The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

CONWAY RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. TRANSFER OF LLYSFAEN TO DENBIGH- SHIRE. MR J. W. RAYNES FAVOURS A CHANGE. LLANDUDNO JUNCTION MATTERS. Mr Edward Williams (chairman) presided aver the monthly meeting1 of this Council en Friday. Tnere we atao present: Messrs J. W. Raynes, J.P., R. Bits, Owen Williams, E. Evans, Hugh Owen, E. J. Evans. Ben Fisher, with the Clerk (Mr T. E. Parry), and the Surveyors (Messrs Levi John and Jcihn Davies). A DRIVER'S APPOINTMENT. From the minutes of a special meeting of the Council it appeared that II ug-h Williams, who had bsen temporarily employed as driver of the Council's liow road-iill, had been appointed driver at a weekly wnge cf 27s. There- was a short discussion on tlhe question I in the course of which Mr John Da vies (the road cunoyor) said Wifiiams had so far given erjta-ro saUa. action, but it would perhaps be de- a.ble to see a bttJe more of his work before expressing! a definite opinion tupon the matter. The standing orders were rescinded arid it was subsequently agreed, cn the motion of Mr Hugh Owen that Williams retained the position for a ¡' mcnth pending completion of arrangements. PENMAENRJIOS PATHS- Tho folio wing k-tter was rC'{Kwted from the OfÍice of Works-, with reference to Pcn.maenrhca pa.tl.s :Sir,-Refcrring to your letter of the 11th instant, I arru directed by Sir Stafford Howard to tla te t'bat Meoars Knecahaw, Lup-ton a.nd Co. have forwarded to him a eopy of your letter to fchetn diaited the 23rd inet-, and as its terms appear to' bo inconsistent with those of .h jour letter under reply, I am to enquire whether he is to understand that the Council, on further con tide ration, are prepa-red to fence in the path running' from the bottom of the steps aeroas lots 13 and 19 with an unolimbchle iron fence as was understood to be the arrangement made ai. L the meeting on tihe 10th Deoember last- As regards the o'.iher path running" down to the shore, it is understood that the neccerary ar- rangements between the Council and Messrs Kneesnow and Co. for t.he setting back of the door have been made, and that the formation of the fiatl by the Council will now proceed as soon as it hag been satisfactorily completed; pay- ment of the Crown's promised oontribution of L7 10b will be made." A special meeting of the Council recommended that the following' reply be sent:- "The Council are not prepared to fence the path running from the bottom of tihe steps across lots 18 and 19 with an anclinibatble iron fence, as they do not consider the p-ath of any advantage to the pub- lie, but the path from steps to bottom road lead- ing to the Railway Bridge is required to 00 opened, for the uso of the public, and the Coun- cil will feel obliged to Sir Stafford Howard if he would get Mesere Knee^haw, Lupton and Co. to remove the obstruction:" It was pointed out that this matter was ooming up for consideration every memth and, in order to arrive at a definite understanding*, a deputation comprising Mr J. \V. Rayric-s and the Chairman of the Council was appointed to wait upon Sir Stafford Howard to explain the position properly. A LLANDUDNO JUNCTION IMPROVE- MENT. The Road Surveyor (Mr J. Da vies) reported that the improvement scheme carried cut on the Queen's Road. Llandudno Junction, had been completed successfully. Mr Levi John's esti- mate for the work was £ 142 and the actual cost had been £ 7 (is 9d less- Mr Hugh Owen remarked' that the thorough- fare was now ''tomet!ling like a road"; in fact it was the beat in the JunctMn at present, and the work earned out reflected great credit upon surveyors (hear, hear). WARNING OF NO AVAIL. Mr Levi John reported that in a