The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

CARNARVONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, THE FUTURE OF MADRYN CASTLE. DEVELOPMENT FUND CLAIMS AN IMPORTANT LLANDUDNO SCHEME. (By Our Reporter.) A special meeting of the Comity Council was held; on Saturday. The Chairman (Mr John Owen) presided, and the other members. present •Were: Col. L'oyd Evans, Dr. R. A. Prichard, 'Dr. J. R. WJli&ais, Messrs Issard Da-vios, J. T. Jones, W. J. Parry, J. Jones Morris, D. T. Lake, Hugh. Prifcchard, Ellis W. Roberts, Ralph FLiher, T. C. Lewis, J. W. Payr-cs, T. W. Grif- fith, A. Ivor Pryce, J. R. Hug-hes, Ciuirwaladr Humphreys, G. Ü. Jones, Dr. R. Owen, Dr. R. Parry, Messrs H. Parry, Ellis W. Davies, M.P., H. Lloyd Carter. 0. It. Hughes, Daniel Jones, W. George, J. O. Ilug-bes, with the Clerk (Mr J. T. Rooerti?), t-i.o iSecretary of the Education Comrrottoe (Mr Evan. R. Davies), and the other officials. CONSTITUTION OF A COMMITTEE. MR ELLI3 W. ROBERTS (Portdiiiorvvic) critic^vxl the const i car ion of the special oomnut- tee to cofielder c.auns under the Dovelonment Act, and the povvtrs and duties of the County Council under the Housing' and Town Planning Act., including- the appointment of a County Medxal Officer of lieaith. lie said there were no agriculturalists CD the committee. MR J R. IILGIIJSS: There are three good agriculturalists on the committee, inciudmg Col. E?,-as aii?d 'r J. T. Joncs. 1-1-ilt ELLIS IWBEPTS &a-?d he a.Iluci?,ed t-o tenant farmers. It -as gag-est ?ed 'at --?Ir G. 0. Jones, ax,n,)n?- otbef,, Sh4l'i,? be L-?dd--d t,-y the .VVI.4.?reLL,?-?a MR J. R. HUGHES pointed out tiiat Mr G. O. Jones was not a tenant farmer, living in his own property. Met.sri 0. R. Hughes, H. Parry, and D. H. Davies were added to the committee. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN. A letter was read from the Llandudno Urban Council requesting the County Council, in pur- suance of the Employment of Children Act, 1903, to makco bye-aws regnlating Street Trad- ing applicable to the C rban Distnot, and it was L xeoonuoendedi that tie Parish, Rural, and Ur- ban Councils in the county be asked whether they desired such bye-laws to be made applilcable -to respective LLrcls. In ans?ier t<> Mr R-&11).h FisE?,,r, llan?du&o, 'talc C"erk thouu'llt other diati?tts as wic?l as Llandudno might desire such bye-laws, and it would avoid mu-uh trouble and expense if all lpp?'ilua;ti<>ns were &-alt 'tli WA DEVELOPMENT FUND. LARGE SUMS TO BE CLAIMED. -lilt J. ISSARD DAVIES, the rman, sub- I i t-b-d the r-e,? o?, t:ile committee re Deve'iol)- ment Fund under the Town Planning- Act, which stated tliat after considering the. circular letter issued- by the Road Board, they had decided to summon a conference of surveyors for the pur- pose of discussing' and selecting sahemes for road improvements which would be submitted for the approval of the Council and afterwards for the consideration of the Road Board. The Surveyor was also asked to prepare a scl>edu!<?- of coriseirs and gVad!:ents on main roads and of county bridges in respect of which a grant might be claimed. It was resolved to ask the Local Government Board whether it. was competent for the Coun- c-il to appoint th- -IvieL,*cu? C?ffic,&,s f the joint C?omulitt,o for *(, C?artiarvorigh're Sa,n'?ar,- Dist-?iet? as C,Lr I _ty OfLoors and d-isis'?tri' s, or whetjlr tll,, *Our shou.'d b-2 an :v, Aledical Offi,??r t ofh-,er who wouli &Llpervi- of of. the Jo'nt- COrrlrn':?tel-, and ge,7wrallv as to tlw principles which should guide the Council in making the appointment of » county Medical Officer. ISSAILD DA VIES stated that there were 6UU acres of tho Madryn Estate recently acquired by tiie Council ripe for planting trees, and the cost was estimated at £ 2330. It was r reposed to apply for a grant under the Development- Fund to meet this expenditure, and it WAS for that se t,ia.. lAirpl-I ? had been ,,u-zirn-on(,d. The l?:LF-RK s-Lb-itte?d in-Inute?? of the oomTnituoe held that day. In the morning a meeting of the surveyors of the county was held when various sahemes were considered. Their cost iumounted in the aggregate to £ 25,000 or thereabouts. It was resolved that cxtiv such where luid, was T ??rol)l d f-re,- shoul,l be, consi, -,d or (:z?