The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

tg ■— ¡ YES WE HAVE Ag LARGE ASSORTMENT OF .LADIES' PANAMA HATS. LADIES' COLORED AND WHITE VOILE BOBES. LADIES' BATHING COSTUMES AND CA LADIES' SUNSHADES, Etc., Etc., Etc. R. McLEAN, General Draper. Portmadoc.

Merioneth County Council ADVANCING RATES. THE MAIN ROADS DIFFICULTY. The Merioneth County Council met at Dol- gelley on Thursday, May 5th, Mr. L. J. Davies presiding. Present, Mr. Joseph Humphreys, (vice-chairman; Aldermen T. Martin Williams, William Hughes, M. R. Morris, E. D. Jones, Moses Kellow, R. E. Roberts, W. Jones- Hughes, Dr. John Jones, Councillors E. P. Jones, John Edwards, H. M. Jones, Rees Mor- gan, John Roberts, W. Watkin Davies, Hugh Tuior, David Jones, R. Talfor Phillips, J. Lloyd Jones, Dr. Rd. Jones, William Roberts, W. J. Williams, R. T. Jones, David Pngh, J. Ttfaethlon James, W. O. Williams, Robert Hughes, J. Janes, Williams, D. O. Ellis, R. W. Jones, R E. Williams, Pierce Jones, Joseph Williams, J. Tudor Owen, Captain Evan Jones, R. W. Vaughan, Evan Jones, Traws- fynvdd; John Owen, R. C. Anwyl, Lligwy; E. L. Rowlands, Major H. M. Richarls, Caeryn- web; J. T. Roberts, Corris; Moses Kellow, J. Owen, T. Lloyd Jones, R. D Roberts, W. Wat- kin Davies, J. T. Owen; Messrs. David Breese, clerk; JI. H. Harris, assistant clerk; Dr. E. Lewys Lloyd, medical officer of health; E. Vaughtcm, county surveyor; R. Barnett, county treasurer; Richard Jones, chief constable; E. J. Evans, inspector weights and measures; Elward (Rowland, taxation officer. The Vice-chairman said he had been asked to cccduct the proceedings on behalf of the Chair-man whom they were glaj to welcome after his- illness, and hoped his progress of recovery would continue. The report of the County Analyst (Mr H. H. Ward) was adopted. Eight samples of fertilizers and feeiing stuffs had been sub- mitted, four of which were satisfactory and four unsatisfactory. No samples of adulterated xnilk were detected. The report of the Inspector of Weights ani Measures was adopted. During the year 4,002 weights, 208 measures, and 484 weighing spachines were examined. Fees amounting to £ 22 were received; 2,545 out-door inspections were made, an-I 2,294 weighing machines in- spected. Mr. Mov Jones, Blaenau, and Mr. Goran wy Owen. B.A., Ganllwyd, were appointei on the, 'County War Pensions Committee as Comrades' ^representatives. MAIN ROADS. Mr. W. 0 Williams presented the report of the Main Roais Committee recommending pay- ments of quotas to the following Council- Bala, £ 35; Barmouth. E57 10s.; Dolgelley, £47 10s.; Festiniog, E400; Towyn, not exceed- ing E212 10s.: total, B752 10s. A communication having been received from the Chairman of the Road Transport Com- mittee re the Bill to establish a Ministry of iWays and Communications, the Committee recommended that this Council is strongly opposed to the Subordination of roads and iroad traffic to railway interests, and is of -opinion fiat the Road Board should be recon- structed with its chairman, a Cabinet Minister, 'lirecfly responsible to Parliament, and its v membership to include representatives of local authorities. Mr. Kellow said every care should be taken to see that the estimate and expenditure on roads should agree. j The Chairman sail every possible precaution was taken.. The Committee recommended that E150, fihould be paid from the county fund to meet costs of repairing various bridges; and that Messrs. Davies .Bros be pail S92 due on account ■of main roads contract. The Committee de- "Alined to recommend the adoption of a speed limit through villages, the matter being left to the police. The advisability of tar spraying 3-oads through certain villages was left to the Surveyor'to submit the estimates for raising the level of the road near Rhiwlas, Bala, anr) near Tvnddol, amounting respectively to £ 258 1 and C121 to the Road Board. It was decided -to ash the Finance Committee to provide £ 16.200 for thd repair ani maintenance of „ high roads and hedges during the financial year. Contracts for the maintenance of main roads were entered into with the .following Councils Bala, £ 140; Festiniog, £1,600. A special Committee appointed to meet Towyn 4Council recommended an advance of E200 for the year.