certain por- tion of Lilangy^tonin the scavenging' was very improperly curried out, and "110 amount of warning on my part had the least effect upon the scavenger-" Mr Raynes: What can we do in such a case? The Clerk Ta.ke proceedings against the man. Mr Raynes: Then I propose that that be done. This was dulv secoacted and airrecd to- TRANSFER OF LLYSFAEN TO DENBIGH- SHIRE. The Denbighshire County Council sent a copy of a memorial which they had addressed to the Ducal Government Board making a representa- I tion pursuant to tecCiou 54 of tne Local Govern- ment Act, 1888, and an alteration of the boun- dary between the, counties of Denbigh and Car- narvon was desirable, by transferring the parish of Llysfaen from the County of Carnarvon to the County of Denbigh, Tho reasons advanced for tihe application were the foil lowing:—The pariah of L.y.-f;;eri is entirely surrounded by the county of Denbigh; the existence within tho county of Denbign of an isolated part of another county is tihe cause of great inconvenience in the administration of county work, especially in rega.rd to the repair and maintenance of main roads, the police administration and the adminis- tration of tne Public Health Acts, the Diseases of Animals Aot and the Poor Law. Persons charged with offences in llysfaen are now usually tried before the petty sessional court at Uolwvri Bay in the County of and, it has been the practice hitherto, when such persons are committed, to send tbem to Uiie Denbighshire Assizes or quarter sessions. Under the Licensing Laws, holders of licences for the sale of intoxicating drinks have now to go to Conway, which is six or eight miles distant, to get their licenses renewed, whereas the Colwyn Bay Sessional Court was not more than two or three miles dis- tant, from any part of the parish of Llysfaen. The most convenient places lor obtaining second- ary education o-pen to tibo dhildren in tne parish of Lfysfaen are at Abergele and Colwyn Bay, both of which are in the County of Denbngih and are within easy distance from Llysfaen. It would bo a great advantage in many respects if the parish weie transferred to Denbighshire and it does not appear that any disadvantage would accrue to the mnabitan-ta of the parish by such transference. Mr Hugh Owen (who is a member of the Car- narvonshire County Council] stated that he had to attend a committee meeting on that question on the following day and he would hke to know the opinion of the Council upon it. Mr Raynes (one of the representatives for Ll^sfaenJ said he had hitherto strongly objtxjed to the course proposed by Denbighshire, but having regard for tihe fact thzu. tne Carnarvon- shire Council wouki not give the parishioners what was due to them—tney had been refused an extra police officer for the parish, the Car- narvon County Council had refused to give due attention to the ecthools and to provide pro- perly for roadside paths—he personally thought it would be better for the parish to be associa- ted with Denbighshire. He believed the disad- vantages of the change would be outweighed by the advantages. On the motion of Mr Raynes, it was resolved thait the question be deferred for a month pe-nd. ing the conference between the two Councils' representatives, it being tacitly understood that the Rural District Council will discuss the ad- visability of appointing representatives to pro- sent the Council's views at the Local Govern- ment Board inquiry, which will bo held in due course. AN EXPENSIVE PROJECT. The Sanitary Inspector, in accordance with instructions submitted an estimate of the cost of extending the sewer and surface water-drain from Penmaenrhos to the site of the proposed new houses for Mr David Jones, near Craigydon showing that in