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u — Roads Committee. I A meeting of the Roads Committee of the Urban District Council was held on Wednes- day night of last week, Mr. I). R. Jones pre- i siding. COUNCIL EMPLOYEES. I The Surveyor reported that the general labourers employed by the Council, acting upon instructions received from the Gas Workers' Union, had decided not to fill in the time-sheets for their weekly wages, as recom- mended by the Local Government Board auditor. No time-sheets had been sent in since Feb. 16th. Mr. Willis. Jones asked on what grounds | the Union objected. The Surveyor replied that some of the men cauld not write. Mr. W. Unbelts asked whether Mr. Morgan, the secretary eould meet the Committee. The Chairman suggested that they should sprite to the auditor explaining the facts, and ascertain what towns followed the course he had adopted. This course was agreed to. FIRE BRIGADE STATION. The Surveyor further reported that the Couneil depot, where a fire occurred recently, was now equipped with appliances for dealing with an outbreak of fire. Every care was being taken, and the premises were inspected before they were closed every night. He would j not recommend that a lire station be erected in the yard, because the whole of the land would veTy shortly be required for the pur- pose it wag purchased. When a modem j station was proposed to be erected he was of I opinion that the Old Market premises should I be used. He would go inio the m.atter with the Captain of the Brigade. It was decided after some discussion, to leave the matter in the hands of the Sur- veyor.

I :1 Health Committee. I —o— At a meeting of the Health Committee, which followed, the Surveyor submitted the Iollow- ing plans:—Mr. David John, for additions to his house in Felinfoel Ro.ad; Mr. John Evans for four houses in Park View Terrace: and Mr James Thomas for six houses in. Upper Ann Street, near Calfaria Chapel., The plans, being in accordance with the bye-laws, -were recommended to the Council for approval. The Surveyor reported that a certificate of | completion had been granted to Messrs. B. Howell ami Sou, Ltd., for two houses in Box j Terrace. —♦

i Estates Committee. Estates Committee. I A meeting of the Estates Committee of the Urban District Council was held on T bu day, Mr. William David in the chair. There were also present Messrs. J. Walter Thomas, John Thomas. W. Bramwell Jones, and E. T. Ioi-ies, together with the Clerk (Mr. H. W. j Spowart) and the Deputy Surveyor (Mr. J. Randell). EXCHANGE OF LAND. The Clerk reported that he had communi- j cated; with iNTr. C. W. Mansel Lewis with re- ference to the proposed exchange of land near the People's Park, and had also s'een Mr. Arnold .with regard to the Caemaen water. It was proposed, he explained, to drain Caebad, and therefore take away the Caemaen water, with, which they had so much trouble. The land measured 1 rood, 23 perches. The scheme, apparently, was to build a street in hun" of the Park. Mr. E. T. Jones: I think it will be a public improvement. The Clerk said he was of the same opinion, The Committee decided to recommend the Council to accept the 'exchange. I NEW WORKS. Mi*. Hughes, Llanelly Box Works, made ap- plication for a plot of land near the Bryn Chemical Works, where he intended to build a works for packing-case making. Mr. John Thomas said that when they re- i eeiv-ed a similar application some time ago, the Committee declined it because they would have to go to the expense of making a back- lane. Would they have to do so in this case? Mr Bramwell Jones replied in the negative. The Clerk,-said Mr. Hughes required a lease because he would have to remove all the machinery. The application was referred to the Sur- veyor to report upon. TELEPHONE OFFICE. The Clerk said the Surveyor recently sug- gested to the National Telephone Co. that they should have a public telephone call office at the Town Hall. The Company had replied stating that they were prepared to iii- stal an apparatus provided he found a suit- able place for it. Mr. E. T. Jones said the suggestion was ridiculous. The Clerk said the public frequently utilised the telephones at the offices of the Council, more especially in the Surveyor's depart- ment. It caused them no little trouble. Mr. Bramwell Jones: You can refuse per- mission, rather than that we should provide a special room for a call office. Mr. David said it would not cost the Coun- cil anything, and would be of great benefit to the public. In most of the large buildings there was a call office. The Clerk: Yes, in large town halls. The Surveyor was instructed to report on the matter.

