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Abergavenny County Court. Mondagvefore His Honour Judge Hill Kelly. ) Cynical. 1 I I A judgment creditor, referring to the (iedtor, He is a shell inspector, and previous to that he was a solicitor's clerk. I suppose they pick these men because they know nothing about it" It was stated that the man's wages were £,t IS, 6d, per week. Rent of Apartments. I Amelia Freeman sued Will. Phillips for £ 2 5S. T'ilt of apartments. Plaintiff stated that defendant and his wife (.clme to lodge at her house on the 11th of March, and went away on the iQth uf April. Defendant agreed to pav her tos. per week for two rooms, iire and light. She asked him when he went away if he was going to give up, and he replied tkat he was not and that Mrs. Phillips was coming back. She kept the rooms vacant for a month and iour days. Defendant Shame an you to summon a person like-this. Mr. Ross cme and Ietçhed, the furniture, and she krfewyery well Iwas going away. His Honour Did you give her notice ?—No, taere was nothing said about notice. In reply to the Judge, defendant said he had •nly portmanteaux and 119 furniture at the "uouse. He left to take a situation at Michael- cHurth Court After defendant's wife aad given evidence, His Honour considered that a week's notice should have been given, and he gave judgment t >r plaintiff for 10s. Claim for Rent: A Gift of he Late Marquess- Thos. Parry, auctioneer, Newport, sued George rlÎllips for ££4 rent of Red Cottage, on the Nevill estate. Plaintiff stated that the Nevill estate was con- veyed to him on the 22nd November, 1917. TMendant was an old workman of the late Marquess. Repeated applications were made tis him for the payment of the rent of 5s. per week by Mr. R. W. Powell. Defendant never 'disputed the-claim, but he never paid, though he jepeatedlr'promised to do s>. Defendant I never took it off him. His Honour He bought the property and It, is your landlord. Defendant The Marquess gave me the house zi years ago and said It is for you as long as you live. We will call it Red Cottage." His Honour Did you never pay rent ?—- No, aid no one ever asked me for any till Mr. Richard Powell asked i--e, and I told him the same tale that the house was given to me by his lordship' as long as I lived, and his lordship remarked that I should not want it afterwards. His Honour That is true enough. Defendant Not only that, but he gave me a jjottle of champagne to drink health when I Vront into the house, and there is the key which ii"s lordship gave me. The champagne is gone, 1t:t I have the key. His Honour Have you anything in writing ? Defendant 'No, I have nor. His Honour It is not binding if it is not in writing. He could.only do what he pleased for las own life, if it is not in writing. Defendant I thought his word was good enough. His Honour While he lived, of course it was. Defendant His lordship remarked that he did not know which would live the longest, but h said it was for me as long as I lived, and no • Oiie ever asked for rent until this last year. R. W. Powell, clerk to the Committee of Visitors oi the Monmouthshire Asylum, said he saw defendant on May ist, 1917, and told him the unditions of his tenancy. He told him his rent would be 5s. per week. Defendant asked him t,) try to get it for 4s., which lie endeavoured to .-r, but Mr. Parry said he could not see his way to iet it for 4s, He then told defendant that he would have to pay 5s. per week, and this he promised to do. He said his lordship had given kim the house, and he thoEght he should remain tnere all his time free of rent. Mr. Parry said he had recently'sold the estate t,- Mr. H. Cory, M.P.,of Cardiff, and he was only cuiiming up to the time he had possession. De- fendant had repeatedly promised to pay, and since the summons was issued he told Mr. Powell hlat he would pay and so save further expenses. Defendant You hollared at me in the market and said I want some rent oS you." I didn't give you much answer, because I did not think it was very nice. You brought* me a rent book, — aad I said I could not see my way to pay rent for a house given ma by the Marquess of. Aber- gavenny. Witness You aid that. His Honour said that now the Marquess was dead what he said to the defendant was no longer binding. It was only binding for his life, and then only as a matter of "honour. Now the property had been sold, and the owner of the property was entitled to be paid rent at the rdte trwd in May, 1917, which amounted to £ 14 up to the 4th of June. Defendant said lie could not do much work, "-ad he did not know how he was to pay. Plaintiff He has considerable freehold property ill the town. Hi.