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AGRICULTURE.
AGRICULTURE. (Continued). LANDLORD AND TENANT. (By an Occasional Correspondent). There are good and bad land.ords and there are gouu and bau armors. in the overhauling ox l>ruisn agriculture, which wid take piace alter the war there will not be room ior bad landlords or bad farmers. This overhau.ing will certainly take place and some of the greatest men of the agri- cultural world are already being retained by the Government for the purpose. Generally speaking, the position as re- gards the tenancy system is at present anything but satisfactory. Undoubtedly the best system of holding land is to rent from a good landlord. By a good land- lord I mean the person wno studies the welfare of his tenants a wel, as himself a per-on who systematically repairs the buildings on his estate; who does not pre. serve game to the detriment of his tenants; and, if not able to transact the business of his estate personally, has an experienced and sympathetic agent who knows his work. The characteristics of the bad landlord are of course too well known—the person I who never comes in personal contact with his tenants, whu never cares about- the buildings on his estate, preserves game, and has several gamekeepers of the usuai type-the natural enemies of every tenant —whose agent knows nothing about his work, apart from receiving rents, issuing receipts, and warding off repairs. The sacred dutj* of land-holdiing has not been looked upon from the right point of view by landowners generally, a duty which carried with it tremendous responsibilities. They have not taken a personal interest in their affairs, but have delegated the work to others; some capable, some in- capable. Amongst many of the latter class are relatives know ing less than the landowner himself. A gulf has been created between land- lord and tenant which, to say the least of it, has been detrimental to the inter- ests of the country. A good landlord is a blessing; but a bad one is a curse to the country-side. If our landlords had realized their re- sponsibilities in the past they would have done something more than receive rents. They would have made every effort to re- tain the rural population and taken steps- to develop the social side of country life. Had they taken half the interest in their tenants and others living around them in pre-war times as they do now in matters appertaining to the war. what a difference it would have made in the history of our country. Peril has awakened them to a sense of duty. May peace not bring the usual apathy. There are remarkable in- stances of landowners when spent their time in London taking no interest what- ever in their estates before the war who at present are not only taking more in- terest in their tenants, but farming them- selves, and going through the experience of actual husbandry. It is unfortunate that such people did not realize their re- sponsibilities sooner, before the country- side began to be denuded of its popula- tion and had its spirit broken, as is the icase to-day. It looks like being "too late," in the memorable words of Mr Lloyd George; but let us hope not, as such men have it in their power to regenerate their neigh- bourhoods and send the thrill of ii'jfe through them. < The absentee landlord has been one of the curses of rural England and Wales— the man who never came in; ollc-h with his tenants, who reared game, and had a sllooting tenant. Of all the high-handed personalities who trod a farmers land the shooting tenant was the most unwelcome. The shooting tenant can only be describcdi as a trespasser, as he had no interest in; anything apart from providing sport for himself and his friends. (I use the past tense because surely no one is preserving game at present, and let us hope that there are no shootino- tenants throughout the length and breadth of the land). To those landowners who intend holding their land in the future I would say—get into personal touch with your tenants: get rid of mediums agents, keepers, and others: bring your sons up to work and make them agents, or, if young men, I work yourselves; do not preserve game. If you want sport, till the land on your home farms, thus growing the neces- saries of life; and whatever you doj get rid of your gamekeeper, be- cause the future generation of farmers will hate them more than the present. They are the spies of the countryside and have never improved the relations between land- lord and tenant. There will be no room for game preserving in a little country like ours. Every square yard will be required for growing food in order to make us less dependent on imported supplies. Wihat happened in the past will not be tolerated in future; and the sooner the landowners of this country will realize this fact the better. Enquiries have been made lately by the Board of Agriculture, through the War Agricultural Committees, regarding the depredations of game and the effect on the food supply. To many members of these committees these enquiries came as a surprise because the idea prevails that pheasants are prae-. tically fed by the landlord. Of course, we hear so much about the cost of each pheasant, etc., to him, but we never hear of the cost to the tenant. Lord Selborne who; until lately was president of the Board, knows the two sides of the ques- tion, and during the present crisis had courage enough to defend the defenceless tenant. When the circular letter from the Board of Agriculture was read at a certain committee the only landowner member answered by saying that he was not preserving game this year and that