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Rates to be Reduced. I u I VALUE OF THE GOVERNMENT GHANTS. APPEAL TO THE RATEPAYERS. I At the meeting of the Education Committee on Thursday night, the estimate of moneys required to meet the expenditure for the yeafi? ending March 31st, 1911, was considered. The estimate was as fol Lows :Expen(i- ture Ad- ministration expenses, advertising, etc., £ 160; salaries of officers, clerk and assistant, atten- dance officers, treasurer, and r,,180 to Town Hall staff, £ 710; salaries of teachers, £ 15,531: books, stationery, eL:. £600; repairs to build- ings, etc., £ 420: fuel, light, & cleaning, £ 1023: interest and instalment on loans, zC2313 rates, insurance, etc., £ 355; maintenance of deaf and dumb children, £ 120; maintenance of truants, £ 50: expenses re above, £ 4: cookery expenses, £ 35: medical inspection of school children, £ 385; making a. total of £ 22.184. Receipts: Annual grant, zP,5763 14s.; fee grant, £2624; aid grant, R,2772 10s.: special aid grant, zE2768 17s.: grant, Agricultural Rates Act, -287 2s.; hire of schoolrooms, etc., £ .15: cookery sales, £13: interest, £ 45: making a total of £ 14,094, and a deficit of £ 8100, compared with £ 9878 for last year. The Chairman (Mr H. D. Rees) congratulated ] the Clerk and staff upon the nearness of their estimate for the year ending March, 1910, the estimate amounting to zP.22,040, and the actual expenditure worked out at £21,886 10s. 9d. (hear, hear). The difference of R154 odd was saved in salaries. Mr. D. James Davies: That is really due to the cutting down of the staff. The Chairman: We adopted a method of transferring the teachers. Mr. Davies: I have heard it stated that the Committee lost a great deal of monkey on ac- count of the exclusion of the children from the town schools: so that what we have lost has been gained in the salaries. The Chairman: That is so. Mr. D. James Davies: I am glad to hear of it, because it was stated recently that we have been extravagant. The Chairman continuing, dealt with another matter which affected the ratepayers, and pointed out that had they taken particu- lar notice of the view of the Committee they would have realised an increase of grant. The percentage of attendance last year was 35.2, whereas, had they been able to maintain a percentage of 90 they would have saved £657. As a matter of fact, the percentage at the New Dock Girls' School the previous month was 94.2; therefore, it was quite possible, with some assistance front the parents and more diligence on the part of the attendance offi- cers, to maintain an average of 90 per cent. By so doing they would be able to save a two- penny rate. It should also be explained that on each occasion a senior child absented from school the Committee were losing 141(1. for each half-day, and in the case of an infant child one penny per half-day. Mr. IJ). R. Jones: Can we offer any induce- ment to the scholars for the best attendance in the vear? The Chairman replied that that would be a feature which justified consideration at a later stage. In dealing with the estimate for the next twelve months they would have to in- clude the redemption of loans, which was set at £ 2818. The expenditure was not, there- fore, entirely in respect of education, but to- wards the payment of the schools and the freehold purchased many years ago, and which had not yet been paid for. A sum of £ 349 was also due to the increase in salaries. Out of the 134 teachers who benefitted under that heading, sixty had already realised the full amount, whilst about seventy had yet to attain the maximum. The' outstanding loans as on the 31st March amounted to £ 31,123. He believed the Committee could congratulate themselves upon their work for the year. At least, they would be able to call for a lower rate. Last year they decided at a very late stage to transfer all the children in the seventh standard in the elementary schools to the Higher Elementary School. For every scholar attending the elementary schools they received a grant of 22s. per head, whilst they received 50s. in respect of those attending the Higher Elementary School. The transference of the children would, in the long run, be of great benefit to the ratepayers. The Com- mittee would have to decide the amount of the precept which they would recommend the Urban District Council to issue upon the overseers. A penny rate would realise £ 370. Mr. William David asked whether a cheque amounting to £ 5000 in respect of a transfer for the Education Committee, which was signed at the Finance Committee that day had. been taken into consideration. The Chairman: Yes; we have anticipated that. Replying to Mr. Joseph Roberts, the Chair- man said the rate last year was 2s. <5d. in the Mr. Roberts: A two-shilling rate would realise £ 8880. The Chairman: I think we can call upon a rate of Is. lid: in the £ Mr. D..Tames Davies asked whether the Committee had had any intimation from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that they would receive the necessitous aid grant from the Government this year. They did not receive it last year on account of the Budget, being hung up, which accounted for the heavy rate imposed upon the rate/flayers. The Chairman: In the present state of the political situation we cannot anticipate what the Government are likely to do. Mr. D, James Davies: We must not allow them to go without giving us something, as they have done in the past. Mr. D. R. Tones was of the opinion that a rate of Is. lOd. in the £ would meet the de- ficit. The Chairman: I do not think so. because the amount would he rather hare. It is ad- visable that we should ask for a rate of Is. lid. in the £ Mr. D. James Davies: What would be the amount of the surplus? The Chairman: £370. Mr. Bramwell Jones proposed that they re- commend a rate of Is. lid. for the next twelve months. If they had any surplus money they could transfer it to the account for the fol- lowing year. Mr. D. R. Jones: Have we a credit balance? The Chairman: Yes, £120. It is useless having the bare amount, because we were penalised for the same, thing last year. Mr. David said it was unusual for the Com- mittee to fix a rate. It was a custom in the i past to ask the Council to make a precept for the money, and the rate was levied by the 1 overseers accordingly. He wished to em- phasise the fact that their deficit last year was due to two causes. The year before they an- ticipated receiving the necessitous aid grant from the Government, but they were disap- pointed, and had, therefore, to make a call upon the rates: and, knowing that they did not receive it the previous year, they did not look forward to receiving it last year, which made a great difference in their receipts. It was well that the ratepayers, should under- stand that it was not the Committee's fault, and, as he pointed out recently, the rates had not a tendency to increase, as it had been re- ported, but really to decrease. In 1904 the general district rate was 3s. in the 9, and it had now been reduced to 2s. lOd. There was a possibility for a further reduction in the next half-year. Mr Joseph Roberts asked whether the mem- bers could receive a copy of the estimates a few days before the meeting in future, so that they might peruse them. With regard to the loss of grant on account of the absence of the scholars, he thought it worth their while con- sidering whether they could not give some books to the scholars as an inducement for them to attend school regularly, and thus in- crease the average attendance and the Goyern- ment grant. They were indebted to the Chair- man for the able manner in which he had conducted the business during the year (hear,, hear). The Chairman said the assistance and the freedom of action which they had given him had encouraged him in all directions. With- out. the assistance of the Committee he could not have carried out the work. With regard to procuring a copy of the statement a few days before the holding of the meeting, he- assured them that lie had had to call upon the' Clerk to work late hours in order to get the statement ready. It was with difficulty that they received the accounts, but it should be understood that all outstanding accounts had now been received. Mrs. Phillips observed that some time ago Miss Stepney gav elite Committee intimation that some money had been left by her father- in order to enable them to give prizes to the- scholars—— The Chairman explained, that the money was to be devoted towards the libraries of the schools. It was subsequently decided on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Bramwell Jones, that they recommend the Council to' issue a precept upon the overseers for the de- ficit of 0470.