- has three or four ioases. He has put me to every possible ex- panse, aud I have been uios-t lenient in the matter. Mr..Powell He has given me a lot of trouble. Defendant I have rates to pay. Your Honour will see what property I have from this rate receipt. His Honour looked at the receipt, and said tliat defendant had three houses, of a total rate- r-Wle value of £ ~z$. He made an order for the payment of the £ 14 at the rate of £ 2 per month, a_?d allowed costs to the plaintiff, on the latter's application. I Farmer and Wages Claim. Frederick Lloyd sued George Smith, farmer, Tyu-y-Wern, Llantilio Pertholey, for £ 1 16s. w-iges due. Plaintiff said that he wai; employed for the 'kay making at 10s. per week. When he had been there a fortnight defendant raised his wages to 12S. He gave a week's notice on the 8th of July, and defendant said he would kick him off the ground. When he left, defendant kept three j weeks' wages off him. Defendant said that plaintiff workeu for him first ill 1917 and kept on till May 1918, when he left to go up the hills. He returned for-his k -lidays aud asked his grandefther to arrange for him to go back again for the hay making. Witness agreed to pay him 10s. per week, and he worked for three weeks at that rate. When witness returned from the market one day he found that plaintiff and the other lad had arranged that if he did not raise their wages they .would leave in a month. He raised their wages to try to get the harvest in, and plaintiff worked for six weeks till he gave a week's notice. As he should have given a month's notice witness kept II three week's wages back. By the Judge: He agreed with plaintiff's I grandfather that the employment should be subject to a month's notice, as before. Wm. Thomas, plaintiff's grandfather, said that •when he arranged with defendant there was no talk about a month's notice, but the employment "WclS by the week. Bert Williams said that lIt: and plaintifi arranged that if defendant did not raise their .wages they would leave in a month's time. It was a month's notice which witness had to give. His He nour held that there was an agreement to give a month's notice, and he gave judgment far defendant on the claim and struck the counter I claim out, as the defendant could not succeed 91 both. I Unpaid Tithes Claims from Clodoch..f The Rev. Fredk. George Llewellyn, Vicar of Clodoch, Longtown, sued Olney Howells, farmer Silver Tump, Llanveynoe, fori I os. id. tithe. Defendant If there is auy tithe on the map I will willingly pay, but I Lave4never seen any tithe on the map. His Honour, It is too late now. You have not given notice of opposition/and therefore you cuanot be heard here at all. Why didn't you read the summons served upon you ? These summonses are made out with the greatest care iu order to tell people what their rights are and vriiat they have to do. The summons says" If r vou wish to oppose the application you must, I within five clear days, file with the Registrar of the Court the notice of opposition given below." Nothing could be, plainer or simpler. (To plaintiff-) Why are you claiming this ? Perhaps you can tell him something which will satisfy his mind. Plaintiff said that as the Vicar of Clodoch he was the owner of the vicarial tithe, which in- cluded the parish of Llanveyno. He had ap- pealed to defendant 10 times and he had invited him to the Vicarage to see the tithe map, but he refused to come. All appeals to him had been in vain. Defendant I asked him if I could see the tithe map, and he said I could by paying half a crown. His Honour You will have to pay more than half a crown now. Plaintiff said that this matter had been before the Court three or four times before, and de- fendant knew quite well what the position was, but he tried to put witness to as much trouble as possible. He (witness) had never prosecuted before and he di¡;l not care to do so now, and he appealed ko defendant. not to press him to take those proceedings. They were on, the most friendly' terms, .and defendant used his stable and coach-house as though they were the dearest friends, but there was no attempt on his part to settle this matter. In reply to the Judge, defendant said he was the owner of the property. I His Honour said that tithe was a part of the ordinary rates and taxes which had to be paid in respect of the occupation of land. The claim was quite a sniall one for a man in defendant's position, and he must pay it in 14 days, or the officer of the Court would distrain on his property. Frederick George Llewellyn also sued Mrs. Griffiths, of Bristol, in respect of tithe on Den- mark Cottage and Upper House Farm, Newton, Clodoch. Plaintiff said that it appeared that the Upper House had been sold nearly 18 months ago, and defendant was no longer the owner. He only found out by making inquiries, as defendant did not reply to his letters. He had written 10 times for this small amount. Defendant had written a letter enclosing a. receipt and denying the correctness of the claim. His Honour said that defendant had