one case the ex- pense would be E70 and the other JE95. Mr Raynes That makes a total of £ 165 for two houses of a total rental of P,40. Surely that would be unreasonable. Mr Robt- Ellis: But can we refuse to lay alon, ? the. Clerk: If tho property is not of sutticient rateable value, you can. It was resolved to defer the matter pending- the receipt of fuller information aa to the value of the property. LLANDUDNO JUNCTION LIGHTING. Mr H. Parry (the borough accountant) wrat* on behalf of the Gaa Committee of the Conway Corporation, pointing out that after considerable expense gas mains had been laid by the Co- tion to Llandudno Junction and asking tlm Council, in view of the fact tha.t they had cAp- ported the Corporation's scheme at the outset to favourably oonsinder the question of t^fhting that part of their district with gas. In answer to Mr Raynes, The Clerk said the Council had made arrange- merets to light the district by means of í ool lamps. Mr Hugli Owen Would it cost us much to break the contract with the man who does the lighting at present? Mr Levi John: The contract is for £ 11. Mr Hugh Owen said Chat under the circum- stances it would be a pity to deprive the district any longer of the full benefits of a proper gas lighting system, and, as he did not believe the contractor had incurred a very large outlay over the contract, he suggested that they approached lain with a view to amicably agreeing to the termmatksi of the oontract forthwith. Mr L John pointed out that at least two oil kunve would have to be retained, be- cause the gas mains were not laid to a certain part of the district- It was reeolved, on tho motion of Mr Robert Ellis, tihat Mr Hugh Owen and Mr Evans, the two ropreL-entatives of tho parish on the Coun- cil, tocJ., the mattE-r in band with a. view to an amicable settlement wiiih the contractor. NEW BUILDINGS. Amended plans of pi-oposed cottagvjs and other buddings for Mr J. Hughes, wheelwright, Penybont, Lkwxludno Junction were apwrovExl. LLANDUDNO JUNCTION SLAUGHTER- HOUSE. The Finance Committee mporte-d the receipt of a letter from Mr Evans, the tenant of a temporary stauLghter-houao at Llandudno Junc- tion, whose use title Council had ordered should be stopped, stating- that he was doing his ut- most w find another slaughter-house but had failed. Under the oirctuntJtanoea he sug'geoted tihait the Council procure one for him. Tbe Com- mittee had instructed the Sanitary In>i>ector to inform Mr Evans that lie would not be allowed aee •to rfaugihtcr any more on the premises c-x- cept at the risk of legal proceedings being in- stituted against him. Mr Evans now appeared before the Council fln j 'he repeated 'his report to the effect that it s33 was qUJite impossible to find other promises at the Junction. He remarked that there was "only one person in the whole place who ob- jected to too present slaughter-house." Tne Clerk: But Ghat would be quite enoug'h. Mr Evans: And he can't comptain that the plaie is unclean or that tdiere is a nuisance in any shape or form. The Clerk But it would bo enough if there I were only a sentimental nuisance. TN,. o or t.1.: speakers expressed sympathy v. it'h Mr Evans who, however, was told that the Council had no other course to adopt but to in- sist upon the provision of other premises- USE OF CONWAY FIRE BRIGADE. The Clerk read a letter from the Town Clerk of Conway inquiring if tihe Rui-ai Du^tnct Coun- cil were prepared to be responsible for the pay- ment oi tiie ciiarges of the tire brigade ior any eervioeu Fiiat they might render in the district to owners unable to pay thtl same in tho event cf the brigade being called ou.t for fire -!Sl puipcces. It was rcsolve-d that tihe Council "do not agYee to pay the chaises."