—Alderman Martin Williams inquired if any of the Councils held unspent balances in hand on the main roads contracts;-The Sur- veyor said only Barmouth had a balance in hand, the others were over-spent.- Capt. Evan Jones said the sums were cut down during the war. and the condition of the reads showed it. .Material was cheaper in Festiniog district than any other district.—Mr. J. Jones-Williams said Dolgelley only consented to the reduced sum during the war conditionally on all other councils doing so. Now that Towyn was je- parting from that it. was questionable if Dol- gelley would consent. The matter should be taken up as a whole and not peacemeal.—Mr. W. O. Williams replied that the Council were faced with a positive refusal by Towyn Council to carry out the work under the i educed scale, j "The increase to Towyn Council was agreed to. The wages of roadmen were advanced to 32s 6d. per week, and road foremen to 50s. from 46s., the increase to date from May 12th. ¡ ROAD REPAIRS. Mr. R. T. Jones, understanding that the 'Council actopted a motion to purchase machin- ery for road repairs, said machinery was now I being sold by the Military Authorities and the •opportunity might not occur again.—Dr. John I -Jones thought it had been left to the Com- mittee to go into and report. The question was serious a-nd must be taken in its entirety. —Capt. Evan Jones said his intention was that the Council should purchase the necessary machinery at the sales of army surplus.—Dr. John .Tones said the Coemcil had not yet de- cided on the principle.—Mr. R C. Anwyl said the Council was now merely drifting. The -contract system had come to an» end and they had no effective substitute. He suggested a special meeting of the Main Roads Committee to consider the matter.—Dr. Richard Jones proposed it be referred back to the Special Sub-committee already appointed.—Mr. J. Jones-Williams said the sales were on now. x Soon nothin? would be left to purchase.—Mr. W. Watkin Davies proposed the Council should consider it that day.—Alderman Martin Wil- liams said the Council were asked to connect themselves to a big undertaking without data. -Dr John Jones suggested that if the matter I

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BARMOUTH Mr. W. Watkin Davies, M.A., contradicts the statement made in the issue of May 30th the statement made in the issue of May 30th to the effect ti.at he has relinquished the bar for the ministry. The statement was unautho- rised and untrue, azid we regTet its publica- tion.

HARLECH. The Rev Parker Jones, vicar, has gone to Llanfechell, changing pulpit with his brother, the Rector of Llanfechell.

BALA. An ambulance examination was recently held at the station by Dr. Davies, who gave the nineteen candidates a. thorough tes.t in theoreti- cal and practical first aid work. The result is a most satisfactory one. All the candidates satisfied the examiner, thanks to the efforts of Superintendent Morgan, who prepared them. Vouchers were received by Messrs W. L. Evans, W. H. Williams, and LI."Evans; medallions by Messrs. Wm. E. Peake, J. H. Owen, Edward I Humphreys, J. Clutton Jones; and labels by Messrs. W. Hampson, W J. Price. E. J. Jones, R. William- W. R. Davies, M. L. James, Thos. I Ellis, t). H. Thomas, J. W. Jones, Fvin R. Edwards, Morris Roberts, and D. T. Morgan.