-i ivh-c?re land!4s'?'?,-as not r-eqilred for the purposes of the improvement. After discussion the following scihemes were decided upon:—Cwm Penmachno (road widen- ing), £ 300; No. li sofcemo at Llandudno, £ 4o33; Drwsyooed, L-RM; Pa.ntg'las. £ 50; road widemng near Jerusalem Chapel, PemmaenmawT, £ 150; Conway (four corners, gasworks, £ 60, embank- ment, £ 40; Towyn 11 ill. £ 25; and Llanrhos £ 20) and Bcttwayeoed (corner), E200. The. committee. decoded to accept tLes. schemes, and recom- mended the following addit:ion: -penlIyn and Goat, between Cwniyglo and Llanberis, £ 300; Tanyrultt, £ 1000; road improvement at Criccieth £ 60; road widening at Bethesda, Coetmcr, to cemetery, £ 80. MR W. J. PARRY asked whether the Half- way Bridge from Bangor to Bethesda was not mentioned ? The CLERK: No, only the road from Ccet- mor to the Cemetery W'th rcg?ard to &fforezta, I ion on the -Iladryn Estate, the committee stated that several sobomej were submitted for planting trees, and it was diecadecfe to apply for JE2850 to carry out the work. The total required for the roads was £ 7475. MR JONES ROBERTS (Bangor) protested aga.,rist the non-inolu rk of the comulittee,s m. p-,r? .b. pjrt,, d --ut-- How, b;L- asked, oould they give adequate consideration to such a report, a very important one, too, thrust upon them tihat day. It was proposed to spend E7475 road improvements, and the whole mati,e-'r ?r-g upon them %uckleniv that _W_ ,day Iq not Let it con?e be' r,, ,0 the Ttuxt Council meeting in regular form otherwise what advantage was there in having an agenda. The CLERK: The meeting had to be' called .tun riixtly in view of fchese grants for the roads and afforestation. Otherwise the grants might Oot be in time. ° I MR JONES ROBERTS counselled care in irtitters of procedure otnerwise awkward pre- cedents might be established. He pointed out I that they were dealing with other people's i money. Tht) CHAIRMAN: It was a matter of great I urgency. I suppose you understand this money is not coming- out; of the rates. MR JONES ROBERTS: It's com out of •cine-body s rates, you may be sure (laughter). Someone has got to pay for it. We seem to pass anytlti ng on a question of urgent v. MR JONES MORRIS said it was the first to the mill who would be successful, and unfortu- I nately it was a nn 11 which was grindin" verv adkln« foT ±;7000, but if they got x/'uO they would be very lucky. The rr-rrKJUifc liiMj s^sfc a sum for p.Ia.nLiHor trees, and what objection WM there to the Coun- cil asking for part of it. No one in his senses wou.u object to it, MR ISSARD DAVIES pointed out that all the formaiifc.es had been observed. A confer- ence of surveyors had been held, and applica- tions a.mounting to Ea5,000 had been reduced to ;C7000. They -.vere tile firs-?in tl, fi,ld ,itli regard to r Jones -)erts P?,o L was always seeing a Lon in the way. Some men continually &aw ,:L?Dris exhd air b(lg(-Y?s4 lan-d th?-ynevcr Tth'g "I (Y-1-fiu4-,nce. That w" the -?,ort of man Mr Jones Roberts was. Mit JO?N?4L?S ROBERTS: Mr l?sard Davies ?h,Ls c,?ll?ed nie a lion aild b, (1-gbt.r)-omd I wa."t to OKPLi6in. What of that 't?'he sh,)-uld bav?- m,- wLR -t a ecl,- am r?ot -%90-imt the work dur,,e. ?MR ELLIS W. DAVIE?S. il.p.. M- tmd out that one half of the mor?'?v wa.9 1'el4uir,?d for a eing':e at Llanjudi),o. anyt.-h-Ing t?Ddo -with the main road? seemod to be out of the run of ordmaa-v places in tlie oounty. -NIP. RALPH FISIIFR aid i'ht j wa.3 at o,-c, en,:t <)p the coun ,Ia,4duho tv, but the car traffic: 4cf t,N' -rvtrv reat] y c-une iiom east to west, and Liandudno had the bulk of it Anyone who knew how dangerous was the spot in question in view of the traffic to Cohvvn pav I to Say tjl",s ad?eeervin' w*we ?wki y enough from tbe fund, and said that if the? were going- to mill let tbwn g0 a saolc ■especially u other oountie* nrigh* fornm- *at« big schetn^e*, and in ooisecpienioe obtai n a forger grant ift proportion than Carnarvonshire. DR. PRIOTARD (Conway): Is the scheme at Jiaru.iudiDO to tie existing- private