his keeper was devoting his time shooting rabbits for the tenants. Let us hope that this gentleman and his brother landowners will never revert after the war to their programme of waste and extravagance. All sorts of game, after ail, are only para- sites. Their food is a toll on legitimate husbandry. If game, (including the sacred pheasant, is a source of contention, the on.y remedy is to get rid of the creature once and for all, and let the land of the country be put to its right use— the growth of food. This reminds me of a case when a farmer in the Vale of Glamorgan was actually impnisoned for shooting a pheasant early in the present year. The whole thing savoured of the Middle Ages; but this in- stance only shows what a bench of magis- trates thinks of the pheasant. The rarmers opinion ot the bird is diirerent. It is his opinion that should prevail if real progress is to take place in British farming. The only solution of the game trouble is no preserving, however un- pleasant th:s may sound to landowners. According to a census published by the Board of Agriculture in 1914, 2,695.COO acres of land were tilled by the owners in England and 266,874 acres in Wales. Anglesey showed the greatest percentage of occupying owners and Glamorgan the smallest. A good deal of land has changed hands since. The tendency has been for farmers to buy their holdings, whenever opportunity has been afforded; but stnl our country remains a country of landowners and tenants. Before the war the land question was coming prominently to the front. One of the political parties was for ownership by tho occupier. The other was working for security of tenure whoever owned the land. Wales is primary a land of small hold- ings, as the following figures will prove:— In 1914 the number of holdings between 1 and not execeding 5 acres was 916— Angleesv having the largest number (142), and Radnor the lowest (21). Number of holdings above 5 and not exceeding 20, 1902, the largest number being in Cardigan- shire and the lowest in Breconshire (52). Number of holdings above 20 and not ex- ceeding 50 acres, 1,317—the largest num- ber in Carmarthenshire, and the lowest in Radnor. The total number of holdings between 1 and 50 acres in the whole of Wales was 4,135. Holdings above 50 acres and not exceeding 100 were 978-the largest number in Carmarthenshire and the lowest :n Flint. Holdings above 150 and not ex- ceeding 300 acres, 285, the largest number in Carmarthenshire and the lowest in Carnarvon. Holdings above 300 acres. 42 —the largest in Breconshire and the lowest in Cardiganshire and Flint, having one only each; There were two such holdings in Carnarvonshire, Radnor, and Glamor- gan. Small countries have generally small farms. Out of a total of 209,300"holdings in the Netherlands, there are about 182,000 between 2h and 50 acres in extent. Out of about 290,000 holdings in Den- mark. there are about 76,000 averaging 90 acres; 33,000 averaging about 15 acres; and 80,000 holdings of less than 3 acres in extent. The smaller countries of he Continent have, as is well known, developed their agriculture on the most modern lines; and the land is mainly owned by the occupiers themselves, a feature which is different to eS the position of tilings in Wales. The small farmer in all countries has the hardest fight and that is especially true of IVales. During the past twenty years many of our smaller holdings have been merged into the bigger farms, mainly be- cause of the readiness of the iarger farmers to absorb them at all times, and also be- cause the owners did not want to incur the expense of repairs. This policy, of course, has been responsible for driving people from the land; and it can safe'y be sand that the smaller farmers of Wales have not had much encouragement in the past from landowners or the State. In- deed, their lot has been anythiluo- but prosperous. I have known many of them to make a gallant struggle to pay the rent. In the neighbourhood in which I was brought up they had large families ciSenrS h UhlC(h turned °"t to be useful cit.zens; but unfortunately hardly anv of them remained on the land. Welsh landowners have' naturally a large number of small farms on thpir Sod stat Iffthe h° d',n-8 vvere k(1Pt *n good state of repair there would be but little return in the florm of net n-e,the hom them; but, generally speak- m&, the reparrs are not attended to and I hiT-p'n8 i°|f hoUsm" accommodation, and rtfT/l aimvie^e of such estates, and the besu thing that could be done id'lS ELd The problem of the small farmer will he the problem of the future. The large rrV8 We" aWe to look after himself is I! 1? generation of small farmers i helped in anv way, the State the tenants to acquire their holdings individually or the property t°r^tr:r^:d en bloc and admini- tered by the State. The equ/ onient of small farms in Wales generally is anything but satisfactory—bad dwelling houses, poor and stuffy' out, houses, dairies without Proper ventilation. In short, there is no suitable accommo- dation on them for man or beast, Un- doubted y there arc scores of landowners who cannot afford to undertake the, ex- pensive work of building the necessary accommodation on their farms. Thev should be aided in doing so by advances from the State, or tlior properties should be acquired and administered by the State. There is no other solution of the problem. Many small and large farmers would im- prove their holdings themselves in the matter of housing if they had security of tenure or if they were enabled to buy their farms, but with yearly tenancies they cannot be expected to do so. (To be continued).