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PWLLHELI. Mr. J. G. Jones, son of Mr. Griffith Jones, Bodvcl Hall, has been appointed produce buyer for South Carnarvonshire at a salary of 2150. FROM THE CLOCK TOWER. (By Heliwyson.) This afternoon I saw Mr. Hugh Pritchard, our mayor, out and about. He has been "in" for many months—since October, in fact. His genial personality has been absent from the public life of the town during all that time. 1 hope that he will get a radical cure—that he will be better than he has been for many years. His wife has been most attentive to him and his recovery must be in part attri- buted to her care of him. Of course, the medicine from Tanyrallt surgery materially helped to restore him. I am wondermg if a fire broke out would the Fire Brigade have sufficient force in the water supply to reach this place? What, says the Captain of the Fire Brigade? I think it is a I very proper enquiry to make. Has the waste of water that was complained of some time ago been stopped? The waste should be looked into at once. There will not I be a superabundance of water at the reservoir during the coming dry season when the popu- lation will be nearly doubled by the incoming of visitors. Really, cannot something be done to improve I the market? It seems to me to be more of a lepot to supply produce, not to the towns- people, but to the people of other towns. I failed to get even one pound of butter there this week. Well did a Bangor wit say, "When is a market not a market? When it is held at Pwllheli.' Pwllheli is notorious for announcing that it purposes doing this and doing something else whilst doing absolutely nothing after all. A bacon factory, a fish-curing establishment, a promenade pier, an island promenade, concrete shipbuilding yard, a new fishing industry, a smitlifield, a tramway from South Beach to West End, electric lighting for the town, a large sanatorium, etc., have been promised: but none of these things have yet arrived. The Council is amongst the most guilty of starting a ha.re and never catching it During the nine months the Clerk to the Guardians ani to the Rural Council (Mr. H. Pritchard) has been ill, all the accounts and the minutes ot tne Board and tjouncii nave been kept by the Deputy Clerk (Mr. S. Roberts Jones) himself, and he has done the work so excellently that the members of the Board and the Council have publicly complimented him. That was rather an exceptional procedure to take, but it was the right thing to do. Mr. Roberts Jones has done practically the work of two clerks all these months and his accounts have been so well kept that the Auditor has also complimented him. It would be an interesting thing if a com- petent musician went round the chapels and afterwards published his criticisms on the singing. I am no musician, but I love sing- ing, and I think I can say when it is gool or not. Some of the singing at the chapels is described to me as follows :In one chapel it is hard, unsympathetic, and slow; in another, rather out-of-date and runs along the old ruts; in a. third chapel the voices are good but want blending and. less forcing; in a fourth, good tone, harmony, and intelligence in phrasing; and in a fifth, shouting is mistaken for singing. There is much room for improvement in the accompaniment in some chapels and the fre- quent changing of the accompanists is not conducive to effective congregational singing. An accompanist cannot understand properly the singing capacity of a congregation unless he is constantly in charge of the instrument. Conductors should not rush the singing nor should they sing solos when the tunes do Lot require it. No intelligent observer can help perceiving that the present chapel organisations are worn out and that nothing keeps them on but n oney and love of "tradition of the fathers''—the kind of love and tradition that crucified the Savioiir of the World! Spirituality and life Saviour- of- the World! Spirituality and life have left the religious organisations, and there remains only the machinery and that n.achin- cry is out of date. I know very well what I am writing about. I happen to be aware of what the opinions of our leading ministers and students are on modern religious organisations—how they have been left high and dry because the tide of education, culture, and aspirations have gone into other channels. Religion has been made to be a mere chapel-going affair. There is, I assert, more practical