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CARNARVONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. SMALL HOLDINGS ACT IN OPERATION. SIXTY-FIVE APPLICATIONS FOR LAND. (From Our Reporter.) A special meeting of the Carnarvonshire County Council was held on Saturday at the County Hall, Carnarvon. The Chairman (Mr J. R. Hughes) presided, and the members present included Colonel the Hon. H. Lloyd Mostyn, Mr J. Issard Davies, Rev. W. Morgan (St. Ann's), Messrs W. J. Parry, J. Evan Roberts, J. T., Jones, J. R. Pritchard, Hugh Owen (Llandudno Junction), T. W. Griffith, A. G. Rogers, Thomas Roberts, C. Pozzi, R. Conway, Abel Williams, W. H. Wil- liams, Griffith Jones, Hugh Owen (Cefn), G. O. Jones, T. Charles Lewis, C. Humphreys, O. R. Hughes, R. O. Williams, Charles A. Jones, Ro- bert Evans (Llysfaen), Dr. Robert Owen (Peny- groes), Messrs J. Jones Morris, Harry Parry, Richard Davies, Charles Breese, C. H. Darbi- shire, Robert Hughes, Dr. Wynne Griffith, Rev. Ceidiog Roberts, Messrs Thomas Williams, Ellis W. Davies, M.P., R. B. Eilia, and D. H. Da- vies. SMALL HOLDINGS AND ALLOTMENTS COMMITTEE. SIXTY-FIVE APPLICATIONS FOR 834 ACRES. Mr J. JONES MORRIS presented the report of the Small Holdings and Allotments Committee, who reported that several requests had been re- ceived from landlords' agents for the names and addresses of applicants, and it was resolved that the names and addresses and other particulars respecting applicants be not disclosed. The CLERK (Mr J. T. Roberts) reported that the total number of applications received to date was 65, and the amount of land required to meet such applications was 834 acres. Two applications had been withdrawn, and two. were applications for allotments, reducing the acreage represented by the applications to 812 acres. An analysis of the applications gave the follow- ing results, viz.Nuniber of applications for not exceeding five acres, 26; for ten acres, 11; for 20 acres, 12; exceeding 20 acres, 10; quantity of land not stated, 2; total, 61. Number of applicants who desired to purchase, 7; for leases, 37; as annual tenants, 17. The number of applicants who could not be recommended and whose applications should not therefore be further proceeded with was nine, thus reducing the total applications to be finally dealt with to 52. It was noteworthy that the parish of Clynnog furnished no fewer than 20 of the good appli- cants, a state of things attributable, in his opinion, to the fact that the Parish Council of Clynnog had provided allotments, and in this way had educated the people to appreciate the value of land as a means of supplementing the earnings of the working classes. The sentimental excuse urged in other parts of the county as the reason why the number of applications was so small, viz., the fear of incurring the displeasure of their neighbours by asking for part of their holdings, did not obtain except to an inappreciable extent in Clynnog He was satisfied that the number of applications in the county at large would be very greatly increased the moment a few small holdings had been established in different parts of the county. There was one important matter to which he desired to call the attention of the committee, and on which their instructions were asked. Among the applicants for small holdings were a number of tradesmen whose business were sufficient to support them, but who desired to secure land as a convenience to their business. It had been urged that land should not be taken from the farmers who depended upon the cultiva- tion of the land for their living in order to im- prove flourishing businesses at the expense of making it less easy for the present holders of the land to pay their way. This question was asked at the Conference on Small Holdings, which took place in London, but he was bound to confess that the answer given left the question pretty much where it was. The Clerk was directed to communicate further with the owners of the following farms, or their agents, as to whether they arc prepared to sell or let the whole or portions thereof tothe Coun- cil for the purpose of providing small holdings for the applicants already approved of, viz. :— Bryngwdion, Llynygela, Maeamawr, Llwyn- gwanadl. and Bachwan. The Clerk was instructed to ask for a price for Derlwynfawr and Hengwm Far, and on re- ceipt of same to take an option for its pur- chase. The County Surveyor was instructed to make a full report on Derwynfawr, and that in view of the fact that sufficient land for afforestation purposes would be provided in the event of the Council purchasing this farm. With regard to the proposed purchase of Der- lwynfawr, M,r T. Roberts reported at a sub- sequent meeting that he, Mr O. R. Hughes and the Chairman, accompanied by the county sur- veyor and the clerk, visited this farm. They found that the farm was very large and com- prised a great deal of poor land, some of it much poorer than they had