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J. M. PORTER, THE ESTAE OFFICE, Colwyn Bay. ERSKINE HOUSE. The above charming residence FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY. The site is one of the most choice in Colwyn Bay, is surrounded with well grovn trees and manured shrubs, and has a Southerly aspect. The house is stone built and of iuperior construction, the accommodation conisting- of 3 Entertaining Rooms, 9 Bedrooms, an< all other necessary conveniences and out- budings. The grounds comprise Tennis Lawn, Stubberies, and Kitchen Garden, and there is aple room for the erection of Stabling. The vole is enclosed by good stone-walls. Posses- yn Lady-day next. 0 LET.—UNFURNISHED. BRYN EITHYN. Containing Dining, Drawing, and Morning- joms, 12 Bedrooms, Kitchens, Servants' Hall, 'antries, and all the usual domestic offices, fitted ip with all the most modern conveniences.— grounds of about 6 acres in extent well laid out md planted with ornamental and fruit trees; also i very good Tennis ground. Two-stalled Stable, .oose-box, and Coachman's rooms. Commodious LODGING HOUSE, occupying first-class position, close to the Beach and Station, very convenient in every respect well suited for Boarding or Lodging House or School; contents, 4 Entertaining Rooms, 12 Bedrooms, and all the usual domestic offices. Rent very low. Semi-detached VILLA occupying a very good (position in one of the most pleasant roads in the place within convenient distance of the Station and the Beach, and also close to the best shops. Contains 3 Entertaining Rooms, 9 Bedrooms and has the usual modern appurtenances. Possession at once. The Furniture can be had at a valuation. FOR SALE. A PLOT OF LAND IN PWLLYCROCHAN AVENUE, Freehold, the last available building site on this road, and with a frontage to Oak Drive. Covered with fine timber. Area about t an acre. Suitable for a private residence. HOUSE AT OLD COLWYN, occupying a splendid position and commanding some very fine views. Situated above the village and overlooking the Bay very conveniently arranged, containing the following accommodation, 3 Entertaining Rooms, 9 Bedrooms, and all the usual domestic offices. 154-52 Apartments to Let. COLWYN BAY—EDELWEIS, Private Boarding House—The Misses Retemeyer.— £ 2 2s. per week. 156—52 ROSENEATH, Abergele Road, Colwyn Bay. Comfortable Apartments, excellent cooking and attendance, Bath, Piano, &c. Moderate erms or Let Furnished for a month or longer.— pply, Miss Davies. 189-12 To be Let Furnished. 1 OR GENTLEMAN seeking a Winter JL> Permanent Residence, will find VILLA MA.<INIPR;NCESS Drive, very pleasantly and convenily situated, with every home comfort. TENN s nerate. 188-16 GLEN F Greenfield Road, Colwyn Bay. TO TET Furnished, for the Winter months. Low TERM;^PPIY to above address. 189-12 To Let. MORFIQUSE, CONWAY.—Close to the ~9nks, containing- 3 Reception Rooms (one of 27ft. by 17ft.), II good Bedrooms, 2 BATH,S) 2 W.c's., Cloak-room with water and B Larder, Butler's Pantry, Kitchen and SculltA]I large. Suitable for School, Private HousiBoarding House. The house stands in half-.JI-E of ground all ready laid out, and has been decorated within two years. For Rent, &c., apply, Weekly News Office, or to Joseph Wood- head, Longdenholm, Huddersfield. 201-3 To Tradesmen and others. ACCOUNTS of ail descriptions made up, &c. Rents and Debts collected by a competent person. Apply, "Accountant," Office of this paper, Conway 152- Wanted. COLWYN BAY SCHOOL BOARD.— Wanted A Clerk to the above Board. Applications to be in the hand of the Chairman not later than Dec. 31st; Duties to commence Jan. ist., Salary, £ 20 per annum. M. WILLIAMS, Sec. pro tem. 202-2 TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. — A Dental Surgeon has a vacancy for a PUPIL to learn Mechanical Dentistry. Apply, Richard Pedler, L.D.S., Waterloo House, Llandudno. 191- HOUSEKEEPER or good General Servant Wanted for a business house, at once.