sent a receipt showing that up to Oct ist, 1916 the tithe on Denmark Cottage had been paid, and plaintiff could only claim for six months up to April 1917, and not IS months, as he had done. Defendant had sent £ 1, but he could only give judgment on the claim for 6s. 9d., atid it was not for him to apportion the difference. He advised plaintiff to communicate with the defendant and en- deavour to settle the matter amicably, and the case would stand adjourned. Sequel to Soldier's Death Father Sues Intended j Mother-in-law. J eremiah ^Madden sued Ellen Elizabeth Webb, of Llantarnam, and formerly of Abergavenny, for the return of clothes, etc., the property of his son, killed in action. Plaintiff said he was suing for a box of clothing and other effects of his son killed in action on the 10th of April, or the value of them. He received official notification of his son's death from the War Office on the 16th May. He went to de. fendant's house and applied to her for his dead son's property, but she refused to give it to him, saying, in the presence of a police-constable, that the last words of his son was that her daughter was to have everything. He told her that her Aggie could not wear his soate clothes. His Honour There was a will ? Plaintiff He was blown to pieces, and there was no will found on him. I am the next-of-kin. His Honour There is a letter which has been held to constitute the soldier's will. Where is it ? Plaintiff I have no letter, only from the War I Office to say that I am the next-of-kin. I have had his settling up accounts. His Honour The letter from the War Office says that this amount of £14 has been issued to you and his mother as joint legatees on your joint receipt, in accordance with the deceased's will. which the letter forwarded by you has been held to constitute. What has become of that letter which you forwarded to the War. Office ? Defendant I did not think it was necessary to bring it. In reply to a further question, plaintiff said that he did not think the War Office sent it back, but His Honour pointed out that the War Office letter stated that four letters were enclosed, and added, I must see that letter. You are suing to recover his effects, and whether you are entitled to or not depends on what appears in his will. The letter you forwarded to the War Office ex- presses certain wishes on his part. You must have had the letter back." I His Honour asked defendant Have you got some things belonging to this young man who was killed in action ?—Yes. Why don't you give them up ?—Because I have his will, Is it proved 2—A solicitor has seen it. That won't do. Where is the probate ? Defendant Will you adjourn it ? His Honour: No. Who are you ? Defendant The intended mother-in-law. Plaintiff put in a letter written by his son on his departure from Cambridge in 1915, in which he said I leave the money to you." Defendant also put in a letter from the de- ceased in which he said In the event of .my death I leave everything you have got belonging to me to you. Ptaintiff here made a a insinuation against the defendant in regard to cases of this kind and His Honour rebuked him with the remark that the observation was highly improper. lintiff made another insinuation a little later and His Honour said I shall have to deal sharply with you it vou are not caretul. Plaintiff It is hard lines on me losing my sen and being tricked out of my property. His Honour read another document put in by the defendant, and said that if it was what it purported tt) be it was an assignment of an in- surance policy taken out by the deceased on the life of his father. In reply to His Honour, de- fendant said she gave £ for it. There was a lot of arrears and she paid them up. His Honour What do you want to keep his clothes for ? Defendant He made his home with me, and each time he lias been home on leave he has stayed with me. He was engaged to my daughter for six years-, and he never stayed at his own home. His Honour That does not seem to be any reason for keeping his clothes. His clothes don't seem to be any good to you. Defendant They are as much good to me as to them. Plaintiff When I told her I had official in- timation of my son's death she came up and claimed the presentation watch which he had given to his sister. She said she would give up everything if she had the presentation watch. My wife refused to give it up, and that is the reason she has detained the things. His Honour You are entitled to the money which he left, and which you have been paid by the War Office, but as regards the things which were left in the possession of Mrs. Webb, the defendant, I think she is entitled to them. As regards the assigjiment of the insurance policy, I want to see the Witness George Preece before I say anything about that, and as -he is not here the matter must stand over until I sit here in November.