Christianity .r outsi le the churches than inside. As the Rev. T. Charles Williams, M.A., has already courageously stated, there are as good men nqt members of the churches as there are of those who are members. A farmer may study theology and com- mentaries and speak in society meetings on abstract theological questions, and yet may live in a house with manure heaps close to his front door, and will make his men servants sleep in a loft above the stables with holes in the floor and filthy horse dung effluvium filling the air space in the loft. He would keep his cows in buildings without fresh air permeating the air spaces, and would no more care for the physical and spiritual welfare of his ser- vants than he would care whether the pigsty was next door to his house or 100 yards away. Religion to him was only a kind of philosophy that might require hair-splitting in Sunday school arguments, but hardly of any practical use in daily life, and it certainly hal no re- lation to the duty of the employer towards his servants. This type of farmer had never read in his New Testament that Christianity taught that Christ's religion dealt with man, both as a being possessing a human nature and a spiritual nature; that Christ came to redeem both natures and that it was the duty of His Church to preach that truth. It has been our sanitary inspectors and medical officers who have been preaching the Gospel of physical salvation and not the so- called ministers of religion. It is the law of the land that compels so-called Christians to obey God's laws of physical health and not the persons who take upon themselves to explain the laws which govern the health of the soul. The preaching of the soul's salvation is an easy thing to io, but the churches are over- burdened with the cost thereof. The preach- ing of the gospel of health is equally divine, but not easy to do and certainly it is expen- sive. Dr. Lloyd Owen (the medical officer), the Nurse, and the Sanitary Inspector are as much ministers of God as any of the men who are commonly called ministers of the Gospel. The churches require enlightenment very much on this point. The respect that used to be paid to min- isters in the ol d times was based on super- "stitution and on the false belief that the only ministers were the servants of God. Ministers are now respected just the same as other people are respected, in accordance with the service they render to the community. Every man and every woman who renders service to the world carry on the work of God and are therefore the ministers of God, in the real Scriptural meaning of the word.

CORWEN. After a lapse of some years, owing to the war, an eisteddfod was held at the ruraj vill- age of Gwyddelwern, near Co-rwen, on Wed- nesday week and was attended, as in former years by thousands Qf people. After a keen competition, Glynceiriog and Chirk United Choir carried off the prize in the chief choral competition, the selected piece being "Worthy is the Lamb" (Handel). Cefnddwysarn choir won the prize in the male voice competition, "0 mor ber" (Prothero). Mr Bob Ellis, Pentrefoelas, was the winner of the prize in the challenge solo competition.

BLAENAU FESTINIOC. Mr. Idwal Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lloyd Williams, Llys lorwerth, has been elected an associate of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, and is now able to proceed for final examination as a chemist. Mr. Williams was apprenticel with Mr. Hugh Jones, F.S.M.C., chemist, the Medical Hall, until he voluntarily joined the army in Febru- ary, 1917. Within a few months after he was over in France and was engaged in severe fighting until September, 1918. He was severely wounded, necessitating hospital treatment and medical care up to the present. Happily, he has completely recovered, and is able to resume his occupation at the Medical Hall. Miss Sarah Jones and Mr. Thomas J. Jones, both of Bethesda C.M. Church's names appear in the list of the C.M. Connexional ex- amination. Maenofferen, Bowydd, and! Rhiw C.M. Churches held their annual preaching festival on SunJay, the preachers being the Revs. R. J. Rees, M.A., Aberystwyth; J. Owen, M.A., Carnarvon; ani Joseph Jenkins, Llandovery. The seven Congregational Chapels of the Blaenau and Festiniog district held their sing- ing festival on Saturday at Bethel, Festiniug, under the conductorship of Mr. R. M. Jones, organist. Madame Laura P. Evans, A.R.C.M., was the soloist.