expected, and it was feared, having regard to the size of the farm, and the amount of poor land it contained, and the difficulty, therefore, of dividing it so as to give some good land to each small holding, it would be too great a risk for the county to purchase it, but the portion east of the river could, if it could be secured at a fair price, be made into three small holdings which would be easy to let. It was resolved to ask Mr Yale for a price on the portion of the farm east of the river. With regard to the applications from Llan. dudno, it was decided to write to the solicitors for the owners of Bryntirion, Deganwy, asking whether they were prepared to sell or lease this farm to the County Council, and upon what terms. A reply was read from the owner of Cim, Llanengan, to the effect that notwithstanding tho fact that this farm measured 260 acres, he was not prepared to sell a single acre of the land as he purchased it as a provision for his family. It was resolved that he be written to that unless ho is prepared to sell or lease five to seven acres, steps will be taken for the compulsory acquisition of this quantity of land. From the agent of Mr Wynne Finch a letter was received requesting to be furnished with the name and address of the applicant for part of Bryngwydd or Portdinlleyn Farm so that he could deal direct with him. It was resolved that the agent be informed that the names of applicants cannot be divtWKJ, and requesting "him to reply definitely whether the application of the committee will be granted. The agent of the Hon. F. G. Wynne requested to be furnished with the Council's scheme, on receipt of which Mr Wynne would be prepared to lease certain portions of Uwchlaw'r Ffynon on ,certain conditions, but that Mr Wynne was not disposed to lease Bryngwydion, Maesmawr and Bachwan, and requesting to be informed whether the committee were disposed to treat for a lease of a portion of Wern, near Ca-eathraw. It was decided to inform the agent that unless a satis- factory reply to the communication of the county is received, steps will be taken for the com- pulsory acquisition of the land applied for. The agent of Mr Assheton-Smith wrote stating that it was not intended to break up Fach Farm, Abersoch, to any further extent except possibly for building purposes, and the clerk was asked to see the agent with reference to this farm. No reply having been received from the owner of Llawrdre, Llangian, as to whether he is pre- pared to sell or lease about 18 acres of the farm to the Council, the clerk was instructed to in- from the owner that unless a reply was received in the course of the following week steps would be taken for the compulsory acquisition of the specified quantity of land. Mr J. JONES MORRIS reported that that morning another meeting of the committee was held, when it was dccided to purchase a portion of Derlwynfawr provided the terms were satis- factory, and that application should be made to the Local Government Board for the full amount of the purchase money. He added that before the end of a fortnight the committee might arrive a £ terms with Colonel Lloyd Evans for the pur- chase! of a portion of the farm which had been inspected by Mr Thomas Roberts, Mr O. R. Hughes, the clerk and himself, and as the re- sult of their visit he thought that they could honestly recommend the Council to purchase the farm, as a most feasible start to the operation of the Act in the county. There were already several applicants for the land, and they had been interviewed by the clerk. The Board of Agriculture were complaining that the County Councils were not making much progress in re- gard to the Act, but the committee felt that it would be unwise to proceed with greater haste than they were doing. In order to get more applications means were being taken to inform the public that the Act was being put in force. Several land owners had asked for the names of applicants, but the committee declined to give them, and subsequent events proved that they were justified in their action. There were certain landlords, possibly in Carn&TYonshire, who would provide small holdings in the spirit of the Act, and if they did so nothing much could be said against supplying the names, but there were other landlords who did not act in accordance with the spirit of the Act, and therefore it was moat desirable that the County Council should ad- minister the Act and not tha land agents. Mr THOMAS ROBERTS (Aber) also pointed out that if the names of the applicants were furnished it would upset the work of the Small Holdings Committee. The committee intended proceeding very cautiously, but he hoped they would not proceed so that a farmer could not give part of his farm to his son. Also it would be unwise to give holdings to persons who made small fortunes out of shops, but only to genuine farmers. Mr ISSARD DAVIES (Carnarvon) remarked that the report of the committee seemed to imply