors wereincreased to £ 320, rising to £360, as against £ 170 to t230 previously paid. The salary of the chief constable was increased from L700 to £750, and that of the deputy chief constable was fixed at L20 above that of the superintendents. The scales were made retrospective from 1st April last. LLAINSADWRIN DOGS UNMUZZLED. Mr Mervyn Peel drew attention to the absurdity of the presen Muzzling Order which was applied parochially. A Llansadwrn dog unmuzzled could meet on the parish boundary a Llangadock dog which was compelled tobe muzzled. The Chairman said that these anomalies would arise wherever, the boundary line was drawn. The Order had been very effective in dealing with rabies.

THE GOVERNMENT AND AGRICULTURE Farmers are now very busy sewing their winter corn, but it is safe to say a. very large proportion of them have one eye on the drill and the other on Downing Street. This is more than a figure of speech. The worst effect of the strike, so far as agrirnlturists are con- cerned, is that it has postponed the long and eagerly-awaited statement of the Prime Minis ter. Until he has made clear the intentions of the Government, farmers are working in the dark and they more than any other class must make their commitments for a long time ahead. While they quite understand that it was impossible for any pronouncement on the question nearest to them to, be heard above the din of civil strife, they are hoping that the return to normal conditions will mfike ;t possible for the promised nnomncement of the Government's agricultural policy to he made without further delav.

"V'M_ POSITION OF SITTING TENANT UNDER LAND SETTLEMENT SCHEME. The President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries has received a protest from the Herefordshire Small Holdings Committee agains tthe action of the Board in purchSing at auction holdings which the tenants theiii selves were desirous of buying. lctd Lee has sent a reply to the Committee, defending the decision of the Board in the particular case and explaining his views on the general ques- tion of the settlement of ex-service men on the land. The following extracts from the President's letter are of general interest:— "The position of the sitting tenant in rela- tion to the Land Setlement Scheme is ex- tremely important and the President desires that your Committee shold revise, its policy in this respect. In the first place, it is obvious that ex-service men cannot be settled on the land in large numbers without causing some disturbance to sitting tenants. This being so the President is confident that the Hereford- shire farmers will be willing o make sacrifices for the benefit of the men who have served in the active forces of fhe Crown in the same way as other farmers in England and Wales. Lord Lee is anxious that sitting tenants should be shown every consideration, but he cannot approve of a, rule which means that a (Jmail Holdings Committee will not attempt to ac- quire any farm put up for public auction mere- ly because the occupier states that he pro- poses to bid for it. Indeed, if such a policy were to be adopted generally by County Coun- cils in England and Wales, the Land Settle- ment Scheme on its present lines would have no prospect of success, and the Board would have no alternative but to take over them- selves the direct administraion of the scheme. When land is put up to auction it is open to anyone to bid and the fact that farmers usually refrain from bidding for farms which the sitting tenant desires to buy, makes the competition for olier properiea extremely keen. If County Councils followed the same rule, they would have no prospect of acquir- ing at a reasonable price sufficient land to satisfy the approved demand. This his been the -experience of your Committee who have succeeded in buying at auction only 80 acres out of 760 acres for which they have been authorised to bid. Moreover in the present f circumstances the general adoption of such policy would materially add to the activities and opportunities of persons who desi-re, to buy farms for the purpose of selling them again, because whenever the sitting tenant has expressed his intention of bidding, the land speculator would know that he need fear no competition from the County Council. Lord Lee considers, therefore, that from every point of view the policy indicated is a bad one. The President consider that the only safe rule for a County Council h follow is t-Q arrange for the inspection of all'lands coming into the market which appears suitable for small holdings, and to purchase as much of it as they can within the price approved by the Board. If by this means they are unable to secure su cient land, Councils must make use of, their compulsory powers."

Preachers for next Sunday At Carmarthen Places of Worship LAMMAS ST. INDEPENDENT CHAPWL Rev J. Dyfnllt Owen (pastor). PRIORDY INDEPENDENT CHAPEL. Student, A-lyi-ddiii Collegilate School. UNION STREET INDEPENDENT CHAPEl Prof. Oliver Stephens, B.A., B.D. (pastor) ElJIM. IND. CHAPEL. Rev E. J. Rosscr Evans (pastor). WATER ST. C.M. CHAPEL. Rev W. D. Rowlnads (pastor). BETHANIA C.M. CHAPEL. Rev J. 0. Jones (pastor). ENGLISH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Rev D. J. Thomas (pastor). TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHAPEL. Rev E. U. Thomas (pastor). PENUEL BAPTIST OHAPEL. Rev Waldo Lewis, B.A. (pastor). PARK-Y-VELVET UNITARIAN CHAPEL Rev Philemon Moore, B.A. (pastor). Evening service at 6.30. ENGLISH WESLEYAN CHAPEL. Rev K W. Fitch (resident minister). ZION CHURCII. Rev J. O. Jones, Bethania. ENGLISH BAPTIST CHAPEL. Mr Scbire, Presbyterian College. -0-0- SPECIAL SERVICES. 1919. Tabernacle: May 18; November 12. 1920. Bethania March 21; Sept. Priordy June 27; November 7. Water' Street: June 13. Tabernacle AprH 18; November 3.