— Apply, W. S.Williams, Draper, Queen's Buildings, Colwyn Bay. 200- TO PARENTS & GUARDIANS,—Messrs. Merridew & Co. (from Coventry), Colwyn Bay, have a vacancy for an Apprentice to the Machinist, Cycle, and Watchmaking business, -=-o.= 201-3 WANTED not more than 4 copies of Weekly News for 13th October last. 3d. each given.—Apply, Office. 201- WANTED to Rent or Purchase_a_Cottage VV with land Colwyn, Colwyn Bay, or district.—"H. C." Weekly News Office, Colwyn Bay. 202-1 For Sale. TO EE SOLD—HOUSES in Greenfield Road, Colwyn Bay, each containing two Enter taining rooms, nine Bedrooms, Bath with hot and cold water, Kitchen, Scullery, &c. Apply to Mr. O. Lloyd, Pendorlan villa, Colwyn Bay. Money. WANTED TO LEND £ 10 AND ABOVE in sums to suit Borrowers, repaid from Three Months to Three Years, and at from five per cent. interest. Send full particulars, with stamped addressed envelope, to Mr. JONES, at his North Wales Office, No. 2, Crescent Road, Rhyl, or call any Monday or Friday. ORTGA GES. -Several sums (in all about about £ 2,000) are immediately available for investment on Mortgages at 4 or 4! per cent.- S. BRACKSTONE, Central Chambers. 200-6 Winning Numbers. BALLOT in aid of Mrs. Williams, 14, Erskine Terrace. Winning Numbers, 904, 122, 355, *65- ESTABLISHED 1861. JONES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL WATCH & CLOCK MAKER, JEWELLER & OPTICIAN, io, Castle Street, CONWAY. Goldnd Silver Watches, and Wedding Rings always on hand. < -PAIRS NEATL r EXECUTED. 157- Sales by Mr F. A. Dew. P. A. DEW, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR, VALUER, AND LAND AGENT, Llewelyn Chambers, COLWYN BAY. Ten years (includii ig five years' articles) with two of the largest firms of Land Agents in the country. AUCTIONS of Landed Estates, Freehold and Leasehold Business Premises, House Property, Building Land, Hotels, Live and Dead Farming Stock, Household Furniture, Pictures, Books, and Plate. VALUATIONS of Estates, Business Premises, Private Residences, Building Land, Standing Timber, Agricultural Property (including Tenant Right Valuations under Agreement or the Agri- cultural Holdings Act) Dilapidations, &c,, for Probate, Mortgage, Trustees, Business Transfers, Hotels, r&c. MORTGAGES ARRANGED. SALES BY PRIVATE TREATY. HOUSES TO LET—Furnished & Unfurnished. Information given of Houses, Building Estates, Farms, Country Residences, and Business Pre- mises for Sale or to let in all parts of North Wales. FIRE, LIFE, AND GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT. The Offices occupy the most prominent and central position in Colwyn Bay, thus affording unequalled publicity to all Auction Announce- ments. 120- PENMAENMAWR. CONWAY HOUSE, PANTYRAVON. Unreserved Sale of neat and serviceable Furniture embracing the contents of Drawing-room, Din- ing-room, 5 Bedrooms, and domestic offices, and including a Drawing-room Suite in Walnut- wood, Two Handsome Mahogany Sideboards, a lofty Pier Glass, some capital Chests of Drawers and Bedsteads, and a Grandfather Clock in Oak Case. MR. F. A. DEW Is favoured with instructions to SELL. BY AUCTION, on the premises as above, On THURSDAY, the 29th day of December, 1892, at 1 o'clock precisely, the whole of the EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. On view morning of Sale from 10 o'clock. Terms Cash. Dated Auction and Land Agency Offices, Llewelyn Chambers, Colwyn Bay. 2ist December, 1892. Preliminary Announcement. E RS KINE HOUSE, MARINE ROAD, COLWYN BAY. MR. F. A. DEW Has received instructions to offer for Sale by Auction early in the Spring (unless previously sold by private treaty) the above Charming Residence, Standing in its own beautifully timbered grounds of over an acre in extent. TO LET. UNFURNISHED. RHIW, COLWYN BAY.