that the landlords in the county were antagonistic to the Act. If that was not the case he would suggest an amendment in the minutes to the effect "that any private arrangement would interfere detrimentally with the complete county scheme," so that no reflection was cast upon the landlords. Would it not be possible to publish a sort of analysis of the applicants showing their occupations, etc. Mr Thomas Roberts appeared to be hostile to the applications of shopkeepers, but there were two views on that subject. A shopkeeper might be a man of capital, and the object of the Small Holdings Act was to employ two men where only one had been employed before, and he did not see how it mattered whether a man had been employed in a shop at all. Their policy was to get men back to the land-(hear, hear)—and he hoped that shop- keepers would not be excluded. A GOOD WORD FOR THE LANDLORDS. Mr JONES MORRIS replied that several of the applicants were shopkeepers, and they were to be provided for, but the genuine farmer would have the preference. He had no objection to Mr issard Davies' amendment. The majority of the great landlords in the county were enthusiastically in favour of putting the Act into force, but he advisedly used the word "majority" for there were others who were not in love with the Act and would like to take the working of it into their own hands. Speak- ing gonerally, however, and for the largest num- ber, he was glad to say that the committee had received every facility from the landlords. Mr HUGH OWEN (Llandudno Junction) rose to make inquiries concerning the work of the committee, but the Chairman pointed out that they possessed plenary powers, and their minutes did not need confirmation. Mr JONES MORRIS, replying to one question, said that if a person was able to farm land and possessed the necessary capital his application was not to be refused. Mr CHARLES BREESE (Portmadoc) observed that it was unfortunate to notice in the minutes thQ oft recurring statement that steps would be taken for the compulsory acquisition of land in cases where no satisfactory replies were received from the landlords. He advised tho committee not to provoke any friction at such an early stage if there was any possibility of avoiding it. Were those replies from the landowners in writing, and had efforts been made to secure personal inter- views before notifying .th.t arbitrary stops would be taken? Perhaps the landlord was not so much concerned on his own behalf as he was on behalf of his tenants. Mr T. W. GRIFFITH (Llandudno) asked what would be the position of the County Council if, in a case where compulsory powers had been ob- tained, the arbitrator fixed upon a price which, was found to be exorbitant? Would the County Council bo compelled to buy the farm at that figure? The CLERK: No. If we find the price too dear we can toll the landowner so within six weeks, and give notice that we don't intend proceeding any farther. We can withdraw by paying tbG\ casts. Mr RICHARD DAVIES (Portmadoc) hoped the committee would not chop up the farms too much. Unless the holders were allowed sufficient land to make a living the whole thing would be a failure (hear, hear). Mr D. H. DAVIES (Llanaelhaiarn) also ex- pressed the hope that only farmers would be given land. Mr J. R. PRITCHARD (Carnarvon) ascer- tained that the committee expected each appli- cant to have J310 for every aero he was apply- ing for. Replying to the discussion, Mr JONES MORRIS said the Council could rest f.ssured that the committee would not give extravagant prices for the farms. Of course, it was absolutely useless giving a farm to a person who hed no idea of farming, so it was waste of time for that class to apply. With regard to the question asked by Mr Breese, the committee had instructed the clerk to interview each land agent, but in that particular case the land agent replied to one let- ter, but did not even acknowledge the receipt of the other one. The CLERK stated that when he noticed any vacillating on the part of an applicant, he struck out his application, because such an applicant would not be a desirable person to be entrusted with land for which the Council was responsible. The whole of the minutes of the committee, with the exception of the one empowering the committee to borrow money to purchase Derlwyn Fawr, were adopted. VOTES OF SYMPATHY. Upon the motion of the Chairman, votes of sympathy were passed with Dr. Williams (Pen- maohno) and Mr H. Lloyd Carter in their ill- nesses. The Chairman also expressed his plea- sure at the return of Mr R. O. Jones, Waen- fawr, after his illness. PUBLICATION OF OLD-AGE PENSIONERS' NAMES. The CHAIRMAN, before entering- upon the business of the meeting, called attention to what he described as the unfortunate publication by a Carnarvon newspaper of the list of those who had been granted old age pensions in the Car- narvon district. He said "unfortunate" for it certainly wra