CONWAY PETTY SESSIONS. A PENMAC^ivlAWR LICENCEE FINED. SUNDAY DRINKING AT LLANDUDNO JUNCTION. Ihe Conway Petty Sessions were held on Monday, before Mr Ephraim Wood (in the ciiair;, Messrs Owen Rowland, John Williams, John Dowell, and David Jones. EXTENSION OF LICENCE. An extension of the licence of the Oakwood Park Hotel was granted on the occasion of the annual ball in aid of the Conway Nursing Fu.J. DRUNKENNESS. Robert Wrench, Watkin-street, Conway, was fined 5s and costs for drunkenness. Richard Jones, Althorpe, Penmaenmawr, was fined 5s and costs for being drunk ou licensed premises. William Jones, Berry-street, Conway, was fined 2s 6d and costs for being drunk and dis- orderly. Thomas Owen, Old Town Hall, was fined 5s and costs for being drunk on licensed pre- mises.' CHARGE AGAINST A PENMAENMAWR LICENCEE. Thomas Henry Milne, licencee of the Moun- tain View Hotel, Penmaenmawr, was charged with permitting drunkenness at his house on November 27th. Mr James J. Marks appear- ed to prosecute on behalf of the police, and Mr S. Lycett Lewis, of Bangor, defended. Mr Marks, in opening the case, said that Richard Jones, who had been convicted of being drunk on licensed premises, was found at the Mountain View Hotel, shortly after 5 p.m., on November 27th. P.C. Wm. Jones said he entered the Moun- tain View Hotel about 5 p.m., and found Richard Jones there, in the act of drinking a glass of beer. There were no other persons in the room at the time. Witness called the barman's attention to Jones, when the licen- cee, Mr Milne, came on the scene, and said that he was not aware of Jones's condition, and took the glass of beer away. Witness then requested Richard Jones to leave the premises, which he did, and the licencee re- marked that the man was not so bad. Cross- examined, witness said he knew the man Jones was inside the hotel, and had been in- formed previously of his condition before he entered. When he entered the hotel Jones was standing in the snug with a glass of beer in his hand. Witness said he could tell by the man's face that he was drunk. The barman informed him that he had not seen Jones come in. He admitted that Jones was not a man of drunken habits, and that the present landlord had conducted the hotel more carr?,i!iy than it had been conducted for some time. Jones'was sober enough to go home by himself. Edward Lewis Jones, postman, said he saw Richard Jones on the road, and in witness's opinion he was very drunk. In reply to Mr Lewis, witness said that Jones was not mis- behaving himself in any way. J. M. Jones, butcher, Clarendon Buildings, said he saw Jones staggering across the street, and appeared to be greatly under the influence of drink. Jones afterwards entered the Mountain View Hotel. Mr Lewis, for the defence, contended that even if the Bench were satisfied that the man was drunk on the premises, it would not be sufficient to convict provided it could be proved that the licencee did not know the man was drunk, and that he and his staff had not been careless. He further contend- ed that the charge had been wrongly made. It was admitted by the prosecution that the man had only been on the premises a minute or two, and a licencee could not be held re- sponsible for a man who got drunk before he entered his premises. He submitted Lhat the charge should have been that of "selling drink to a drunken person." Defendant said he did not see Rich vd Jones come into the house. He had given strict instructions to his barman to be very careful not to serve anyone who showed the slightest indication of drink. Charles Hart, the barman, said that he was in charge of the vaults bar, on the day in question. He remembered seeing Jones in the house that afternoon, and first noticed him when he called for a glass of beer, and when to all outward appearance he looked sober. He had not the slightest suspicion that the man was under the influence of drink until the police-constable came in and called his attention to him. He explained to the con- stable that the man was served through the trap window, and he could only see his face at the time. The constable replied that he would have to report the matter, but admit- ted that the house had recently been conduct- ed in a better manner than before. Cross- examined, v.itnes.s said he had been a barman for ten years. He was in the habit of serv- ing beer through the. window referred to, and did not know that it was risky to do so. The Cnfsir=,n said that the magistrates considered the case proved, and inflicted a ftfle of 10s and costs, and recommended that no drink should be served through the win- dow mentioned again. Defendant: Very good, sir. I will see it does not occur again. "FOLLOWING HIS FATHER." Hugh Watkin Owen, Brynhvfryd-terrace, Conway, was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the public highway. P.C. Owen stated that about 7.30 p.m., on November 20th, he was in Castle-street, when the defendant came up to him, and asked why he followed his father about. Witness told him to go home, but as he declined wit- ness took him into custody. P.C. Davies said he assisted the previous witness to take Owen into custody, when they were compelled to use force to place him in the