Brevities.
Brevities. A powerful dog, a cross between an Aire- dale and a bull terrier, belonging to a Pontnewynydd collier, is to be destroyed. When its owner was taken into custody for being drunk the dog savagely bit the police-constable. Mr W. H. Owen, auctioneer, Carnarvon, died on Saturday. He was about 75 years of age, and had conducted business as auctioneer and property agent for some- thing like half a century, originally with his father. He was a member of the English Wesleyan Church. Lord Kitchener's "Survey of Galilee," read before the British Association, was sold at Sotheby's for JB14. Practically all over England, says the "Smallholder," the prospects of almost a record potato crop have never been brighter. Boy Scouts from the East End of London attended a memorial service on Monday for the late Captain the Hon. Roland Philipps, Lord St. David's son, who before the war was a commissioner of Boy Scouts in East and North-east London. The Chief Scout, Lieutenant-general Baden-Powell, a close personal friend of the late Captain Philipps, was present with practically every member of the headquarters staff, and paid a warm tribute to C'apt. Philipps as an officer of great courage, lofty ideas, and a Scout in thought, in word, and in deed. "Third-class passengers are generally much more courteous to other third-class passengers than first-class passengers are to first-class passengers," said Judge Ather- ley Jones. Silver plate, comprising coffee and tea- pots, wine coolers, etc., which once be- longed to- the poet Byron, were sold in London for £ 100. An Indian mutiny veteran, Mr William Hughes, died at Astley at the age of seventy-five. A tobacconist stated at Clerkenwell County Court that the war had caused a considerable falling off in cigar smoking. At the Wesleyan Conference in London Mr. Gipsy Smith, back from a visit to France, said our soldiers were the grandest boys the world had ever seen, the cream of the Emniro. They should not be called Tommies." About 12.000 attested married men have been taken for special War Office work at 83d. to E^d. an hour. They were chosen from among the later married groups, which were selected as including the most suitable men. Private Reginald Cuthbert, Lancashire Regiment, who lost his speech through shell shock in the fighting on July 12, re- gained it while playing a ball game at Cardiff on Thursday. Struck by the hall, Cuthbert cried out, and then to his delight he found he could talk quite freely again. Men put back for garrison duty at home are being called up and attested, but sent back home and not posted to duty. An American advertisement says:—"For sale, a good hen, now laying eggs, also new potatoes, fence posts, and russet apples." A man named Lay ton at Cbnnellsvillo (U.S.A.), while eating his luncheon, broke the shell of an egg and discovered a needle in the egg. The spectacle of thirty haggard German soldiers, all that were left of an entire regiment he had expressed the desire to inspect only twenty-four hours previously, almost caused the collapse of the Kaiser at Verdun recently. Owing to the large importation of port and sherry, due in some measure to the impression of shippers that the discourage- ment of the consumption of spirits will react favourably upon wines, the holding capacity of the wine vaults at London docks is being severely tested. Many postmen have already taken advantage of the facilities allowed them by the Government in order to assist in the harvest Mr. Lloyd George, Secretary for War, has appointed to be his private secretaries Mr H. J. Oreedy, Mr J. T. Davies, Miss Stevenson, Mr J. Sutherland (unpaid). Mr David Davies, M.P., will be Parliamentary private secretary and Colonel Sir Arthur Lee, M.P., personal military secretary. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children investigated 3,938 complaints of neglect ard cruelly in England, Wales, and Ireland, during the month of May Of the 3,853 completed cases 3,738 were found tvue, affecting the welfare of 11,356 children and involving 4,684 offenders. Warnings were issued in 3,440 cases; 145 were prosecuted (rfsuiting in 142 convictions), and 153 were dealt with by transfer or in other ways. In the Car- narvon and Anglesey Branch di ring the same month 22 cases were dealt with, affecting 74 children. The Executive Committee of the Miners Federation of Great Britain have passed a resolution protesting against the action of Mr. Harcourt temporary president of the Board of Trade, in allowing the South I Wales Coalowners to vary from 4s. to 6s. 6d. per ton the price of coal for home consumption as a set-off to increased wages for tho men. The committee sug- gested an agitation in and out. of Parlia- ment.