unfortunate,, and he felt as if he would like to speak very strongly on the matter. It was unfair to parade the names and ad- dresses of the pensioners before the public, as wa-s done in the English and Welsh editions of tho paper alluded to. Mr lily the. the pensions' officer, had written to the paper, and he said that in the course of his investigations he had repeatedly found difficulty in obtaining informa- tion as the claimants thought their names and other particulars might beconit subjects of pub- lic gossip- In fact, one claim had been with- drawn on that account. It was a great hard- ship if any poor person should forfeit. his pen- sion from the fear of seeing his name and ad- dress in the newspapers. He was plead to find that the Chairman of the Pensions Commit- tee in Carnarvon had written TO the paper ask- ing' for the name of the person who divulged the names, but the editor had not thought pro- per to do so. If any member of the Council present, he would not say with am motive, gave the names to the newspaper, would he kindly stand up, and admit it so that no one else would be blamed ? He hoped that he was expressing' the views of the members of the Council (hear, hear). Rev. CEIDIOG ROBERTS ^Llanllyfni) hoped that a letter would be written to the editor of the paper. Mr T. W. GRIFFITHS (Llandudno) said it was clear that a member of the Pensions Com- mittee was the offender. Mr J. T. JONES (Criocieth) explained that at Poirtmadoo the clerk was instructed not to give any names for publication, but merely the num- bers. It waa a great shame for any member to cause the list to be published. Mr J. R. PRITCHARD (Carnarvon) said he was much surprised to see the names in the paper, but he wished to tell the Council candidly that he did have a list, and many per- sons came to him to ask whether certain names were contained in it. lie lent his list to seve- ral persons, but did not send it for publication. Rev. CEIDIOG ROBERTS stated that several persons asked to see his list, wanting to know whether certain persons were on it. He allow- ed them to know, but did not allow the list to leave his hands. Mr JONES MORRIS (Portmadoc) thought that each claim should be sent out b) the diffe- rent clerks and thoroughly discussed. In some districts a name was put on the bst, someone said "I know him," and tho claim was allowed. That certainly was not the way the Aot should be administered, and if eaoh applicant had been oarefully considered this present irregularity could not have taken pi.^ce. Mr ISSARD DAVIES said it was unfair to ask the editor of any paper for the informaticn. An editor was a person who held a confidential position, and every person who contributed to his paper trusted in the absolute secrecy of the editorial staff, and it was very unfair in view of the admissions of Mr J. H. Pritchard and the Rev- Ceidiog' Roberts to ask the editor of any paper to break faith with the public. Mr JONES MORRIS proposed that no list of persons applying- for pensions should be cir- culated among the members of the Pensions Committee. Mr C. A. JONES (Carnarvon) pointed out that that would cause a great injustice, and it would reduce the working of the committees to an absolute farc-e. How was it possible to make inquiries about the claimants if they did, not know their names? Some amount of con- fidence must be reposed in the members of the committee. It was quite possible that a slip had been made, but he was rather surprised to find the namea in the newspaper, and he wrote to the editor at once for tihe name of the infor- mant. Mr ISSARD DAVIES waa afraid the Council was pursuing a wrong policy. ?y silence and secrecy they were attaching a stigma to old-age pensions, and taie of the objects of the Act was to remove the stigma attaching to pauper- ism. Hs thought that all old persons had a right to pensions whereas the Council appeared to think that there was somo stigma attaching to them. Mr W. J. PARRY explained that in the Ban- gor district the names of the applicants were given, but in confidence, so that full inquiries might be made. Mr T. W. GRIFFITH said that in view of what had transpired in Carnarvon the sugges- tion of Mr Jones Morris should be accepted. Evory possible secrecy should be observed. Mr RICHARD DAVIES (Portmadoc) hoped that there would be no interference with the work of the sub-committees, especially as the County Council had delegated their powers to them. Mr ABEL WILLIAMS (Abersoch) thought it wouid be an insult to the members of the com- mittee not to supply them with the materials to do their work. He hoped that Mr Jones Mor- ris would withdraw hi-a motion. Mr oONES MORRIS: I certainly will not. After further discussion a motion was passed that in the opinion of the Council the publica- tion of the names of the pensioners was unfor- tunate and asking the different Pensions Com- mittees to exercise every possible care in pre- venting a repetition.