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Wednesday—Before Mr. W. H. Routledge (in 1 the chair), Mr. Gower Andrews,, and Mr. John Evans. I An Out-of-date Ticket. I Richard Griffiths, labourer, working at ftbbw j Vale, was summoned for travelling on the I L. & N. W. Rly. without having paid his fare on the 27th July. Mr. W. A. Jones, Ebbw Vale, prosecuted for the Company, and said that these ticket frauds were increasing in number, and they were all the more serious because of the depleted staff. Herbert Lewis, porter at Abergavenny Brecon- road, stated that on Saturday, the 27th of July, defendant alighted from the train arriving from Ebbw Vale at 2.25 p.m. He gave up a ticket and witness called him back and told him that it was out of date. Defendant said he had taken the ticket out that morning, he had. paid for it once, and he did not intend to pay again. Ivor Llewellyn Jenkins, booking clerk at Brecon-road station, said that the ticket in question was issued by one of the early morning workmen's trains on the 26th July. I Det.-inspector Pftdmore, L. & N.W.Rly., said he saw defendant on the 18th of August. De- fendant said he was too late to take a ticket that morning. They did not ask him for a ticket at Clydach the compartment was full coming back, and he thought he could get through with the old ticket. Later he stated that lie worked all the Friday night and came back with the ticket the next day. There were two previous convictions against defendant, one for committing an assault in the train, and he was fined £ 2 including costs.. l After the Walnuts. At a Children's Court, John Stokes and Arthur Morris, boys of 11, were summoned for damaging two walnut trees, the property of James Holly, in a field off Penypound, near the Cloisters, on Sunday. Prosecutor said he came down with his bailiff on Sunday night and saw these two nippers throwing sticks at the walnut trees to knock the walnuts down. There were a tremendous lot of walnuts there, and the children were after them every day. He had had the ground for 10 years and had never had a walnut off the trees, be- cause they had been taken, sometimes before they were ripe. The children did damage to the hedges as well by pulling sticks out to throw at the walnuts. The parents of- the boys complained that prosecutor banged the boys' heads together -violently, thrashed them with a stick and dragged them through the street to the Police Station. The Bench ordered the parents to pay the costs.
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Victoria Cottage. Hospital.-Tile Committee beg to acknowledge, with thanks, .the following receipts per the Hon. Treasurer:—Llantilio Pertholey Parish Church, per Mr. A. G. Green, £ 2 Llangattock-juxta-Usk Parish Church, per Rev. A. Go Corner, £ 1 is. Also the following gifts during August, per the Matron :—Flowers, Lady Herbert, Mrs. A. T. Cotton, Mrs. Corfield, Mrs.' Powlett, Mr. Saunders, Miss Par- nell Jones, Mrs. Da vies, Mrs. Cunliffe vegetables, Mrs. Corfield, Lady Herbert, Mrs. Attwood Mathews, Mrs. Duck, Mrs. Rogers, Miss Russell, Miss Parnell Jones, Mrs. Powell Rees, Mrs. Lawson, Mrs. Lewis, Mr. Jarman, Mr. Williams fruit, Mrs. Cunliffe, Mrs. G. P. Hum- phry, Mrs. Pegler, Lady Herbert, Mrs. Solly- Flood, Miss Hart magazines and books, Ladv Herbert, Mrs. Cotton, Misses Powell; tobacco and cigarettes, Mrs. Lawson rocking horse, Capt. Frv. ♦
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We have a very large stock of Writing Pads, bought before the last rise in prices. No* is the time to buy.—M. Morgan & Co., Chronicle Office. :]0 4.