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(continued from previous column). for an effort to bring about an improve- ment. The proposition was agreed to. On the result of the examination, teacher candidate scholarships were awarded to Elizabeth Florence Davies, Alexandra-road Girls' Department. 149 marks; Thomas D. Griffiths. Cwmpadarn, 148; Thomas Jonee, Cribvn, 148; Eluned Jane Jones, Rhydypennau, ^4o; Hannah Gwendoline Jenkins. Aberarth 140; Mary Jane Evans, Brynherbert. 127: David James Evans Crioyn, 117- Win. Glvnlle Davies, Aberystwyth County School, 117; Sarah Ann Wflliams, Alexandra-road Girls' Department, 115; David James Evans, Liandyssul, 143- David James Davies, Brongest, 114; H. Jones, Llan- wnen, 135; Id wal CeredVj Evans, Tre- garon, 115. It was agreed that the summer holidays should commence on July 28th, the schools to re-open on September 18th, a period of seven weeks, with one week's holiday at Christmas instead of the usual fortnight. A further report of the meeting wid be found in another part of the paper. I
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THE ifelsh tecttc Friday,…
THE ifelsh tecttc Friday, July 28th, 1916. LONDON PRODUCE. Saturday.—Sugar showed no alteration,, no Government descriptions being offered. Coffee-spot parcels quiet, unaltered future delivery market ruled easier—July quoted 46s d, September 46s ld to 46s 9d, December at 48s 6d, March quoted 49s 3d, May 50s 3d. Tea-private market firm, but quiet. Spice pepper in quiet sup- port at about late rates. R.ice quiet, but firmly held. Jute market ruled dull— native first markets August sellers L29 September JB28 10s. Hemp-Manila par-i eels steady, but slow. Shellac firm-T. N. August sold 105s 6d. Rubber market steady-standard crepe on spot sold 2s 21(i, and buyers, August 2s 2 buyers. Linseed oil steady—landed pipes 34s 6d, barrels 35s 6d. Turpentine dearer-spot 40s 9d. LLANDILO. Saturday, July 22nd.—The market to- day was inclined to be small owing to the farmers being engaged at the hay harvest, and the supply was under the demand. The weather was bright and hot. Quotations: —Fresh butter Is 6d per lb, tub ditto Is 5d; cheese- Welsh lOd, cream and Caerphilly Is I 2d, New Zealand Is., honey Is, rabbits Is Id each, leverets 7d; oulGry-chickens trussed Is 8d per ib, fowls trussed Is 2d alive 7s a couple, ducks trussed Is 4d per lb, 9.li,ve 3s 6d each; fish-salmon 2s 6d per Ib, trout Is Bd, plaice Is, hake 10d, whiting lCd, dried boneless haddock Is, mackerel 4d each, kippers 5d a. pair; fruit and vegetables—new potatoes 2d per lb. broad I Beans 3d, peas 6d. tomatoes 10d, onions 2d cucumbers 8d each, cabbages 2d, hlac. currants 4d per lb, gooseberries 3d per quart; meat-prime joints of beef Is 4d per lb, other cuts Is 2d, steak Is 6d, kidney Is Id, suet Is, veal Is 3d, lamb Is 4d to Is 6d, mutton Is 2d, pork Is 2d to Is 4d; flannel-ivhite Is 8d per yard, shirting Is Sd, coloured serge 2s 3d, turnovers 4s, col- oured nursing shawls 12s 6d each, white blankets 30s a pair, ready-made shirts (men s full size) 6s 6d and 7", each- wool- white in the grease 3s 6d per lb, brown and grey 3s 4d, black 4s 6d, Scotch fingering (mixed colours 6s. CARMARTHEN. Sat.. July 22 The weekly market here to-day was cleared early. There was a good supply and a brisk demand. Quotations—Butter in pats Is 62d and Is 7d, in casks Is 5d and Is 6d per lb; Pggs 2d each poultrv—fowls os 6d to 4s 6d each; chickens ls 6H and aA Pff lbAducks 5» to 5s 9d each "cheese 8d per lb; Caerphilly Is 4d per lb; pota- ^s,js to1 9s 6d per cwt, new potatoes 17s 6d and 18s tier cwt PROVISIONS. LIVERPOOL, Monday, July 24.