road I The CHAIRMAN: No, to improve other ex- isting roads. DR. PRICHARD: We might purchase one of the existing private roadis. MR ELIAS W. DAVIES: Are we to under- stand tbat, there will be a free road from Llan- dudno to R tcs if this money is obtained ? The CHAIRMAN: Yes. The road will be freo from the preterit main Holyhead read at C'oiwyn Bay to Llandudno, and it will be a good, wide motor road. MR ELLIS W. DAVIES: There will be no dispute later The CHAIRMAN: No. MR T. W. GRIFFITH (Llandudno) wished it to be understood that 'the scheme did not include the uiaining of the portion of road which had been under discussion from time to time at the County Council. COL. LLOYD EVANS asked if, after the scheme went through, the road would be a main road ? The CHAIRMAN It will be a main road, but whether it will be maintained by the county is another thing. REV. W. MORGAN (St. Ann's) thought the committ-ee had acted with wisdom. He referred to the exceedingly bad corner near the Half-way Bridge, Bethesda. MR JONES-MORRIS: That will come on next year. MR W. J. PARRY agreed that the Half- way Bridge should be included in the schemes. MR J. R. HUGHES moved that the Half- way Bridge should 'be included remarking that they would have more attention from the Roads Committee when they improved the roads for motor cars. MR ELLIS W. ROBERTS mentioned the dangerous corner at Portdinorwic, and said that during his lifetime three persons had been killed there. It was decided to include Halfway Bridge in the schemes, the whole of which were adopted by the Council. THE BURDEN OF TAXATION. Mr T. W. Griffith moved "That this Coun- cil, whilst highly appreciating the purposes of t h Development and Road Improvement Fund Act, 1909, respectfully expresses its kean disappointment at the absence of any provision in the Act, of additional Imperial Grants in aid of the pressing and increasing cost of upkeep and maintenance of main roads, the expenditure upon which in the country has increased by fifty per cent., from £ 10,000 to ^15,000 during the last five years, and that without any corresponding increase in Imperial Grants. The situation from the ratepayers' point of view is becoming so serious, and the heavy and additional burdens which they have to carry, so great and oneroii3 that unless some generous monetary assistance is received from the Treasury, it will be soon impossible for this country to meet the tremendous demands made upon them. We further appeal to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to devise some means by which the County Councils can re- ceive additional and more liberal grants from the Imperial funds." Mr Griffith moved that copies of the resolution should be sent to the Prime Minister, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, the Leader of the Opposition, And the throe iNI.11.,s for the uaitv. He thought he was right in stat' 9 that ?ti-ring th-a k-st twenty tw -ent v- tnvo memu,-??s had be.z-,zi pal_led ii, the H4o?it'se of C<)Mmoyls, wli* le-h h,d cast add?*t* nal bur- ? lo dens upon County Councils, and yet the grants from the Imperial Exchequer had be- come less and less every year, and it was time an appeal should be made to the Treasury to consider the great burdens whiich were continually being placed upon the ratep ayers' sho ulders. MR JONES MORRIS seconded, .and said they were only re-echoing the opinions of other County Councils. It was time the Government took the matter up. Upon the suggestion of Mr J. R. HUGHES it was decided to send a copy of the resolu- tion to the County Councils' Association as well. WELCOMING MR WILLIAM GEORGE. At this stage Mr Willi-aim George, the vice- chairman of the Coun-cd, who was recently married, entered the Council Chamber, and received a cordial welcome. FARMERS AND THE DEVELOPMENT FUND. A letter was read from Mr D. H. Thomas, of Carmarthen, with reference to the joint conference held at Llandrindod on the 22nd ult., and the interview with the Commis- sioners appointed to .administer the grant for agricultural purposes under the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, 1909, and r-equ4wt