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I CRICKHGWEJ.L. SCHOLASTIC.—-Miss Pugh (Brecon), of the Crickhowell Church of England School, and Miss Lai. Phillips (Llatieilv), of the IJangomy Church of England School, have left for Swansea Train- ing College. HEALTHY CKICKHO\VEI,C.—XO cases of in- fectious disease "ftave been reported by the sanitary officials during the month. The year 1918,. so far, has been particularly- free from disease. IN GERMANY.—Lce.-cpl. C. F. Leonard, son of Mr. John Lepnard, Glencoe, Crickhowell, and husband of Mrs. Leonard, Penydre, writes home from a prisoners of war camp in Germany stating he is well, but requires money. Even postcards have to be paid for. POLICE COURT.—There were no cases for hearing at the Crickhowell Poiieoe Court on Wednesday. Crickhowell is becoming a" crime- less town. THE HARVESl'The continued wet weather is having a bad effect on standing and cut crops. On the hill farms there is a good deal of stuff out- and much of it will be useless for human con- sumption. Wheat is sprouting in the stalk. THE GLANUSK FAMILY.—Major the Hon. Wilfred Russell Bailey, the eldest and only sur- viving son of Lord Glanusk, who was wounded in the fighting on the Somme, and whose engage- ment has been announced in this week's papers, visited Glanusk Park last week. HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICES.—Harvest festi- val services commenced at St. Edmund's Church on Thursday, when the Rev. A. T. Roberts officiated. FREE CHURCH COUNCIL.—Meetings in con- nection with the Crickhowell and District Free Church Council were held on Thursday. Mr. Po J. Hurley resigned the secretaryship and was thanked for his services. The Rev. David Lloyd, Cwmdu, preached at the evening service. OBITUARY.—The death has occurred of Mr. Thomas Thomas, Saladin House, Llangynidr, at the ripe age of 91 years. He was the father of Mr. John Thomas, a member of the Crickhowell Board of Guardians and Rural District Council and held in high esteem in the district. The funeral took place on Monday, at Llangynidr, and was largely attended. THE WATER SUPPLY.—The Surveyor, Mr. Hurley, has reported to the District Council that it has been found necessary to shut off the water supply at night, and by doing so a full reservoir is maintained in case of emergency, There are evidences of a number of leaking house services, and he is arranging for an inspection to be made to locate them. The question of leakages has been before the Council on a number of occasions and it is determined to remedy the existing state of affairs. THE PARISH MAGAZINE.—The following ap- pears in the September issue Members of the family of the 'late Mrs. Pine-Gordon having expressed a desire to present to tTie Church, in memory of her, a Processional Cross, the Rector has gladly given his consent. He has also given permission for the erection of a tablet in memory of the late Capt. P. A. Hill. He hopes the parishiners will take ifito consideration the question of erecting in the Church a collective tablet on which the names of all who have fallen in the war may be inscribed." PERSONAL —A photograph of Brigadier-Genrl. Solly-Flood's wife and two children appeared in last Sunday'^ Pictorial." Brigadier-General R. E. Solly-Flood is the youngest son of the late General Sir F. E. Solly-Flood, and brother of Miss Solly-Flood, Porthmawr, Crickhowell. RAINSTORM.—A tremendous rainstorm burst over the Crickhowell district on Tuesday after- noon. In quick time the Toads were like minia- ture rivers, and fields and growing crops, in some instances, were under water. Several old in" habitants declare they do not remember a storm of such severity.
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KiKg Hemy VII!. Scfoscl,, Abergavenny. I .>$ t We Cfc«7EAL V/EI.QHt BOARD. RESULTS, I i?ULY^1918. ;>! Out of eleven candidates for the Senior Cer- tificate, ten were successful, obtaining twelve marks of distirxtiou while of the ten Junior candidates uiue were successful in obtaining the certificate, and seven marks of distinction-were gained. result is highly satisfactory. and continues the School's high record in these examinations for the past four years. Detailed result"' (alphabetical order) :— SECTORS. Bush, A. T.—Parsed inv-sSciv, (dist.), Eng. lang. and lie., hist., arith., maths., Lat., French, geog. and drawing. Excused Welsh V Matric. and qualified for Degree tt Training College. 5 i g. Ian-. d I Cope, II W.— Passed in Scrip., Eng. lang. and lit., hist., arith., niailis., Lai., chem., geog. Excused Welsh Matric. Evans, G A.—Passed ir.JScript(dist.), Eng. lang. and lit., hist., anUL, nuithr- Lat., cheni., geog., and drawing (d:st.) Excused Welsh Matric. Foster, V. T. S.