-Amer- ican bacon continued firm, on Chicago amices and small arrivals, with general fair demand, and Is per cwt advance was quoted for some cuts—long clears 88s to 89s, short ril) 85s to 88s, short clear backs 82s to 86s, Cumberlands 83s to 85s, clear bellies 85s to 89s. Shoulders: Squares firm £ 1* to 70s with New Yorks quiet at 64s to 66s, and pic-nics offered at 68s to 70s. Hams sold readily, and ruled firm and deanr-long cut 89s. to 93s, short cut 94s to 97a, skinless 99s to 102s, extra skinless 105s to 110s, Irish and Danish bacon firm at 112s to 116s. Canadian meats; \firm, with Wiltshires at 100s to 104s, and Cum- berlands 88s to 94s. Lard on spot firm, and held 6d to 9d higher, with trading slow—prime Western 72s to 72s 6d, Ameri- can refined pails 74s 6d to 75s 6d, boxes 73s to 74s 3d. Cheese quiet of sale at another Is advance-finest Canadian 89s to 92s, States 87s to 90s. Butter market firm, with Danish held 173s to 175s. and Irish creameries 159s to 162s. Eggs steady —Irish 15s 3d to 16s, Russian 12 9d-to 13s 9d per 120. CARMARTHEN BUTTER. Saturday.—There was a great scarcity of butter on offer to-day. The hay harvest kept farmers home; also there is a fall in the make, which caused an advance of fully Id per lb. We quote Is 3d to Is 4d for cask butter, fresh pats Is 6d to Is 8d. eggs 15s to 16s 6d per 120. An early clear- ance of all produce. OSWESTRY Wednesday.—Bi Iter ls 5d to ls 7d per lb: eggs Is 9d to Is lOd er doz; chickens 6s to 8s pel" couple; fowls cs to 7s ducks 6s to 8s 6d; trapped raboife 2s shot rabbits Is d per couple; c'd -,o-atc)e-, I" 6d to 8s 6d per bag; Jerseys 3d per Ih: eggs 5 for Is: butter Is 4d to Is [d; tuifcev eggs! 5 frr Is. OSWESTRY, Wednesday.—Quota! ions— Whegt 8s 2d to 8s 3d per 75 lbs; oatog 22s to 25s per 200 lbs.
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CARDIGANSHIRE EDUCATION COMMITTEE QUARTERLY MEETING. Mr. D. C. Roberts, Aberystwyth, pre- sided over a meeting of Cardiganshire Education Committee held at Lampeter on Thursday of last week. There were also present Mrs M. E. lkans, the Rev. Evan Evans, Lampeter; Mrs T. Z. Jones, Messrs E. Lima Jones, J. M. Howell, Aberayron; the Revs T. Arthur Thomas, Liandyssul; T. R. Morgan, Swyddffynon; Principal T. E. Roberts Messrs C. M. Williams, Aberystwyth; J. R. Jones, Liandyssul; Percy Wilkinson, Wenallt; J. H .Davies, Cwrtmawr; 'Jenkin Davies, Llandyssilio- gogo; D. J. VViiliams, Tregaron; R. E. Bevan, Llanarth; John Rees, Pontrhyd- fendigaid; and Jenkin James, director of education. A resolution of the N.U.T. conference at Buxton, was approved emphasizing the importance of maintaining the educational efficiency of the schools and demanding that the whole of the State and municipal expenditure on education should be so administered as to secure that the educational resources of the nation were equally available for ail children. At the previous meeting it was decided to close St. Mary's School, Maestir, and1 the Director reported having received a letter from Miss Thomas, the head teacher, stating that she had been informed by Major Harford "that Miss Walker, daugh- ter of Dr. W alker. St. David's College, was willing to teach at Maestir during the war without salary. Mr. J. M. Howell did not think the Com mittee could refuse an offer of that kind without stultifying themselves. Mr. C. M. Wiiliams having objected to the question being re-opened that day, the Standing Orders were suspended. Mr. J. M Howell proposed and Mr. Lima Jones seconded the acceptance of Miss Walker's offer. The Rev. Evan Evans said Dr. Walker had told him that his daughter was anxious to do war service. The only condition she laid down was that a con- veyance should be provided for her in wet weather. The Chairman was of opinion that it was unwise to a.ter its decision to close the school. In coming to that decision the Committee considered not only the teacher's salary, but also the cost of up- keep If Miss Wlilker was ready to help no doubt the Director would be glad to avail himself of her services in another school. Mr. Howell's proposition was carried bv nine \otes tc* four. The question of carrying