III,- the Coun4c;l to appo"it a Cou-,Itv C6inmitt--e the purplo-(? of dr,aftin;, sch-ff?s as follows:a) For the 'Mlirove- live stock I m--nt oi nthe county. (b) (c? -igriCIlitUTal? educat;on a'j n research work. The. following is a copy of the resolutions passed at the joint confer- ence referred to above, viz.: — 1. That the conference of W cldl agriculturists and dele- gates from Councils in Wales and Monmouth- shire strongly recommend that funds be pro- vided by the Development Commissioners for the Improvement of Live Stock for Agricul- tural Education and Forestry ,in Wales. That such funds be administered by a Central Committee. That the Central Committee be constituted of 26 members elected as follows: — One member to be appointed bv each County Council in Wales, with a like num- ber, one for each county co-opted by the members so appointed, the latter members to be practl*cal agricultur'st, I 2. 'lliat the greatest resultant good is bv a svstem of giving premiums to sires of pure bred stock for the use of farmers. 3. That a committee be appointed in each county for the purpose of administering any funds provided by the Commissioners under the Development Act for the Improvement of Live Stock, and that the said committee be elected by County Councils who &hali co-opt an equal number of practical agriculturists from within their counties. The chairman of oach Countv Council to be ex-officio an additional member of such committee. The following copy resolutions passed- by the Carmarthenshire County Council, was also submitted, viz.:—That having regard to the provision made for agriculture by"the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, 1909, this Council is of opinion,—That live stock schemes similar to the Irish plan are of the utmost importance to the Welsh farmers, and that the Development Com- missioners be petitioned to establish such scheanes forthwith. I On the motion of COLONEL LLOYD EVANS, a committee was appointed to con- sider the resolutions, and the committee was constituted as follows:—Colonel Lloyd Evans, Messrs Daniel Jones, Griffith Jones, D. H.' Davies, Henry Parry, Hugh Owen (Cefn), G. o. Jones, and J. O. Hughes. SMALL HOLDINGS AND ALLOTMENTS COMMITTEE. THE FUTURE OF MADRYN CA&TLE. The Small Holdings and Allotments Com- mittoe, through their chairman (Mr J. Jones Morris), presented their report, which con- tained the following reference to the Madryn Estate: The CLERK submitted the replies he had re- ceived from tenants who were anxious to pur- chase their holdings, showing the total amount of purch 4e to date, and t"- t there were ii) ii a' uiri(% for other farms, mostlv -,mall holdings. q It was resolved to recommend that the whole of the Madryn Estate, with the exception of the following farms: --Glanrliyd, Meillionen, and Bronheulog, be purchased for the sum of £ 45,2(0 as per the printed particulars and conditions of sale thereof to the con- sent of the Board of Agricul- ture and Fisheries being given to the purchase, and that such deposit be made in part payment of the purchase money, not exceeding 10 per cerit. +,hereof, as tho Clerk shall armn,e. it w?s 'he title to this estate rosolved that t be rnvflstl- gated by the Clerk (through his London agents on the usual agency terms), and that all the papers be laid before a conveyancing counsel to advise on the title, prepare requisitions and set- tle the draft conveyance. The CLERK submitted letters from Mr Yale with regard to the insurance of the buildings in the estate, from which it appeared that the in- surance of the Castle and buildings would expire at Michaelmas, and the others at Christmas, and that he proposed to apportion the premiums paid I I nl' "by the vendor on tho current insurance. It was resolved that the Clerk made inquiries from in- surance companies for rates for the insurance of the whole of the buildings. Several proposals for the purchase of the Castle and the land usually held therewith, having been submitted. A small committee was appointed, consisting of the following:—The Chairman Messrs C. E. Breese, D. H. Davies, Griffith Jones Henry Parry, G. Hughes Roberts, and