-Containing 3 Reception Rooms and ample Bedroom accommodation, with nearly 3 acres of Pleasure Grounds, Kitchen Gar- dens, Vinery, &c., and standing on an eminence overlooking the whole extent of the Bay. A SEMI-DETACHED VILLA IN WYNNSTAY ROAD. With immediate possession. Rent and full particulars on application. If desired, the Furni- ture can be taken at a valuation. BOURNEMOUTH HOUSE, STATION ROAD.—With immediate possession. Rent Z35- Also the SHOP under, subject to certain stipula- tions. Splendidly situated SHOP AND HOUSE at the top of Station Road, fitted with every convenience and dry cellarage. FURNISHED. Several Houses in good positions in Colwyn Bay and neighbourhood. Rents varying accord- ing to accommodation. Full particulars of F. A. DEW as above. FOR SALE. BY PRIVATE TREATY. FREEHOLD.— Several very choice PLOTS of BUILDING LAND also a large selection of Superior RESIDENCES, suitable for occupation or investment in Colwyn Bay and neighbourhood. Full particulars of F. A. DEW, AUCTION & LAND AGENCY OFFICES, LLEWELYN CHAMBERS. 134- COLWYN BAY Established at Late with Mr T. Edge, Llan- Colwyn Bay, 1879. dudno, for 12 years. J. W. THOMAS, PHOTOGRAPHER, KENSINGTON HOUSE, CONWAY ROAD COLWYN BAY. ONLY FIRST CLASS WORK DONE. STUDIO ON THE GROUND FLOOR. Views of the District always in stock. After 13 years business in Colwyn Bay. J. W. 1 desires to thank the residents for their patronage 1 the past, and hopes for a continuace of the same in the future. 157— JOHN ROBERTS, Poulterer & Greengrocer, 18, BERRY STREET, — CONWAY. — -:0:- Fresh Butter, Eggs, and Home-cured Bacon always on hand. A large quantity of clean Feathers now in stock, at gd, per lb. I I7- KUPTUKE CutiEL)'—«T• A. Sherman, Hernia special- ist, 64, Chancery Lane, London,Jsends his book, post free, 7d. 165-52 TRINITY COLLEGE, LONDON, For Musical Education and Examination. Instituted 1872. LOCAL EXAMINATIONS, 1892—93. The Regulations, with dates, are now to be had from the Local Secretary: MR. JAMES BURWELL, ABBEY GROVE, LAWSON ROAD, COLWYN BAY. COLWYN BAY CENTRE. J. LEWIS, ESQ., junr., Eithinog. REV. J. EDWARDS, Derwen. F. W. STUIIBS, ESQ. DR. W. DUNCAN FRASER. LLANDUDNO CENTRE. T. T. MARKS, ESQ. MR. WEBB, Llandudno College. J. J. MARKS, ESQ., M A. REV. C. Dasent, B.A., Deganway. 193- Great Clearance Sale OF GURPLUS CTOCK. In consequence of the shortness of the late Season, Messrs. MERRIDEW & CO. Have decided to Offer, for a short time only, previous to Stocktaking, Unpresedented Bargains in Magnificent GOLD & SILVER WATCHES, GUARDS, DIAMOND and other GEM RINGS, GENERAL JEWELLERY, ELECTRO-PLATED GOODS, CLOCKS, ETC., ETC. New and Second-Hand BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES Will also be SOLD AT A GREAT SACRIFICE. A very large Discount will be allowed, and a written guarantee given when required. Please Note Address MERRIDEW & CO., THE ELECTRIC CLOCK, Next Post Office, STATION ROAD, 165- COLWYN BAY. THE jyjISSES JJODEN, First-class Confectioners REFRESHMENT ROOMS, Wellington House, Station Rd. COLWYN BAY, Late with Messrs. SIMMS & WAITE, of LOKD ST. SOUTHPORT. ALL KINDS OF FANCY CAKES, INCLUDING MADEIRA, SPONGE, AND P UM. Plain and Fancy Bread and Pastry Fresh Daily RAISED VEAL AND HAM PIES AND POTTED MEAT. Wedding, Christening, and Birthday Cakes. CREAMS & JELLIES. ICES DAILY. DISH, FRUIT, AND PIGEON pIES TO ORDER. Tennis, Pic-nic & Tea Parties REASONABLY SUPPLIED. 157- MISS HUGHES, DRESS AND MANTLE MAKER. Wolston House, Rhiw Bank Avenue, Colwyn Bay. Ladies' own Materials made up. Good Fit and Finish. Moderate Terms. 166-13 FIREWOOD! FIREWOOD!! Cart Loads delivered free in Conway and district, at 12/- per load Colwyn Bav at 15/- per load. Apply, P. & H. LEWIS, SAW MILLS, CONWAY. 186-13 Established 1877 FOR BEST SELECTION OF BOOTS ALWAYS GO TO JOHN WILLIAMS, CENTRAL STATION ROAD, COLWYN BAY. The Cheapest House for Good Boots in North Wales. 