out the proposition was left to the Chairman and the Director, with authority to incur necessary expenditure The finance Committee reported the re. eeipt of letters from several teachers on I military service complaining of the deduc fc-on of 12s. 6d per week which it was recently decided to make in respect of maintenance. The decifiion was adhered to. As the average attendance for the past three years at Rhydlewis School had for various reasons fallen below ninety, it. was decided that the Head Teacher's salary should remain at its present figure of £ 130 per annum. The salary of the He,d leacher of St. David's Council School was placed in accordance with scale Ilecoi-nniezidations b Hecommendations by the Cardigan Dis- let Committee that Jlr. li M Jones" temporary head teacher at Aberport'i Slowanc hr!oSh°UJd be g':ven an extra allowance of 10*. pr^eek for travelling ZtnSeS'^and that Miss Sarah Ann Jenkms. Gross Inn School (transferred Srr^- fl°m New Quay School) should receive an extra allowance of £ 51 £ 27i?Tmi> not MS "i Davies, transferred teranoranlv SchllKI^'e""i9 t0 AberportrSe, thecal of £ fVen 3n €Xt,'a allovy"ance at e late of £ 5 per annum, she having had MTC A. and in rooms. wJuld .;t 113 gave n°tiee that he S'Ve h i? ss rt''ng;ovo a res°lu- teachers. allowances to ini + £ 0Cnng th.° que:stion of amah'amat- B°rth during"'the^wa^'the'D0110?'5 VT1?ad the JtaaSr, of?hrci;Cf'i feel able 1„ enter i^ St'l,oo! did not for the temnoru-v 1 a"y, arrangement School in X1?" f r.nit i i iUch ama'gainati'on. A similar eply had been received from the Corres P°3LCC m w^ndySSUl C,xurch School. .• ""hams said bv amalo-amo+;n(r hose sma schools the Committee ?oJld saie something like £ 1,200 „ vear in war time and he wanted the public to under- stand why it could not be done. I-To II-ollid like to have an interview with the man- agers or the schools. Mr. W ilkinson said the foundation rnan- ageis believed they were not in a position, even if they had the goodwill, to close the schools, because the Education Authority could not guarantee that the children would go back after the war. Mr. C M. W llliams—But we could see that, the children did go back. The Director—We cannot guarantee what the oarents will do. Mr. C. M. Williams-There is nothing in that. It rls only raising unnecessary bogeys. We cou:d take action to refuse admission to the other school. Mr J. R Jones—Mr Williams does not understand much about children. He has not got any. (Laughter). Mr C. M. Willi-,ims-But he understands regulations. The Director was directed to write again to the other schools approached asking for thejr replies!. Principal Roberts enquired what was done with Tegard to the education of thirty mentally-defective children reported by the School Medical Officer (Dr. R. W Ifees) ? The Chairman said there were no schools at present to which the children could be sent, and the question (involved heavy ex- penditure, unless adjoining counties took joint action. On the recommendation of a sub-com- mittee, it was deoided to grant free courses at Aberystwyth College in August to the following tea A. Daniels, Aberystwyth National; Mary Enid Jones. LJanilar Thomas Elias, Rhydlewis • Hannah Bowen, Mydrotlyn; T. Li. Thomas, Penparke; Maggie Jones Llangwvrvfon • Jane E. Davies, Oofadail: EleanoV J Edwards, Comminseoch; Mary Anna Jones, 1 algarrea; Megan Williams, Gorsr Kate Jones, M. A. Jones, Penlon: Mvfanwv Morgan. Cwmpadarn- Gwendoline Morgan Annie Morgan. Ohancerv- J. G. James Blaenporth; Thomas Evans, Rosamond Hughes, Alexandra-road On the Chairman's proposition. a vot.. of sympathy was passed with Mr. John Rees Pontrhydfendigaid. on the death of his daughter. Mr. C. M. Williams proposed that in the case of all schools with a lower per- centage of attendance than eighty-four that the Director should write calling the attention of head teachers and appealing