Kidwelly Notes. At about 1.30 a.m. on Sunday the 12th of October, one of the maidservants in the em- ploy of Messrs Griffiths and Co. general dealers, London House, Kidwelly, detected the smell of smoke. She at once gave the alarm, and it was discovered that a fire had broken out in the storeroom above the shop. Sergt. Lewis and Griff. Howell were soon on the scene and did all they could, along with members of the household, to put the fire ftr, on the scene including P.C. Morgan. Every- until a large number of willing helpers came one, women and men, did all they could In the way of carrying water from casters (the town upply being turned off). Messrs Evan and Griff Harries were actually in the river getting the water. Presently the Surveyor turned on the water and the hosepipe was soon brought into play on the fire with good re- sults. The fire being confined to the store- room was completely out by 4.30 a.m. Great praise is due to allthe willing helpers, espe- cially the women, who did great service by carrying water to the premises. The damage is estimated at hundreds of pounds. **» By the death, which occurred at his resi- dence, GiN-weiilttan, on Friday last, of Mr John, Morgan, the Borough has lost one of its most esteemed inhabitants. Aged 74, the deceased was the senior elder at lioreb C.M. Chapel, Mynyddygarreg, where for many years he acted as precentor. He was at one time rate collector for the Borough, a post which he relinquised some ears ago in favour of his son, Mr John Morgan, Maesgwenllian, who with several sisters survive him. The funeral took place at Horeb, Mynyddygiarreg, on Wednesday in this week. Next week we hope to give the names of the candidates for municipal honours on the 1st pros.

Farmers and Sheep Grading STRIKE AT CRYMMYCH MART. North Pembrokeshire farmers came out on strike at the Crymmych Mart on Tuesday, -a a. protest against the new order of the Minis- try of Food, that sheep shall in future te graded without weighing. Over 400 sheep had been brought to the mart, all of which were taken back by the owners. A deadlock followed, the butchers present saying if they did not get mutton they would not take beef only. Consequently, the SO head of cattle brought to be graded were like- wise sent home. The whole stock was estimated to be worth £3,000.

Newport Housing Scheme. L983,A.N-D "FXTRAS." At the Monthly meeting of the Newport Carportion on Tuesday, Councillor Parfitt (the Mayor) presiding, Mr E. A. Charles criti- cised the Housing Committee's reports at length, and said that the proposals would take too long to carry out, that the houses were too expensive, and that no provision had been made for small houses which were more necessary than others. Mr Harding pleaded for houses for ex-servioe men. Mr William Evans, referring to the \Yooleston House proposal, said they hardly knew where they were. The tender of the Constructional Co-Part- ners for the erection of 100 houses at Komer- ton Park was accepted at t98,377, divided thus:— Houses. Contracts. 14 ZC13,891 18. L15,798 20 tl9,984 18 tl8,168 18 £18,168 30 £ 30,536 100 t98,37 i- This works out atf:983 per house, and does not include the cost of land, roads, and sewers.

PONTYPOOL MliURER WHISTLES. At the Pontypool Rural District Council on Monday, the Clerk (Mr T. P. 11. Watkins) re- ported that lie had received seven tenders for building a block of six houses at Llangibby, the lowest of which was t5,678 and the high- est £ 8,472. There was a difference of £ 4vXJ between the two lowest tenders. The reading of the figures drew a whistle from one of the members, and the Chairman remarked that he might well whistle. In- cluded in the tender was the sum of C231 for pigstyes, for which the Clerk said the Com- missioner advised an adddition to the rent to cover the interest on the expenditure. The Chairman's observation that the Gov- ernment would pay was met with Mr T. W. Brooke's retort, "Nonsense; each district will have to pay for its own. Mr Jenkins said lie was a liouse-builditig enthusiast at the start, when he thought that houses could be, built fqr £ 400 to £600, but when it came to double that figure he altered his views altogether. Why, they used to be able to build a mansion for £ 1,000! It was unanimously decided to call a special meeting for the consideration of the matter, and the Clerk was requested to send out an urgent whip to ensure a full attendance of | councillors on Monday week.

GLASGOW TO BUILD WOODEN HOUSES. The Glasgow Corporation has decided in view of the present high coot .of building to erect some hundreds of wooden houses to last for 10 years; by which time it is believed prices will be normal.