157- T T T7C" Makes Boots and Harness 11A I i Pi M Waterproof as a duck's back A/XIJJJJK/ and soft as velvet. Adds three GOLD times to the wear, and allows GOLD times to the wear, and allows MEDAL polishing. SIXTEEN T\ TT T\ N T IT EXHIBITION HIGHEST AWARDS. fl IT D D T M Tins, 2d., 6d, Is., and 2s. 6d., [J J) J) A JLI of all Bootmakers, Saddlers, &c, Any size free two stamps extra. rom Manufactory, East Dulwich, London, S.E. 185-52 Asthma, Bronchitis, Influenza, Colds, Coughs and all Chest Diseases. CONGREVES Balsamic Elixir. The Finest Medicine in the World. Bottlas -ilii! -01,19, ct an Chemistt. 200-20 BOROUGH OF CONWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Meeting of the Town Council of the Borough of Conway will be held at the Guild Hall, Conway, on Wednesday, the 28th day of December, 1892, at 5 p.m., when the following resolution will be moved, viz. "That it is expedient that the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of chis Borough acting by the Council do oppose the London and North- Western Railway Bill of 1893 in Parliament so far as regards the acquirement of land and proposed New Works in the Parish of Eglwysrhos in the Borough and that the costs, charges, and expenses in relation thereto be charged upon the Borough Fund General District Fund and Conway Bridge Fund in equal proportion." By Order, T. E. PARRY, 7th December, 1892. Town Clerk. 201 — CONWAY URBAN SANITARY DISTRICT. Private Street Works Act, 1892. NOTICE. The Sanitary Authority of the i\j above-named District having adopted a resolution "That the Private Street Works Act, 1892, be adopted and come into operation in the Urban Sanitary District of Conway, on and after the First day of February, 1893," NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on and after the date mentioned in such resolution, the pro- visions of the Act so adopted will extend to the said Sanitary District. T. E. PARRY, Clerk to the Sanitary Authority. Dated, 7th December, 1892. NOTE.-The Act relates to sewering, levelling, paving, metalling, flagging, channeling, making good, and lighting of streets not repairable by the inhabitants at large. 202- I COLWYN BAY & COLWYN LOCAL BOARD. £1 REWARD. TT7HEREAS some person or persons has DAMAGED THE TREES recently planted in Lawson Road, Colwyn Bay, by the Local Board, the above Reward will be paid for such information as will lead to a convic- tion for such offence. The Reward will also be paid for information of any damage done in the future to the Trees planted by the Board in the public streets of their District. Information to be given to Mr. W. JONES Surveyor to the Board, Station Road, Colwyn Bay. 201- A. G. ROGERS, ENGINEER, CASTLE STREET, CONWAY. DRAWINGS and Tracings. Erection of Machinery superintended. AGENT FOR- Engines, Pumps, and Fittings. Machinery and Tools. Builders' and Contractors' Materials. Carriages, Carts, Wagons. Railway Trucks. Coach Builders' Materials, &c. 202-52 JJXBRIDGE H OUSE, STATION ROAD, COLWYN BAY. — GRAND AUTUMN AND. WINTER SHOW. Latest Novelties for the Season, Including the Newest Styles in Hats and Bonnets, French and English Flowers and Feathers, Mantles, Jackets, Children's & Ladies' Ulsters, Capes, Mackintoshes, Furs, Dress Materials, Corsets, Umbrellas, Children's Woollen Goods, Children's and Ladies' Flannelette Under- clothing, Hosiery and Gloves. NEW GOODS in every Department. Inspection invited and Compare Prices. E. H. DAVIES. PAINTING & DECORATING. FOR GOOD AND CHEAP H OUSE PAINTING, pAPER HANGING, gIGN WRITING, GRAINING & DECORATING, letir S E A L) 13, STATION ROAD, COLWYN BAY. A BEDROOM, taking 7 pieces, papered with good, nice paper, Door, Skirting, and Window Painted, Ceiling whitened, from 12/6. Best possible value for money. A SITTING ROOM, taking 8 pieces, papered, Door, Skirting, and Window Painted, Grained, and Varnished, Ceiling whitened, from 30/- Sign Writing from £ d. per inch. Gold Lettering from id. per inch. Shading from id. per inch. Measuring from top to bottom of letter. WORK DONE CHEAPER IN WINTER THAN SUMMER. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Lincrusta Walton, Anaglypta, and other Relief Decorations. TENDERS & PATTERN BOOKS ON APPLICATION. 198-52 CApBHR^'s COCOA. Of full strong-til; of a highly economic- nature, free from added starch and sugar."—Health. i READY-MADE CLOTHING FOR Ws/ THE MILLION & THE MILLIONAIRE! WHY buy inferior makes while you can buy First-class Goods ^E28%Jk At MODERATE PRICES FROM JPJJ||I| EDWARD JONES & SON, CONWAY, |.l Who are now showing, in their /f°|^ }j New Premises, next to the Post Office, A Magnificent Stock of MEN'S, YOUTHS', AND Boys' 1 OVERCOATS AND SUITS. P II j Positively the Largest, BEST, and therefore CHEAPEST Stock of v m Ready-mades" and Woollens ever shown in North Wales. a mwll'rl \VE respectfully ask you to inspect our stock, and to test the accuracy 11/1|| of the above statements. Edward Jones & Son, BUMSS, Conway. 202-2 OVERCOATS FOR WINTER!! LEWIS BROS., Are now SHOWING IN THEIR WINDOWS THE LARGEST STOCK IN TOWN. OVERCOATS for Men From 18s. 6d. OVERCOATS for Youths From 10s. 6d. OVERCOATS for Boys From 3s. lid. BLUE BEAVER is very Fashionable, Our OVERCOAT, to order, 42/- GOOD VALUE. LEWIS BROS, Bradford House, Colwyn Bay. 163-46
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Births, Marriages, Deaths, &c. Announcements of Births, Marriages, Deaths, or In Memoriam," are inserted at the following charge: One Shilling if prepaid One Florin if booked. No announcement will be inserted unless accompanied by the sender's real name and address (not for publi- cation, but merely as a guarantee of good faith).
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LIST OF VISITORS. TO VISITORS AND HOUSEHOLDERS. IMPORTANT NOTICE. During the Colwyn Bay "Second Season," commencing October joth, The Weekly News Visitors' Lists will cease to be collected, but any Lists left at the Colwyn Bay Office,-Central Library, 8, Station Road, -not Zaterthan Seven p.m., on Tuesdays, will appear in that week's issue. COLWYN BAY. LOCKYER'S PRIVATE HOTEL, Mr Northover, London; Miss Conway, Denbigh; Mr and Mrs Coleman, Yardley, Birmingham Rev Canon and Mrs Boger, St Saviour's, Southwark; Miss Annie Boger, do. PENSION EDELWEISS. (The Misses Retemeyer, Proprietresses). Miss Foster, Edgbaston; Miss Hodgson, South- port; Miss Stroyan, do; Miss Lucas, Stourbridge, Worcester; Miss Barclay, Claughton, Birkenhead; John Knowles, Esq, Clovelly, Wallasey, Cheshire. West Leigh, Mostyn Road-The Misses Crossley Mr H. Bailey, Cheetham Hill, Manchester Mrs S. Heap, Rochdale Mr H. Heap, do Alderman Heap, Esq, do Mrs Heap, do R. Walker, Esq, do Mrs Walker, do Mrs J. E. Handley, do Master B. W. Handley, do Maenan House-Mrs Roberts Mr and Mrs Barker, Manchester Miss Sidebottom, do A. O. Legge, Esq, Salford, Manchester Conescliffe, Greenfield Road- Miss Heald, Parr's Wood, Didsburv Miss Bertels, do. Mrs Turner, Birmingham La Plata Villa, Greenfield Road- Mrs A. Holt and maid, Liverpool Master A. Holt, do Miss Collinson, Knutsford Miss Brandreth, do Rhos Abbey Boarding House—Miss Wilson. 0 Mrs Workman and child, London Mrs Lewis, Wolverhampton
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Conway Board of Guardians. At the Conway Board of Guardians' monthly meeting held on Friday, December 16th, the Chairman (Rev W. Venables-Williams) presided, and there were also present County-Councillors John Davies and John Porter (Vice-Chairmen), the Worshipful the Mayor of Conway (Mr Ed. Jones, A.C.C.), the Rev E. Hughes (Llanbedr), and Messrs Borthwick, Wm. Tones, Daniel Phil- lips, J. H. Elias, R. Lloyd Jones, E. J. Watkins, John Littler, John Roberts, David Jones (Eglwys- rhos), David Jones (Gyffin), and David Davies, and the Clerk (Mr T. E. Parry), the Surveyor (Mr T. B. Farrington, C.E.), and the Sanitary Inspec- tor (Mr Elias Davies). THE WORKHOUSE'S CONDITION SATISFACTORY. The Chairman reported that County-Councillor John Porter, and Mr F. Nunn, had gone through the Workhouse, with the condition of which they expressed their satisfaction. TH3 WORKHOUSE-PORTER'S RESIGNATION. The Clerk reported that the recently-appointed Workhouse-Porter had offered his resignation (giving no reason therefor), to take effect one month hence.