THE RHOS PIER DISPUTE. JUDGMENT OF THE COURT. In the Court of Appeal, yesterday week, the hearing was continued of the appeal of the plain- tiffs and the cross-notice of appeal by the defend- ants in the case of the Liverpool and North Wales Steamship Co., Ltd., v. the Mersey Trading Co., Ltd., on appeal from Mr Justice Neville. A report of the proceedings at the opening appeared in our last issue. Mr Petersen, K.C. (with whom was Mr Maughan), appeared for the appellants, who were the plaintiffs; Mr Jenkins, K.C., and Mr Hewitt for a second defendant, and also a re- spondent, Mr Wilham Horton; and Mr Butcher, K.C., with the same junior, appeared for the Mersey Trading Co. Mr Peterson, K.C., continued his argument in support of the appellants' case. He said that. tnis was not a case of estoppel at all. Mr Jenkins, K.C., on behalf of a second de- fendant and Mr Horton, said that although he was satisfied with the judgment he was dis- satisfied with the method in which the learned Judge had arrived at his conclusion, because as the judgment stood it appeared as if his clients had done an illegal act. Mr Maugham then followed Mr Peterson in support of the appellant's case. Without calling upon counsel for the respond- ents. The Master of the Rolls proceeded to give judgment. He said on the main point he thought the decision of Mr Justice Neville was right. The state and facts was no doubt re- markable. Under circumstances which had not been explained the pier was commenced. Years afterwards it was completed, but in a manner which entirely departed from the pier authorised by the Provisional Order. A look at the Ordnance map which had been put in left hirn in doubt whether anything more than a few stones on the landward side formed any part of an authorised pier. This, at any rate, was clear: that a groat deal of the pier was outside the limits of deviation, and was not an authorised pier, be- cause the consent of the Board of Trade had not been obtained. The company could not do anything with the mere possession of this Pro- visional Order, and it obtained two leases from the Crown, one of them demising land precisely within the !nits of deviation, aId the other was a lease of part of the foreshore. The company mortgaged the leases, as they were entitled to do. The company was soon wound up and disappeared. The undertaking was vested in certain other p ople, and ultimately the de- fendant, Horton, acquired the two Crown leases. He completed tho end of the pier, and it was then discovered that the pier was altogether un- authorised by the Provisional Ord. r He then approached the Crown and made to it a complete and absolute surrender of these two Crown leases, and subsequently obtained from the Crown grant3 of different property, including the site of the de facto unauthorised pier. What was the result of that? Mr Horton was in possession of this soil and of the pier upon it. Ho had not claimed any benefit under the Pro- visional Order. He simply said that by virtue of being in possession of the soil and the Crown grant of a lease, under which the pier was wrong-fully supposed to have been erected, he was simply the landlord in possession of a structure, which might, or might not be, a nuisance—which was not in issue in this action- and he was in possession of the structure as one who did not possess or claim to posses", any of the immunities, rights, and privileges conferred by the Provisional Order. He (the. Master of the Rolls) saw no answer to that. He did not think it necessary to consider what would have t been the position if the original company had erected a pier outside the h'mits of deviation, and there had been no surrender of the lease, nor was it necessary to consider the question whether, if the company were in that position, Mi Horton would have had the same rights and privileges. He regarded this pier not as an authorised pier, the possession of which entitled the possessor to the privileges, rights, and immunities conferred by tho Provisional Order, and that being so the plaintiffs, whose case depended upon this being a public pier possessing the rights to which he had referred, wholly failed, and this part of the appeal must be dismuseed with costs. Lords Justices Moulton and Far well concurred. The Master of the Rolls: That, Mr Jenkins, disposes of the case as far as your clients are concerned, and that part of the appeal will be dismissed. The cross-appeal of the Mersey Trading Co. was then proceeded with. At the suggestion of their Lordships it was arranged that the North Wales Steamship Co. should pay to the Mersey Trading Co. £7 due to it in respect of passenger tolls due ar.d un- paid, and the portion of the appeal relating to mooring charges was not proceeded with.