cell. Defendant said he went up to the constable and asked him what he wanted to follow his father about for, when he had had a glass of beer. The constable then pushed him three times. Had he known he would have been pushed like that for asking a question be would not have gone up to the constable at all. When they took him to the Police Sta- tion, he alleged, they began to hit him n the face. Defendant was fined 5s and costs. "MAN THAT GOES TO CHAPEL." Hugh Owen, Brynhyfryd-terrace, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. P.C. Owen stated that the disorderly con- duct consisted of fighting with another man. Defendant: I am very sorry that I am here, but the officer is down on me for something. I am a man that goes to chapel, and work hard when I get work to do. Deputy-Chief,-Const.ahle Rees said this was the defendant's 21st appearance. He had been fined 10s and costs within the last twelve months, but fines did not seem to be any punishment to him. Owen was fined 20s and costs. AN INCIDENT IN A CONWAY PUBLIC- HOUSE. Griffith Roberts, Pool-lane, Conv.-ay, was charged with being drunk and refusing to quit the Liverpool Arms, and also with caus- ing damage by breaking eleven tumblers, valued at 4s. Deputy-Chief-Constable Rees said that the man entered the Liverpool Arms, and when asked to leave refused to do so, and was for- cibly put out. He, however, returned in about ten minutes, and caused the damage. George Hitchins, licencee of the Liverpool Arms, gave evidence in support of the Deputy- Chief-Constable's statement. Cross-examined by Mr R. S. Chamberlain, who appeared for the defendant, witness said that the man stood at the bar, but was not served. He came back in ten minutes, and the bariyi'an told witness that he had not served him. The barman had now left, and gone to Man- chester. Sergeant Evans stated that at 9.15 p.m., on Octobcr 30th, Mr Hitchins and his bar- man brought Griffith Roberts to him. Wit- ness warned him not to enter another public- house that night. Defendant said that on the day in question he came from Llandudno, and called at the George and Dragon, where he had three glasses of beer. Mr Graham told him to go home as he had had enough, so he went out, and on his way home called at the Liverpool Arms, where the barman served him with a glass of beer. When he spoke to a woman who was in the house, Mr Hitchins came up and was "very cross." He told him to go out, and pushed him against the counter. He then lost his temper, and broke the glasses. The Bench considered the case proved, and fined defendant 10s and costs in each case. SUNDAY DRINKING AT THE JUNC- TION. Arthur Potts, Rhos-on-Sca, was charged with being on licensed premises during pro- hibited hours, namely, the North-Western llotcl, Llandudno Junction. P.C. Williams stated that on Sunday, about .15 p.m., he entered the North-W7estern Hocel at Llandudno Junction, and saw the defendant there with a glass of stout before him. he asked him his business there, when he replied that he had come to see about a pony. When asked where the pony was lie said he did not know. Defendant said he had walked from Colwvn Bay, which was over the limit. He called "at the hotel for some refreshment, and left by the &.20 p.m. mail from the Junction. He also said that he had walked from Talycafn, having been there in search of a dog which he had lost. He thought he might find some- one from Llandudno at the Junction Hotel, w^lio might be able to tell him something about the dog. The police-constable came in and asked what his business was, but he did not consider that he was bound to tell his business to everyone. Deputy-Chief-Constable Rees: Do you go there to look for a dog every Sunday? Defendant: No. The Deputy-Chief-Constable said that if it had been only an occasional occurrence he would have taken no notice of it, but the de- fendant made a practice of going to the hotel every Sunday. Defendant was fined 2s Cd and costs. THE MAID AND THE RING. Ellen Roberts, Tai Newydd, Ty'nygroes was charged with stealing a diamond ring belonging to Mr T. O. Morgan, chief clerk of the Llandudno and Conway County Court. Mr Morgan said that the accused had been in his employ as housemaid for ten days from October 27th to November 5th. He identified the ring produced as his property, which he' valued from £ 3 to t4. The ring was on the dressing table in his bedroom, and after the girl left he missed it, and gave information to the police. After the ring was found the girl wrote him a letter in which she said he need not have sent the police after her, as she intended bringing the ring back herself. She also asked him to take her back, and pro- mised to be a good girl. P.C. Jones stated that on November 10th he called at defendant's house, and told her that there was a ring missing. He noticed that she was wearing the ring at the time, and when questioned said she found it at the rear of the house, and intended taking it back to Mr Morgan. Defendant, upon being formally charged, pleaded guilty, and was bound over under the First Offenders' Act. A CONWAY LICENCE TRANSFERRED. The licence of the Albion Hotel, Conway, was transferred to Mrs Foulkes, widow of the late licencee.