—The Board accepted the resigna- tion, and decided upon advertising for applications for the vacant berth.—The Board raised the monetary emolument of the position, from £26 to £3°' The Surveyor reported upon the condition of Penrhynside, and also laid before the Board his plans for dealing with the drainage of Penrhyn- side. The Clerk was instructed to officially com- municate with certain owners of land, as to their willingness to have the sewage-scheme carried out. The Surveyor was instructed to make a large- scale plan of a certain Penrhynside road land that the Rural Sanitary Authority considered ought to be improved by widening. LIGHTING AND WATER AT GLANCONWAY. The Board gave their sanction to the Glan- coaway authorities to take the necessary steps towards putting in force in Glanconway the Lieht- ing and Water Acts.
OLD COLWYN.
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OLD COLWYN. THE OLD COLWYN CHRISTMAS-TREE' The sum of £ 80 8s 8d was the amount of the 2 takings at the Old Colwyn annual Christmas-Tree held (in aid of the Colwyn Parish Church ex- penses) at the Assembly Room, Old Colwyn, on Wednesday afternoon and evening, December 14th. This amount (which compares with 73 taken in 1891) is but one proof out of many, of what can be done by a thoroughly united Church, a Church where there is not one single dissatisfied member in the congregation,—everyone helps, each a little, and it is truly marvellous what can be done with such unity. About eighty people paid for admission in the afternoon, and over three hundred in the evening, when the room was literally packed with, happily, a very orderly crowd. There were four Stalls (each doing good business), besides the Christmas-Tree, a bran-tub, and a draw-well. The room and Stalls had been decorated, on the two previous days, by the stall-holders.—The Christmas-Tree (generously donated by Mr William Jones of Minavon, Colwyn), was beautifully decorated, by Miss Lloyd, of Tanycoed, Colwyn. The adornments (toys and knick-knacks) made the Tree very pretty and very popular to its numerous patrons, who kept both Mrs and Miss Lloyd busy selling articles from the Tree and from the neighbouring Stall.—The next Stall was under the charge of Mrs Frost; and Miss Jones, of Minydon, Colwyn. Mrs Frost worked with a will, and all her many friends were glad to see her looking as hale and as bright as ever, carrying on the good work she has done during the last twenty years and more. The tact that, aided by Miss Jones's willing assistance, Mrs Frost managed to turn £26 worth of goods into cash, shows that her energies are not abating.—The Refreshment Stall, presided over by Mrs D. Owen (Colwyn National Schools) and Miss Fleming (of Foryn Uchaf, Colwyn), was well patronised iu the afternoon, the tables at the i first fairly groaning under the weight of excellent comestibles.—The Vicarage Stall, "as usual, was fairly laden with good things, and the ladies were kept busy, attending to the many customers they attracted, so that here a substantial sum was realised, under the superintendance of Mrs Pryce- Jones (The Vicarage), assisted by Mrs Eden and Miss Brittain, Colwyn House Mrs Taylor, Narellan Mrs and Miss Margerison, and the Misses Wilks.—The bran-tub and the draw-well, whose respective presiding geniuses were Miss Llo3'd (Tanycoed) and Miss Constance Taylor (Narellan), were great sources of attraction. Among those present was the Vicar of Colwyn (Rev D. Pryce-Jones, B.A.), whom all the parish- ioners present were pleased to see looking much better,—his health had so much improved, indeed, as to permit him not only to make his appearance, but to stay for an hour or two. During the afternoon and evening, valuable assistance was rendered by the Rev D. Stephens, B.A., Curate of Colwyn; the Rev T. H. Vaughan, B.A., formerly Curate of Colwyn, now Curate of Rhyl; and the Rev T. Jones, M.A., Curate of Portdinorwic Miss Lax, of Ormskirk Mrs House Roberts, of St Asaph Mrs Jones, of Brynymaen, Colwyn Bay Miss Sri tl-, Marine Terrace, Colwyn and Miss Vaughan Jones, of Denbigh Mr D. Owen. Colwyn National Schools.