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■ as referred to the Committee that, the Council should express its preference for either policy, j The whole thing was indefinite.—Alderman R. | Evans pointed out that the Council had taken steps to carry on the work until the end of September, and instructed the Surveyor to | take steps accordingly. Ultimately, the matter was referred back to the Main Roads Committee. In proposing the adoption of the Finance Committee's report, Mr. J. Maethlon James observed that twelve months ago as chairman of the Finance Committee he had the pleasure of making a few remarks on the Budget for the year. My statement, he said, was re- ceived favourably by the Council and I much appreciated the remarks made subsequently. The notes on my report which appeared in the press furnished the authorities whose duty it is to levy rates with information, enabling them to give the ratepayers eyplanations for the increase in the rates. Those authorities were able to appreciate the position and to understanl that the increases were necessary, and, further, that such increases 7ere not due to improper control ever expenditure (a sug- gestion generally crelited to the ( ouncil), but mainly by reason of the importance of new duties and obligations. You will find from the estimates that this is faced with an increase;! expenditure. Our total requirements for all purposes amount to P,90,981, made up as fol- lows:—For general county purposes, £ 36,369; elemectary education, £ 49,112; higher educa- tion, £ 5,500. As compared with the e) peii- diture of the Council ten years P..bO e get the following results:—We require for this year general purposes, E36,369 against C23,614, an increase of £12,755, 54 per cent.; elementary education, £-1-9,112 against 22.3,788, an ii.crease of £ 19.324, 56 per cent.; higher education, £5,500 as against £5,174, an increase of £366, or seven per cent; a total Increase of £ 32,445, equal to 55 per cent. The general 'county fund showed an increase in the cost of police of £ 2,192, which was attributable to three causes I—(1) increase of pay of oiice corsec uent on the adoption of the new scale of pay submitted by the Joint Police Committee and appioved by the County Council at the previous meeting; I (2) resumption of the police force to its full strength by the return from the army of certain men; an i (3) additional p. nrions pay- able by the retirement of men from the force. On the item of main roads the increase was £ 4,20C. Taking into account the increases already made and the prospective increase in the wages of workmen and the higher price of materials, the Finance Committee consider the increase a most reasonable ci.e, especially in view of the fact that the Main Roads Com- mittee expect to recover P.3,501 in respect of war traffic. The Council should bear in mind mittee expect to recover £ 3,500 in respect of war traffic. The Council should bear in mind "that no sum has been provided for the im- rovement of roads. If any improvement is pressed a sum to meet such e,penditure should be ad j ed to the estimate, otherwise there would be an overdraft at the end of the year. Other counties had provided large sums for bringing up the roads to the 1914 standard. Under the Parliamentary Registration Act the duty of preparing (twice a year) a r.egistrar of electors is imposed on the County Council, but one moiety of the last would be borne by the Government. Previous to the passing of that Act lists of voters were prepared by assistant overseers for each parish and the costs charged on the parish poor rates. The county bore the expense of compiling a complete register at a cost of £60 per annum; but now the whole was a county charge and amounted to E2,800. Other items were—Treatment of tuberculosis patients, £ 750; venereal diseases, £ 325; maternity aaid child welfare, £84-0; Mental Deficiency Act, £ 200; a total increase pf £ 11,207. Dealing with the increased cost of the police, Mr. James thought no unbiassed person would say a word against it. The duties of the police had of late years been greatly supplemented; ani, coupled with the abnormal high cost of living, the increase was fully justified. The same remarks applied to the wages of workmen employed on main roads. With regard to other branches of the service it was unnecessary to deal, but it should be pointed out that it was their duty in the in- terest of public health to spend as much in combatting diseases and in encouraging better conditions for surveying infant life. It was the Council's duty, however, where the work was done by indirect agancies to see that the Council got full value for their money. The passing into law of the Education Bill of 1918 brought in its train considerable additional obligations and responsibilites on local authori- ties. At the .present moment it was impos- sible to give even an approximate estimate of the annual sum required for carrying out the provisions of the Act. When all its provisions came into effect it would entail a considerable sum. At present the Education Committee had provided for small sums only to meet the expenses of a scheme