• THE NATION AL R AT WEEK. There has-been considerable enquiry during the past week about the poisons that may best be used in conneection with the forthcoming national campaign against rats. As is well known some poisons are prepared with strych- nine, arsenic, or phosphorous. Of these, the first two need expert handling and are not to be commened for indiscriminate use by the general public. In the hands of game keepers and other trained wworkers preparations of a dangerous character produce splendid re- sults, but every care is called for in putting the poisons down in the neighbourhood of domestic animals. The Board's investigations have proved that baits made from the red squills or from corbonate of barium, if applied with ordinary care are comparatively harmless to domestic animals and are the best destruc- f ive agents for use in the neighbourhood of the poultry run and farmyard. It is worth noting that rats welcome a change of diet and it is often found necessary to vary the recipes of the baits or even to try a ehwige of poison. It must not he supposed that in indicating a preference, the Board has any wish to approve one preparation at the expense of another. At the prevent, moment barium carbonate and J tlie way as effective poisons -cucral _use among untarined people., there are of course well known and widely ad- vertised preparations cont iininy other poison- ous substnces that have proved very effective in the proper hands and under the right con- ditions.

Welshmen as Soldiers. PREMIER AND LORD KITCHENER'S OPPOSITION. Brigadier-General Sir Owen Thomas, M.P., gave an address on "Welshmen as Soldiers" to the members of the Birmingham Welsh Society on the 10th inst.. He said that the Welsh were not a warlike nation. They were really peace-lovers, but not peace at any price. There was a vague idea-he knew not how it originated—that the Welsh were not a patri- otic people, but the war had shown that the Welsh were as loyal and patriotic as any men in the British Empire. In the early days of the war recruiting in Wales was not very sue. cessful, but the idea of Mr Lloyd George that there should be a Welsh Army with Welsh officers soon caught on. It soon became evi- dent that the Welsh martial spirit was not dead. Lord Kitchener, for a, fortnight or three weeks, apposed the formation of a Welsh Army Corps and Mr Lloyd George told him (the speaker) that if he didn't get his way he would resign from the Cabinet. lie went with Mr Lloyd George to the War Office, and Lord Kitchener, after an interview with Mr Lloyd George, made him (Sir Owen) a briga- dier-general. "But where is the brigade, 1 asked?" Sir Owen proceeded. Lord Kitchener replied, ",Oli, you have got to make it." That was how the Welsh Army originated. The speaker related some amusing stories of the early days of his work. in Wales, and caused much laughter by quoting the case of a man who, after a fortnight's experience in the Army, gave a week's notice to leave. Once the Welsh people understood the war they were prepared to give their lives one and all, and he ga.ve an emphatic denial to state- ments that had been made that Nonconform- ist ministers in Wales tried to persuade young men not to join the Army. On the contrary, they did their best in every possible way to assist recruiting. Lord Kitchener asked him to form one brigade of 5,000 men, but in a little over three months he had 10,500 men.

Unbubgetted Expenditure. PROTEST AT CARMART^IIENSuIIRxE COMMITTEE. Mr Dd. Evans drew attention on Tuesday at the Carmarthenshire Public Health Com- mittee to several items in the expenditure which had not been provided for in the esti- mates. These amounted to £152. "There is thoughtless expenditure all round by com- mittees," he said, "and I do not think t is fair to the Finance Committee that sums should be added for which we have not had .1 chance of budgetting." Having regard to the increased estimates in respect of education and police pay, it was high time they should "look all expenditure very closely in the month." Lady Howard: It is not the Health Com- mittee are spending more than they should. The difficulty is they ought to have spent the money years ago. Personally, she thought they ought to spend a good deal more. Mr Parry Jones, Lla nelly: It is no use crowing; the fruits of the holy war are com- ing home. The items to which attention were called were: Dr Hughes, fees re V.D. lectures, E12 18s lid; Rev Hughes Jones, Llaneelly, do. do. L9 10s lid; Rev W. R. Watkins, L-lnelly, do. do., £ 1 2s 2d; Rev R. Bell, Llwynhendy, £ 1 4s 6d; Rev R. II. Jones, Llangendeirne, -L I Is. Theer was a claim by Dr Hughes for attending conferences; posters and forms, re V.D. campaign, J624 14s. The following fees were claimed in respect of confinements: Dr Harries, Carmarthen. L6 6s; Dr B. Williams, Llaillelly, £5 5s; Dr O. Williams, Lurry i'ort, £19 19s; Dr E. Inman, Ammanford, £ 4s Dr Dowen Jones, Carmarthen, £ 2 2s; Dr J. D. Davies, Llanelly, P,4 4s. It was stated that the fees for confinements would not be paid except the persons wov found to be necessitous.

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