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Orte6,eni" lIn no case are we responsible tor the opinions expressed in this coluinii.1 10 the Editor. THE RIGHT OF RATEPAYERS TO IN- SPECT LOCAL BOARD BOOKS, etc. SIR,-If the various newspaper reports of the proceedings of the Colwyn Bay and Colwyn Local Board at their last meeting, on Tuesday, the 13th inst, are coriect, the statements made by some of the Members, and the advice given by the Clerk thereat, on the above subject, are erroneous and liable to mislead the public. The law on the right of inspection, is very clearly stated in Sections 218 and 219 of the Public Health Act, 1875, as follows Section 218.—Every urban authority, before pro- ceeding to make a general district rate or private improvement rate, under this Act, shall cause an estimate to be prepared of the money required for the purposes in respect of which the rate is to be made showing- The several sums required for each of such pur- poses and The rateable value of the property assessable; and The amount of rate which for these purposes it is necessary to make on each pound of such value and the estimate so made shall forthwith, aftei- being approved of by the urban authority, be entered in the rate book, and be kept at their office open to public inspection during the office hours thereat but it shall not be deemed part of the rate, nor in any respect affect the validity of the same. Section 219.-Any person interested in or assessed to ANY rate made under this Act may inspect the same AND any estimate made previously thereto, and may take copies of or extracts therefrom without fee or reward any person who, having the custody of any such estimate or rate, refuses to allow or does not permit such inspection or such copies or extracts to be taken, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds. It will therefore be noticed that every Urban Authority (meaning a Local Board) must every year before making a Rate cause an estimate to be prepared of the money required for the pur- poses in respect of which the Rate is to be made. When this estimate is so made and passed by the Board, it must be copied into the Rate-book, and it (viz. the estimate) must be kept, at the Local Board Office, open to public inspection during office-hours. Further any Ratepayer or any person interested, has a right not only to inspect the Rate-book AND Estimate for a current year, but also the Rate- books AND Estimate "made previously thereto." You will therefore see, Sir, that to say that Rate- payers have no right to inspection except at Audit times is either a betrayal of ignorance or an attempt to hoodwink the Ratepayers. I further contend that, legally, an Officer of the Board (whether instructed by the Board to the contrary or not) has no right to refuse such inspection without rendering himself liable to a penalty under the above Section (219). An Officer, moreover, has no right to ask or consider the object or the purposes which any Ratepayer may have in seek- ing inspection of the Books, and any Ratepayer, or person interested, has a perfect right and ought to have free liberty at all times during office- hours to such inspection for any and every purpose, in default of which the remedvis a simple and summary one. The Clerk is indisputably the proper custodian of all Books and documents belonging to the Board, except of course the current Rate-book, which of necessity must be in the hands of the Collector. Yours, &c., Abergele, J. WALLIS-DAVIES. 19 December, 1892.