for the co-ordination of the present system of elementary and secondary education and for the establishment of central schools in the county. Liberal as the Govern- ment gi-ants might be, the burden imposed by that Act would add considerably to the already ( heavy burdens of the ratepayers. Along with the intro iuction of Mr Fisher's Bill the National Union of Teachers pressel the claim of teachers for better conditions and improved salaries. The Board of Education inproved its scale of grants and issued an order whereby it undertook to pay three-fourths of the total salaries. The Education Committee to some extent had met the claims of teachers and had put in opera- tion as from April 1st, 1918, a scale of salaries. An application for a further increase was re- ceived after the adoption of the scale. The Committee, however, informed the teachers that it was not at present proposed to make any advance on the scale. The latter request of the teachers would have meant another in- crease of between E5,000 and £ 6,000 a year. The main items for the estimated increased expenditure of the Committee for the year were—Salaries of teachers, P,38,000, an increase over 1910 of 213,345, or 67 per cent.; fuel 4igliting and cleaning, £ 2,600, increase of £1,305 or 50 per oent. ani medical inspection, £1,500, increase £ 1,305. The Education Com- mittee had again postponed all building opera- tions. The amount provided for the mainten- ance and repair of buildings was only sufficient to do necessary painting and repairs. No formal estimate for higher educaticn was presented. All the income of the Committee after the payment of scholarships, examina- tion expenses, and cost of administration is paid over to county schools. The amount handed over last year was barely sufficient to keep the schools out of debt. The Finance Committee of the Education Committee had approved the request of the Education Com- mittee to raise the rates for secondary educa- tion to 3d- 2|d. under the Education Act, 1902- 1918, and d. under the Welsh Intermediate Act. Though the current year's estimates appear alarming from the ratepayers' point of view, he did not think objection could be raised to any item in the estimates What occurre i to him was that the Government should, when imposing new obligations on thinly-populated counties having small assess- able values, make some distinction in the apportionment of grant between flourishing in- dustrial centres and thinly-populated districts. After leducting all grants payable to the county fund and education accounts, the net amount to be met by rates wasCounty pur- poses, £ 20,959: elementary education, £ 23.181: higher, £ 2.841; total, E46,981. The addition of £ 2.508 special levies already raise j for educa- cntion made a total of 249,489, or 22 per cent. of the assessable value of the whole county. He proposed the levying of the following rates —General purposes, Is. lOd. elementary edu- cation. 2s.; intermediate education, total, 4s. ld. Replying to a paragraph in the estimates— that the attention of the Education Com- mittee be called to the present arrang-ements ¡ as to the remuneration of the School Archi- tect," Mr. James said the arrangement was entered into owing to the stoppage of building during- the war to five, a minimum of B180 for the Architect, but really that had not been acted on a,s his commission exceeded that sum yearly. Dr. J. Jones said the Committee simply forced a minimum as a retaining fee for a good official. 1- Mr. J. Jones Williams said the arrangement seemed to him a queer one. He was in favour of paying proper commission; but demurred from a forced sum. He thought it a weak system Dr. J. Jones said the arrangement was common to other counties in the exceptional circumstances. On a vote being taken, twenty voted for re- ferring the matter back to the Education Committee and fifteen against. In connection with a paragraph relating to a scheme for installation of electricity for light- ing and heating at Denbigh Asylum by utilising water supply, Dr. Richard Jones said Merioneth stood to gain materially, as installation would effect a substantial saving. The other counties approved the scheme. He congratulated Mr. Maethlon James on his masterly financial sur- vey and for his optimistic spirit, in spite of difficulties. Mr. James deserved the best thanks of the Council. The report and estimates were adopted, and the new rates sanctiened. EDUCATION REPORT. Dr. John Jones proposed the adoption of the Education Committee's report outlining the new scale of salaries (which has appeared in the "Cambrian News"). He honestly thought the Committee had gone as far as they could to meet the just grievances of the teachers, and were still prepared to consider special individual cases of hardship. He hoped the teachers as a body would now meet the Committee in the same spirit of sacrifice and compromise. The Committee had an efficient staff of teachers in spite of greater advantages offered elsewhere. They had been underpaid in the past, but conditions were now much better. He was a strong upholder of expen- diture on education as it was a productive