-l',As,cd iii Scrip, (dist.), Eng. lang and lit., hist., arith., math; Lat., chem. geog. and drawing. Excused Welsh Matric. Greene, Frafik—Pa:?ed in Ser;p (dist.), Eug lang. and ht., hist., maths., LaL. French (with conversation), chem., geog, drawing. Excused Welsh Matric. a.:d qualified for Degree Course at Welili Af atirii. a,-t i qtlalifit-,d ft)r I)egree Coiirse at JoMs, T. ?—passed bScrip. (dist.), Eng. lang. and lit., hist., aritli. (dist.), maths., Lat., chem., geog. and Welsh Matric. Morgan, Cecil—Passed in Scrip, (dist.). Eng. lang and lit., hist., arith., lat., French (with con- versation) geog. and drawing. Morgan, Grahdm—Passed in Scrip., Eng. lang and lit., hist., arith., g,-og., Pavord, .ilasse(I iu Scrip., Eng. lang and lit., hist., arith (dist.), chem., gecg., drawing (dist.) Qualified for admission to Training College. Williams, R. P.—Passed in Scrip., Eng. lang. and lit., arith. (dist.), Lat., drawing. JUNIORS, Ball, F- R-—Passed in Scrip., Eng. lang. and lit.. hist., f,at., elem. scl., (iranrirg, Child. F. 1.bss.;cl in Scrip., Eng. lang. and lit., lusv., c:ntl1.jdl1:.t1:) letr-. drawing (hist.) • Cook. W T.—Passed in Scrip. (dist.), Eng. lang. and fit., hist., arith., maths., Lat., French vwith conversation), elem. sc. (dist.), geog., drg. H. R.— Passed in Scrip., Eng. lang. and lit., maths., elem. sci. and drawing. Powell, W. T.-Paised in Scrip, (dist.), Eug. lang. and lit., aritli., Lat., geog. Provan, A. L.—Passed in Scrip., Eng. lang. and lit., hist., arith., maths., Lat., French (with conversation), elem. sci., geog., drawing. Shackleton, W. H.—Passed in Scrip., Eng. lang. and lit., hist., maths., elem. sci., geog., dW. Williams, C. W.—Passed in Scrip., Eng. lang. and lit., hist., arith, elem. sci., geog., drawing (dist.) Williams, D. Go-Passed in Scrip, (dist.), Eng. lang. and lit., liist., arith., maths, (dist.), Lat., J elem. sci. and drawing. 1 <
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Notice to Advertisers and Correspondents.— 0 The publishers of the Abergavenny Chronicle wish to inform all advertisers and correspondents that all advertisements and other matter for insertion ia their current issue must reach them not later than Thursday mid-day. Printed and Published by'Morgan & Co. (H. Morgan and E. C. Straker). at 26. Frcgmore Street, Aber. veuny, iu thf. CooDty of Monmouth. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1918.
Abergavenny Board of Guardians.
Abergavenny Board of Guardians. The fortnightly meeting of the Abergavenny Board of Guardians was held on Friday, Col. W. Williams presiding. There were also present Mrs. Ililey, Rev. Father Wray, Rev.t, D. F. Walters, Messrs. Robt. Workman, John Jenkins, N. Pullin, John Baynam, Alfred^ Ed wards, Robert Johnson, Thos. Thomas, and Joseph Howells. n(, The Porter's Salary. The Matron reported that the number of in- mates in the house was 97, compared with 90 for the corresponding period of last year, a decrease of 7. The number of casuals relieved during the fortnight was 29, compared with 38, a decrease of nine. Mr. J oseph Howells brought up a report of the House Committee and stated that the Matron was of opinion that the present arrangements at the house were working quite comfortably. The committee recommended the appointment of the porter permanently. The Clerk pointed out that the salary of the porter was ^15 more than was formerly paid. They were paying /50 as compared with £ 35, and he thought that, having regard to the in- creased cost, every member should be given notice of the intention of the committee to appoint him permanently. .JMro Howells said that they had approached the porter and asked him if he would accept a reduced salary, but he pointed out that he had a wife tQ keep outside and he could not manage on less than £ 1 per week. I Price of Firewood Increased. j There was a further recommendation from the House Committee, proposed by Col. Williams, that owing to the increased price of wood a charge of 250 6d. instead of 2s. per cwt. be made for chopped firewood and 2s. instead of is. 6d. I for blocks. This was adopted. I More Bread for Inmates. j The House Committee also recommended that the inmates should be given an increased allow- ance of 40ZS. of bread per head per day. Mr. Howells, in supporting, said thai, an old blind man, who had been in the house, had been going about with a notice begging for coppers, stating that he wanted them to buy bread, as he was not getting sufficient at the Workhouse. The other old people at the house had also asked for more bread. The committee had stopped the old blind man going out in the way he had done. The Chairman said that they had not done this because of the old blind man, but they did it oi their own free will. The Matron said that" other unions had in- creased the allowance of bread, and there was no reason why they should not do the same. The inmates were now getting gozs. per day, and they proposed to give them ijozs. The recommendation was adopted. The Workhouse Accounts. The Clerk read a letter from the Master; Mr. W. M. Williams, stating that when