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COLWYN BAY SHOP PORTER IN TROUBLE. CHARGED WITH THEFT. ACCUSED BOUND OVER. A neatly-dressed young man of about 22 years of age, named Bird, formerly in the employ of Mr J. 0. Jonas, draper, etc., Station-road, as a porter, was on Friday the first to appear within the polished brass rails surrounding the dock in the new County Buildings at Colwyn Bay. He was charged with stealing L9, the property of his employer, Mr J. 0. Jones on October 3Lit last, and there was a fairly large gather- ing' to hear the proceedings. ai Mr J. W. Lumiev (m the dhair) and Mr Joseph Dioken were W the ma-gistrates. iSupt. lieresford explained that on the 31st of October tile prisoner was missing from his employment, and nothing further had been heard of ham until Tuesday, November 17th, when he was arrested by the Liverpool police. Mr J. O. Jones said the prisoner had been in his employ as a shop porter for about two months. It was his duty to come to witness's house for the keys every morning. lie did ao on tee 3Lst, and witness hanaed the keys over inni.seif at about 8.25. Shorry after 9 o'clock, Mr Davies, witness' foreman, called to iriqu-re wnether the porter had been for the keys. Wit- ness re pi: id in tne affirmative. Then concluding that there was something wrong, Mr Davies and he went down to the shop. The shop door was locked as it had been left on the previous night, whereas it was prisoner a duty to open it. The foreman then went round to the back and open- ed the front door admitting witness. On enter- ing the shop he found the office door open, and also that the drawer, where the money was locked up, had been wrenched open. A bag wihioh he had placed there taie previous even- ing,, containing nine sovereigns m gold, was missing, but nothing else had disappeared. The drawer had been locked when he (witness) left on the night previous, and so was the office door. The office key was one of the bunch wit- ness had given to the prisoner. Witness identi- fied the wash-leather bag produced as his pro- perty. Prisoner said he had no questions to ask. William Tlhomas Davies, shop ioreman in the employ of Mr J. O. Jones, said he went to busi- ness at about 9.30 on the morning in question. Not seeing the porter doang his work as usual outside, and seeing the front door locked, he proceeded to Mr Jones' house. Later, in com- pany with Mr Jones, he came down to the shop and found the front door still locked. He then went round to the back, and observed that the back door was open. He went through the shop, and discovered Mr Jones' keys on the counter. Wath these witness opened the front door, and admitted his employer. Witness cor- roborated what had been said by his employer as to what had been seen in the office, and added that it was obvious that the drawer had been burst open, because there were marks on ,3.3 the woodwork as though some implement had been inserted between the drawer and the frame- work- By the Clerk (Mr James Ampthlett): Witness had no accera to the drawer, which was Mr Jones' private drawer. Acting Sergt. Thomas said he proceeded to Liverpool on Wednesday, and received the pri- soner into custody from the Liverpool, police. At the- same time he was handed over the wash- leather bag and the articles produced, consisting of a watch, two knives, a whistle, a tie, and a reel of cotton. He then showed the prisoner the wash-leather bag", and asKed him if it was his property, and he replied "Yes." While re- turning to CohvyD Bay in the train defendant made the following voluntary statement: "I suppose I shall get six months for this. I am very glad I am caught." On arriving at Co)- wyn Bay witness read over the warrant to him, charging him with stealing nine sovereigns and a wa-sh-leather bag, the property of Mr J. O. Joi :es. Prisoner made no repiy. Prisoner repeated that he had no questions to ask. Recalled, witness, who was questioned by Supt. Beresfcrd, said Bird had made the following statement with regard to what he had done with the money: "I proceeded from Colwyn Bafy- to Abergele. Abergelo to Chester, Chester to Blackpool, Blackpool back to