ST. ASAPH DIOCESAN CLERGY SUSTENTATION FUND. MEETING AT RHYL. On Saturday afternoon, an the Church House, Rhyl, a meeting was held for the purpose of furthering the objects of the tot. Asa-pb Diocesan Clergy Susrfcentation Fund. Mr P. P. Pennant, who presided, stated that a new departure had been made this year with the object of augmenting the fund. In addi- tion to making grants to poor parishes they propoeod to set aside a sum not exceeding B300 which wuudd be devoted to tlhe promoting of pensions for the clergy. That sum would be expended in two da-Sts: direct in augmenting the pensions of the clergy and in paying the first premiums of tho.e clergy who joined tihe CICTgy Pension Institution, which Society paid persona to clergymen when they were aged or iniurrn. As they were aware the fund had been used in the past to augment the incomes of the olergy in tihe poorer parishes. It was desirable that people should look ahead, and tho more prudent did so. Therefore, it was proposed to encour- age the system of clergy pensions, and in that way they wouOd1 benefit the whole Church. The Society in that diocese was affiliated with the Queen Victoria Clergy Susteritation Fund, and he was pleased to say that St- Asa.p'h Diocese in proportion to its means and population con- tributed more t-h-an any other diocese in Eng- land1 or Wales outride London. Mr R. M- Hugh Jones, the local hon. sec., said that in spite of anything which could be said to the contrary, he did not think there was any fund which bad a greater claim on Churchpeoplo than this. There was no doubt that the question of the proper mainteWinoo of the clergy was one which Churchpeoplo would have to face. They heard a great deal as to tlie dearth of olergy, which was not surprising under the circuinstanees. They could not ex- pect men to cornei forward and to spend money on their education and training when there was a life of eomeUiing like poverty before tihem. The maintenance of an efficient ministry was of the Grst importance to the well-being of the (uroh. and it was the duty of Churchmen to see tlhat they maintained that efficient ministry. He though lit there should be no difficulty in the matter if tihe work was put on a systematic basis, and he suggested that each of the 1500 oommunicants in Ithyl should be asked to oon- tribuate at least Is per annum to the Clergy Sustentaitaon Fund. That would bring in JE75 per annum from the parish, which was a larger sum then was at present given. Mr Perks thought the suggestion an admir- able one. and he proposed that a caroular be issued to all communieante asking them to ooca- tritbulte at least Is per annum to the fund. He had always taken great interest in the fund, and he realised that with the many calls macte on the clergy they oouid not respond to them withoult in some cases depriving themselves of almost the neoeasariee of life. Mr Greensfcreei seconded, and pointed out that the chief difficulty wee in organising such a collection. The resolution was carried, and it was decided to leave it to the local hon. secretary to work out a scheme by which the oeoeeeary funds oouki be raised.