he was home a month ago he found that the books were being kept up to date. He would be home on leave during the first week in October and lie would be able to give the Matron assistance to complete the accounts for the current half-year. Workhouse Drainage Improvements Required. The Clerk submitted a report from Mr. John -Morgan, surveyor, of Blaenavon, on the drainage of the Workhouse, the Local Government Board having asketMhat the report of an expert should be sent to tnem. Mr. Morgan called attention to several defects which required immediate attention. He pointed out that several .drains had been badly laid, but the alterations ajnd im- provements which he suggested might be sufficient to meet the wishes of the Local Govern- nient Board Inspector. Father Wray said, he thought it was under- stood that Mr. Morgan would give them an estimate of the cost of the alterations. The Clerk said that "was not contemplated. What they were asked to do was to send a copy of the report to the Local Government Board. Father Wray said he should like to know what it would cost, and if it was reasonable they should accede to the proposals. The Clerk said they must submit the report to the Local Government Board first. Father Wray Yes, but in the meantime let us do something. The Clerk You had better see whether the Local Government Board sanction it. They make make modifications. It is no use ascer- taining the cost until the plan is fully settled. Father Wray said that it would be much more satisfactory if they knew what the cost was, and it would strengthen their hands with the Local Government Board if they were able to say that they agreed to t!?se alterations being carried?out. Mr. Howe?11?; oved that they send the report to the Local G' 'ernment Board, and Mr. Pullin seconded Father Wray proposed as an amendment that they first ascertain the cost. Mr. Alfred Edwards seconded. On being put to the vote the proposition was carried. I Economy in Advertising. Mr. Alfred Edwards thought that the adver- tisement in the Chronicle for tenders might be put in a shorter form, and thus save expense. He pointed out that the Asylum authorities advertised in a much shorter form. The Clerk said that according to the Local Government Board regulations they were re- quired to give notice of the nature and con- ditions of the contracts to be entered into with the estimated amounts of the articles required in some newspaper circulating in the Union. There were no prescribed conditions with regard to the Asylum as there were with regard to Boards of Guardians, as Asylums were not under the control of the Local Government Board. If they desired to depart from the regulations they should obtain the sanction of the Local Govern- ment Board to do so. After some discussion it was decided that the advertisement be put in a shorter form in future, but a proposition to apply to the Local Govern- ment Board for their sanction was defeated.
I! Abergavenny Stock Market.…
Abergavenny Stock Market. í There was another good all-round supply on Tuesday, which permitted of a good percentage on certificates being allocated. Thirty-four cattle were graded, and in addition there were three casualty beasts and six cattle were re- turned for finishing. The sheep numbered 1,062, and slaughter calves 18. There were no pigs on offer. Several bunches of store ewes and lambs were ofTered, but trade was slow. ———— —-
Ewias Harold Sheep Sale.
Ewias Harold Sheep Sale. The fourth annual sale of store ewes and rams at Ewias Harold was conducted by Messrs. Straker, Son & Chadwick at their Temple Bar mart on Monday. The number penned was larger than on any previous occasion, and the clearance was one of the best on record. The catalogue included 43 rams and ram lambs. Rams from Mr. Gwiliini, The Bridge, Ewias Harold, made up to £ 10 15s., and others rom Mr. Price, Elm Farm, averaged £ 9 10s. Ram lambs were somewhat disappointing. The ewes, which numbered about 1,200, were considered to be the best yet pitched at this annual sale* The high price o* £ 5 17s. was realised *or a pen of 20 black-aced two-year-old ewes, the property of Mr. Williams, Howton, Pontrilas, who carried off the challenge cup offered at the foundation of the sale for the best pen of ewes, the cup to be won twice, not necessarily in succession. The following are a few of the prices realised :— 28, Mr. Price, Rowlestone, Sos. 28, Mr. Sayce, Middle Barns, 79S. 6d. 27, Mr. Price, Dulas, 75s. 45, Mr. Farr, Llancillo, 77s. 6d. 37, Mr. Gwillim, The Bridge, up to 75s. Welsh ewes were very dear, and were much sought after, there being an excellent entry, and the top price being 675. Bunches of up to 80 sold from 67s. to 45S. apiece. In spite of the rough weather, there was a large and representative gathering, practically all the sheep changing hands to local and district buyers. —
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