H. Prit- chard, to consider what should be done with the mansion. It was also resolved that the Chairman, Messrs D. H. Davies, and E. W. Roberts should meet a similar number appointed by the Educa- tion Committee to consider the resolution of the latter committee on agricultural education in elementary schools, and report to the committee. It was decided to let the game to March 2nd next, provided the tenants of Glanrhyd, Mcill- ionen, and Fronhculog agreed, subject to the following stipulations:—That the tenant of the shooting undertakes to keep down the rabbits in the wood, so as not to bo a source of trouble or annoyance to the tenants; that satisfactory terms as to the apportionment of the rent between the vendors and the Council be arranged, and that the Council have the right to cut down timber without any claim for compensation. The CLERK explained that Mr Yale had agreed to serve all the tenants with notice to quit as soon as the contract is entered into, and that he would intimate to all the tenants that the notices were served at the request of the Council. The Clerk was asked to make inquiries with a view to The advowson being sold. MR JONES MORRIS said that the committee had discussed what should be done with the castle, but no decision was arrived at, as a sub- committee had been appointed to meet a commit- tee from the Education Committee on the sub- ject. At the last meeting of the County Coun- cil it was suggested that the castle might be u? ;illscd for the purposes of t school of ture, and the question was whether any self- supporting scheme were devised it might be car- ried through. Unless there was such a scheme the members of the Small Holdings Committee present at the last meeting were of the opinion that the proper course would be to dispose of the castle. However, the matter would be left in abeyance until the two committees met. Perhaps the mansion and land might be sold to the edu- cation Committee, though there were several per- sons anxious to buy it. MR ISSARD DAVIES: la Alderman Jones Morris right in bringing the report of the sub- committee before the County Council before it is presented to the Smalt Holdings Committee? MR JONES MORRIS: Tho only report we can present to you is that we cannot give you a report until the sub-committee meets. 'GIIES inqi.?ired whether thi, NIR J. R IfU S,tiall Ho"d;ngs Con-im'ttcc, liud full power to d(?al with ML?r'n C'u;itl,-? as th,-y thou,,rftt fit. lie y thought if there was a likely purchase in the field they should sell it. MR W. J. PARRY said that it was a risky thing,and the county might be landed into a loss. If the committee felt they had no power to sell the mansion, he thought it should be conferred upon them, but they, of course, must not be allowed to sell it at a loss. MR ISSARD DAVIES stated there was no immediate hurry. The Small Holdings (Commit- tee would meet and submit a report to the Coun- cil. As a matter of fact the contract had not been signed for the purchase of the estate. is MR J. R. IIUGIIES; We are told there i more than one purchase after the castle, and if there is any delay we may lose a good chanco of selling the castle. I think we should give the committee power to act, and I am sure they will not dispose of the place unless it be for the benefit of the county. MR W. J. PARRY: I think it would be bet- ter for the Council to dispose of the castle. I move that we give the committee power to sell the castle with a recommendation that they I should do so. DR. PARRY: All this trouble has been brou,ht upo.,i us b the ?iii-ell "? y the chairman of Holdings Committee. MR JONES MORRIS: You don't know all or you would not speak like that. DR. PARRY: The committee recommended that a sub-committee should meet a committee of the Education Committee and bring a report to the Small Holdings Committee, who will re- port to the Council. For the chairman of the committee to move an amendment is not very courteous. MR J. R. HUGHES: That has nothing to do with the mansion. MR JONES MORRIS: Whatever will come of the mansion the Small Holding's Committee will not undertake the responsibility of carrying it on as