CONWAY BOARD OF GUARDIANS. GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR COMMENDS THE HOMES SCHEME. I A GRATIFYING REPORT. Mr Wm. Williams presided over the monthly meeting cf this Board on Friday. There wera also present: Mrs Barrow Wiilia-ms, Mrs Lloyd, Mm Oidman, Miss Lewis, Mias Williams, Miss Ohajnpneys, Messrs J. W. Raynes, J. T. Taylor, E. J. Evans, EJ. Wiiiiajns, 1L Ellis, A. J. Od. nian, John Wiiiiams (Conway), Owen Williams, Ed. Roberts, Dav-d Jones (L.an), J £ d- Jones, P. H. MoCie.nient, O. W. Roberts, S. R. Bar cloy, W m. I>j.viet5, David Jones (Lkuidiwino), Hugth Owen, with the Clerk (Mr T. E. Parry), the As- sistant Clerk (Mr J. W. Pust), and othtr ofticlab- Mr H. R. Wihia.ms,the I/ceal Government Board Inwpoctcir, wus also in attendance. UNFORTUNATE CASE AT COLWYN BAY. Mr Win. Duvies, by content, called the atten- tion of U-e G^veriuikint Inspector io a case at Co"wyn Bay whica had given the Board a certain aunouTit of ans.ety, wiai t:.e object of obtain- ing Mr Williams' advice cn the matter. Mr DuvKti explained that tho case related to a woman wno had buried her husband who was survived by five smaii ch'ilidi'en, one oi whoim bad been illegitimately born afbur Iris death. The woman had ajipuied for out-doo.r relief, but the Boa,id had decided that they oould not legi- timately grant her request under the ciroum- ctancco, and though they had odfercd to shelter the children in (lie workhovise, the offer had been refused. The ch-drvn were naturally suffering through no fa.u.l-t of their own. I Mr H. It. Willia-ms replied that the first point to cons.der was the character of tho woman. Was she a, person whom tlie Board could trust to look after the children? And were the Beard satiaicd, having regard for the unfortunate oc- caiTcnce which had happened after the husband's death, that tho case was one that warranted ex- ceptional treatment? If they were satisfied that the woman was a really good weenan wlho could be rel.ed upon to take proper caire of the child- ren, notwithstanding the fact that the law was against it, the Board couild, he thought, grant out-relief; he thought they could look to the Lcca] Government Board to sanction that course. Several .speakers remarked that the woman's character was not, so far, beyond suspicion as would justify any acticn by the Board having regard for tho Government Inspector's ctatoment- The maiiter thcireupon dropncdi THE HOMES SUCCESSFUL. While ti.e Board were discussing a certain m reference to the new children's hotaies, Tlie Chairman sad t, sinoo the Local Go- vernment Board Irtwiector was present it would bo well to state that the ho-mes' echlcime had proved thoroughly yaccessful, and th&t the homes weiro at present in very gcod working order (hoar, hear). In that matter the Board had undoubtedly taken a stop in the right direction (hear, hear). Tiiie Inspector illd;œbe.J his approval. GIFTS. The following were cordially thanked for various gifts received during the month: Mrs Rogers Jones, Glan Conway; Mr8 Henry Wil. an u i o I-anis, Tryphcna House, Llandudno; Mr Win. Wiiiams, Myrtle House, Llandudno; Captain Brookes, Morfa, Conway; and 1rs Hunter, Morfa, Conway. CLASSIFICATION SCHEME MOOTED. In accordance with notice, Mr Wm. Davies (Coiwyn Bay) moved "That prints of the last classification committee s scheme be eent out with the next House Committee's agenda, and that S'uch ocimmjttee taka the subject matter into their consideration." The speaker said the object hoo had in view was known to all tho members, 80 that there was no necessity for a speech on the question. Mxs Barrow Williams (Llandudno) seconded, and Mr P. ll. MeCliement supported.. Mr Oldman having been assured that nothing further than an inquiry into the matter was now sugsweated, the ni^uc.ii wars carried neon- con. Mr Wm. Davies said that as the Government Inspector was present he hoped he would express his c'pinion upon Chat question, becaui92 he felt sure the Board would be thus weill guided. GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR COMPLI- MENTS THE BOARD. The Inspector then proceeded with his annual report on the work of the Board. Mr W-liiams said he was in the happy position oif having no fault to lindi with that board's work (hear, hear)- That was the fourth Board he had visited that week, arui at every one cxojpt that ho had bad occasion, to call attention to some matter or another. It Wq., a reuiof, th* before, to attend at a Beard the administration of which he hud no occasion to cr-ticieo (hear, hear). He was intensely interested in the cottage homes re- cently opened by the Board. The ratepayers must not expect perfection ail at once, but he was personally quite satisfied with the progress made (bear, hear). With