Liverpool, Liver- pool to Douglas, Douglas baciz again to Liver- pool, arriving at Liverpool on Friday lut." Prisoner said that he had spent all the money on travelling about. Supr. Beresford: He has been knocking about for nearly three weeks, your worships. The charge was then read over, and in reply prisoner pile ad ed "guilty." The Clerk (to prisoner): Have you anything to say to the, magistrate ? HESITATED ON THE WAY. The Prisoner: Only that I am very sorry I took the money. I don't know what made me take it. but I did it, and wnen I got to Aber- gtele I thought I would turn back, but decided it would be no use. In reply to the Bench, Supt. Beresford said he found that prisoner had been living at Colwyn Bay for about 20 years, during which time nothing had -been known against him. He had been in the em- ploy of the Star Tea Supply Company and at the Penrhos College as porter. The Chairman (to Mr J. O. Jones) Did you get a character with this man ? Mr Jones replied that he had had a good "reference" from a Conway-road tradesman, who had been perfectly satisfied with regard to his honesty. Witness had known of nothing against prisoner until this occasion. At this stage, the prisoner's mother, a pathe- tic figure, who had been sobbing quietly in the well of the court throughout the hearing, ap- proached the solicitors' table as though to ad- dress the Bench, but at the Chairman's sug- gestion she resumed her seat. Supt. Beresford I might say, your worships, that the prisoner's mother is a widow and is partly dependent upon him for her livelihood. Mr J. O. Jones: Under the circumstances, your worships, I don't feel inclined to press the charge. The Chairman: That is very good of you. After consultation with Ins colleague, his wor- ship addressed the prisoner at some length,and, after dwelling on the seriousnas3 of his offenoe, remarked that the Bench were of opinion that he had acted under a sudden temptation, a. fact which they felt was confirmed by his action in con/idering- in the train whether he should not return from Abergele. Under the circumstances they were going to deal leniently with him, in the hope that that would ke-ep hllil from falling into temptation in future. lie would be bound C'V^r in his own recognisances in the sum of £20, to come up for judgment when called upon during the next three years. Prisoner should consider himself very lucky indeed in getting off so lightly.

SECONDARY EDUCATION IN FLINTSHIRE. THE NEW SCHEME. At the monthly meeting of the Governors of Holywell County School, on Saturday, a discus- sion took place with regard to the new scheme framed by the Flintshire Education Authority for the regulation of secondary education in the county. Tho Chairman (Mr P. Harding Ro- berts) said he personally thought the Governors had not had an opporuruty of going into the scheme, and he suggested that the chairmen and vice-uhairmen. of all the Governors of Flintshire County Schools might meet to discuss the ques- tion. The Headmaster pointed out there was a claupe in the scheme which provided for the examination of intending pupils of county schools by the County Education Authoriflv, taking- that duty out of the hands ot the local school governors, so that they would have strangers toiling them which "pupil to accept and which was to go away. ITIle C;erk said the object of this clause was that there should be uniformity- The Headmaster said the proposed change was not wanted at Holywell, all the children who had entered the school this year had either sat for tho scholarship or preliminary examina- tion, except four. After some further discussion it was decided that when the scheme is fent down by the Board of Education, prior to final adoption, a special meeting of the Governors should be held to con- sider it.

Mr Runciman (President of the Board of Edu- cation) replying to a question in Parlian-icnt on Monday, iijd that the number of scholars on the register of the 307 single area Voluntary schools in Wales was 23,692. Sir Ralph Littler. K.C., Chairman of the Middieoox Sessions, died in Latioon on Monday. aged 73.

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