a school of agriculture, and it must either be leased or sold to the Education Committee for that purpose or disposed of otherwise. MR W. GEORGE thought it unwise to discuss the matter until the Council were in possession of all the facts. At present the matter was in the hands of the Small Holdings Committee, who were dealing with it, in the first place, on their own responsibility. The members of the Council were not yet in a position to express an opinion as to converting the castle into a school of agri- culture, and he strongly deprecated that prema- ture discussion. So far they were not the owners of the property, as the contract would not be completed until October 11th. The CLERK said the Small Holdings Commit- tee already had the power to sell the mansion without consulting the Council. MR J. R. HUGHES said Mr George had been away a long time, and consequently he was not "aware of. what had taken place (laughter1!. The committee's recommendations were ad- opted. WON'T PAY HIS INSTALMENTS. A novel light was thrown upon the diffi- culties which are already confronting the Council in connection with recovering pay- ment for holdings in the purchase of which they have assisted. The CLERK desired to have the Council's advice in the case of a- man bo whom four-fifths of the purchase money of a farm .had been advanced by the Council, and who was twelve months in arrear of capital and interest. The man, he added, had given repeated trouble with re- gard to payment. A MEMBER: How have you got the money be fo re ? The CLERK: By constantly worrying him. The Treasurer was thereupon instructed to take proceedings for the recovery of the money, BEACH MATERIAL. The CLERK reported the receipt of a let- ter from the Board of Trade, stating that the Hon. F. G. Wvnn was not prepared to proceed with his application to the Board for an order under Section 14 of the Har- bour Act, 1814, to prohibit the removal of beach material from the shore in the vicinity of Afonw-en Junction. U MR W. GEORGE said the County Council and other authorities conoeraed had done .1 serv-icc :n this matter. good SHEEP-DIPPING CONTROVERSY. A letter from the Board of Agriculture was read with reference to the proposed formation of Anglesey and Carnarvonshir-e into on-a d'pping area, and intimating that the Board saw difficulties in the way of the adoption of such a. course, and another letter was re- e-e,v,d froir. the Clerk to the Angleoe-v (' u-ity Z ?uncil conveyinic a resolution <)f th',e E(x-ecu- tive Committoe of his Council that it was not expedient to form the combined are a suggested by this committee, having been submitted, the Executive (O.D.A.) Commit- tee recommended that all interview be sought by the Chairman and Mr Henry Parrv with the Executive Committee of the Aug] -eg p v j County Council, with a view to an under- arrived t in the, matter. The CLERK reported that the Anglesey County Council had now declined to accept the suggestion. NOT ACCURATELY QUOTED. THE ADVANTAGES OF AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATION. A letter from Mr Nugent Harris, secretary of the Agricultural Organisation Society, ad- dressed to the Chairman was submitted, in which he stated that he saw from a news- paper report of the meeting of tie Carnar- vonshire County Council, on the 7th inst., that the Small Holdings Committee reported that he had stated "that the result of trad- ing through Co-operative Societies would be- to benefit tie farmer to the extent of 20 per cent. and that exception was taken to this statement. "I was not quite accurately quoted, as my statement was that the saving to be effected by a farmer in dealing through a Co-opera- tive Society was from 15 to 20 per cent. proceeded Mr Harris. "To this statment I adhere the saving effected varies according to the commodity, and -alao according to the locality. Speaking generally, it is largest in seeds, machinery and implements, somewhat less in artificial manures and lowest in feed- ing stuffs. Averaging all these, commodi- ties, however, and taking into account also the saving in railway rates, the experience of the Agricultural Co-operative