regard to the children in the homes he urged that everybody should be a little cons-derate, particularly in reference to the boys. Boys would be boys. and, if any of the homes' boys were led into a. little mischief some- times, it should not ba forgotten Chat all boys were much the same (hear, hear). The foster mothers of the homes should not and could not exoeot all the little .chaps under their care to be absolute angels. He had been obliged to speak to one fester mot,her on that point, and after ho had called her attention to the matter she ap- peared to be a little bit ashamed of herself (hear, hear). He congratulated the Board upon the step they had taken because, from whatever point of view they regarded the matter, he felt quite sure theiy had considered the best interests of the children, and. he felt equally sure, what would prove to bo in the long run the best in- terests of the ratepayers, because two economy lay in the direct-on of preventing ohiildien be- coming paupers, and in that direction they were doirng good work indeed. Other Boards of Guard- ians were watching the progress of their homes scheme, and he. wished it still greater succeed (hear, hear). He advised that the Guardians should not be so anxious to get rid of the child- ren as to let them go into situations witholllt being properly trained- The girls especially should have a year in one or other of the admir- able homes which existed in which they could be adequately trained for domestic ecrvioe. As the aipiprenticeship system had disappeared, the boys should all have some instruction in handicraft, and should be asked to choose, as far as pos- sible, the trades they would like to be put to. There was no doubt that the thirty children under the direct corutrol ol the Guardians were being properly looked after, but what of the 400 children in the Union of parents and others who were receiving out-door relief? Were the Board quite satisfied that their relieving officers were alive to the fact that they ehouid report on the condition of all the children of people in roocipt *>f out-door relief? The Board had as great & responsibility with regard to such children as they had with regard to the children under their own immediate oare (hear, hear)- In cases where widows were left with five or more children it would bo weli to give the women sufficient assist- ance to enable them to remain at home to look after them. instead of compelling them to go out working (hear, hear). EXCELLENT IN-DOOR ADMINISTRATION. Your in-door administration is excellent, pro. ceeded the Inspector. I don t know of any insti- tution quite like your workhouse. There is eoane- thing about it that leaves a happy impression upon one's mind that those who bve here are happy (hear, hear"). There is a real homeliness about it. and your classification is really excep- tionally good. I don't know that it would be reasonable to expect you to do nioie (hear, hear). Continuing, Mr Williams said the Guardianig, were very severely criticised. 'They had not had proper treatment. A few boards were not a credit to the system, but in the main they did their work well. It would be weJi occasionally to give the ratepayers in ttie district an oppor- tunity of going to the workhouse to see it (hear, hoar J. As to Mx Davies'a proposai with respect to the out-door paupers, he was glad to note that in the last five-year period there had been & decrease in the number on the books of the out-door poor. The one weak point in the administration of the Poor Law in Wales was the larger pro- portion of the recipients of out-door relief than in other parts of the kingdom. That eeecned to suggest tha.t they were a little bit too sentimental and were afraid of offering the "houso" when the "house" was the fjropetr place. He did not suggest that everybody should be eent to the house, but the boards should be more persistent in offering the house as a test. A cku9siiication system such as Mir Davies had referred1 to had worked well in South Wales, and had saved thousandth of pounds in out-door relief. There was no desire to screw down the deserving, but the styefcein was intended to get at the importers and the malingerers and the people who had no buisinesa to be on the rates at all (applause). On the motion of Mr W. Davies, seconded by Mr J. T. Taylor, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to Mr Williams for his address. A MEDICAL OFFICER'S SALARY. An application by Dr. Price Morris, mednoai officer for the Colwyn Bay end of the Union, for an increase of salary, was referred for the ooo- sideration of the Finance Committee, with the object of obtaining certain d&ta for the Board's guidance.

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