in- vestment. Mr. J. T. Owoii said much dissatisfaction existed relative to the unequal Jistribution of the Fisher grant as between men who had volunteered for service in the field and those who stayed at home. The former were heavily penalised as comparel with the latter. Many teachers in the higher elementary schools were worse off than before. The Chairman said the Courcil had no power to deal with the matter. The Education Com- mittee was a statutory body empowered to leal with all such matters. Mr. Maethlon James said the sub-committees would deal sympathetically with all genuine grievances on their merits. The report was adopted Owing- to the peace celebrations the date of sheep dipping on the lowlands wis fixed for the period between August ""8th and 25th. PUBLIC HEALTH. Dr. John Jones presented the report of the Public Health and Housing Committee. The report was accompanied by an interesting re- port by Dr. E. Lewys Lloyd giving details of progress in the establishment of infant welfare centres. The total population of the county was estimated at 41,677, and the number of births 648, giving a birth rate of 15.5 per 1,000. The rate for England and Wales was 17.7. Deaths numbered 642, a death rate estimated on 37,375, of 17.7 per 1,000. In the urban areas there wâ.s an excess of deaths over births amounting to 74; but that was balanced by an excess of births over deaths in the rural areas amounting to 80, a net increase of births over deaths for the county of 4. The infant mortality rate was 74.073. It was decidei to communicate with each urban and rural council from whom the County Medical Officer had received no returns to re- quire compliance without further delay. Dr. John Jones saii the figures in the urban districts were very unsatisfactory, showing an excess of deaths over births. The report was adopted. SMALL HOLDINGS Mr. H. M. Jones moved reports of the Small Holdings Committee outlining schemes for taking over farms for small holdings. Mr. R. T. Jones inquirel if steps were be- ing taken to secure land for ex soldiers? Mr. H M. Jones said the Committee was do- ing their level best for that deserving class. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. J. T. Roberts, Corris, complained of alleged failure of the contractor for the re- moval of rubbish at Corris to remove jampots, salmon tins, etc., at stated periods, and the matter was referred to Dolgelley Rural Coun- cil. Mr. Ffastfln, Wiliiamt,, Aberdovey, was elected to succeed Mr. William Jones on Towyn County School Governors. Representatives on the Board of Conservators were re-elected. Alderman Martin Williams said he had never seen jsome of the members at the meetings of the Board. The Council arranged for a table of attend- ances to be presented next year. Mr Pierce Jones reported on an inquiry re- lative to alleged irregularities in connection with parish council elections at Brithdir. The Committee found that the election was valid notwithstanding technical irregularities. Mr. R. C. Anwyl congratulated Mr. Jones on the judicial and legal form of his report, and suggested the translation of the regulations governing elections into Welsh. An appeal by Llandecwyn Parish Council to include the parish of Llandecwyn in Tal- psarnau electoral district was referred for local inquiry. The seal of the Council was affixed to a docu- ment for small holdings from Mrs. Wynhe Jones, and to the contracts for the mainten- ance of main roads by District Councilp. The Clerk, in reply to Mr. E L. Rowlands, said the Council had signified its concurrence with other councils 'in a petition to the Gov- ernment to allow railway fares of r embers attending Council meetings. The Clerk of Montgomery County Council wrote intimating the abandonment of the sug- gested sche-ne of a barrage across the Povey. WELSH ADMINISTRATIVE AUTONOMY. Dr. John Jones and Alderman Martin Wil- liams were deputed to attend Llan lrindod conference on administrative autonomy for Wales. Dr. Jones wished for guidance by the ( oun- cil Personally he would fight Cardiff's tossing tactics to the death (Cheers.) The location of the suggested Parliament should I e some- where in Mid Wales and not at Cardiff. It was infinite1}' better to be ruled from London than from Cardiff; the one was as foreign is the other. (Li.ighter.i WAR BONUSES. A con munication frorri the Nai io.nl i' t.soc:a- tion of Local Government Officers a* 1 from the Loc Government Board :elat've to the grant of war bonus was referred to the Finance Committee PENNAL ROAD. The Clerk, replying to Mr. R. C. Anwyl, said Pennal Parish Council had not written him in reference to tar spraying the road through the village. Mr. Anwyl said he had been- asked to support the request. His seat was endangered unless he did so--(Iaugli-ter)-and he lid not wish to bid the Council farewell yet awhile. (Cheers.) He now, however, found be had no- thing to support. WAR MEMORIAL. A letter from the Town Clerk of Cardiff re- specting a national war memorial was left on the table. VOTE OF CONDOLENCE. On the proposition of the Vice-chairman a vote of sympathy was passed with Sir O. M. Edwards in the death of his wife.