Societies throughout En_-Io-,i? and Wales all goes to prov,o that hg effect-ed is fully what t I stated it to be. Should you desire it, I fehall be pleased to supply you with specific instances of Societies in Wales which have effected even larger savings, and to give the names of the iti, so that you may verify the statements. In estimating the savings, it must be remembered that as goon aa a Co-operative Society is formed in a dis- tnct, the local dealers immediately lower their prices. The proper comparison is, therefore, not between the present prices charged by dealers and by a Co-operative So- ciety, but between the Co-operative Society's price and the ^.rice charged by the dealers prior to the establishment of the Society. I may add that, besides the actual saving in price there is usually a substantial improve- ment in quality. It is difficult to express the benefit of this in percentages, but it must materially increase the yield of produce and so add to the farmer's income. You may make what use you please of this letter, and I shall be greatly obliged if you will take St;C,p to F*V<, it publicity." s'I It was resolved that the letter be published in the Press. CINEMATOGRAPH LICENCES. BAN ON PRIZE-FIGHT PICTURES. An application by Mr Robert Clay for a. licence under the Cinematograph Act, 1909, in respect of the Prince's Theatre, Llan- dudno, having been considered by the Stag< Plays Li-censing Committee, it was resolved that the application be acocded to. The comimttoe, being of opinion in this case that it is impracticable to place the enclosure out- side the auditorium, directed the require- ments of Regulation 5 (2) shall not apply to the building. The committee directed "the Clerk to inform Mr Clay that they trusted he would not exhibit pictures >of prize-fights nor give any exhibition on Sundavs. An application by Mr William" Rees Da- vies for a licence under the Cinematograph Act, 1G09, in respect of the Assembly Room, Guild Hall, Carnarvon, was aecedcd to. The committee being of opinion in this case that it is .impracticable to place the, enclosure out- side, the auditorium, directed that the re- quirements of Regulations 5 (2) shall not a;- d,n ,pply to the bui g. Mr I)avi,-s stat,d that he did not intend to exhibit pictures of prize-fights, neither would he use the hall on Sundays. The County Surveyor's account of JC3 3s, fees for inspecting and reporting on pre- mises, as per instructions of the committee, was passed for payment. CHEAP RAILWAY TICKETS FOR MEMBERS. It was decided to seek interviews with the vario,ais P?a'lway C<)mpinies to iii-duc?- I I ? J,2 m to extend to ratepayers summoned as jurors and to mcnibers of the County Council attend- ing Council and committee meetings, the facilities of cheap return tickets, granted to excursionists, by making the tickets avail- able by trains arriving .in time for the open- ing of the courts and the beginning of the: meetings. COMPLAINT AGAINST DIPPING ORDERS. Letters were submitted from flock masters in the parish of Dobvyddelen, and from the Parish Councils of Pistyll and, Lianllyfni, protesting against the provisions of the Sheep Dipping Orders now in force. It was resolved that the Clerk should write the persons and bodies explaining the position of matters. MOVEMENT OF LAMBS. A letter from the Clerk to the Denbigh- shire County Council asking the Council to oonsent to the movement of lambs intended for immediate slaughter, fnto this markets of this county without being dipped, in accord- ane.o with Clause 10 of the Order, on con- dition that his oounty granted a similar con- sent, with respect to lambs moved from this oounty into Henbigh, was submittedi and it was resolved that the consent sought be granted. b A letter from the fTierk to the Anglesey County Council declining to grant their con- sent to the movement of lambs from Carnar- vonshire into that county, was submitted. A (Letter from the (Clerk of Salford content- ing to the movement of lambs fiom Carnar- vonshire into Salford, in -accordance with Clause 10 of the Older, such consent to con- tinue to and include the 31st inst., was also submitted.