The Veto Resolutions. I BOROUGH BER AND THE i GOVERNMENT'S POLICY. I Thøl'e was a large gathering at the recep. There was a large gathering at the recep- tion and conversazione held at the Assembly Rooms, Carmarthen, in connection with the local Liberal Association in honour of Mr. W. Llewelyn Williams, M.P., the sitting member. Mr. John Lewis, J.P., presided. Mr. W. Llewelyn Williams, having alluded to the reception, said the Government were in for a strenuous fight against the House of Lords, which would not be finished in (-r.e battle. He was not a prophet, but he did not take so pessimistic a view as some I.Î their friends did in regard to what might happen during the next month or so. He had an idea that the veto resolutions would he dis- cussed for a fortnight or three we'-kg, thea- carried in the House of Commons by a ma.ía. rity of. 120. They would then be s'mt to tho House of Lords, and immediately che veto re- I solutions were out. of the way, Mr. L1():d George would introduce the popular Budget of" « last year (cheers). Speaking for LL- was perfectly certain that the Ir:»h would never break with the democracy rf Great Britain by helping the Tories to tiirow • nt the | finest measure of social reform, intro- ;• dueed. He felt sure that before April 30 the Budget would pass through the House cf Commons and be in a fair way of acceptance by the House of Lords, who would not accept the veto resolutions. What vould hap" pen then? Mr Asquith had intimated :h:¡t he was prepared to go to the King for a guarantee. He would either dissolve or resiga "Sits office, J* and the Government would also do t\e ,«arr.e. It was possible that Mr. Balfour might be sent for to form another Government, but he would not be able to hold office for a single day. There would then be no Supply after May 31. The House of Commons would not vote further supplies if the Tory Government i asked for them. Then Mr. Balfour, if he took | office, would have to resign, and the King would have to send again for Mr. Asquith to- re-form his Government. He would then tell' His Majesty that he would not accept office' unless he got a guarantee that the will of the' people should prevail (applause). Mrs. Llewelyn Williams and Mrs. Lester Jones (secretary of the Ladies' Liberal League, Cardiff) also spoke. On the motion of the Rev. W. D. Rowlands, seconded by Mr Henry Howell, J.P., a voteof-" thanks was accorded the ladies for makinr the necessary preparations for the reception, J

Education Committee. ( A meeting of the Education Committee was; held on Thursday night, Mr. H. D. Rees in the chair. There were also present Mrs. Phil- • lips, Mrs. Thomas, Messrs. W. Roberts, W. Bramwell Jones, John Simlett, Jos. Roberts,. Evan E\ sns, William David, D. R. Jones, E. T. Jones, D- James Davies, and Thos. Jones, together with the Clerk (Mr. Ivor Watkins). ASSISTANT TEACHER. il The following applications were received foB v the post of uncertificated assistant teacli(-r:- Miss Eleanor J. Daniel, Miss Mary J. Evans, Miss Dorcas Griffiths, Miss Mary James, Miss Jessie McVicar, and Miss Claudia Samuel. As a result of the first ballot, Miss Dorcas- Griffiths and Miss Claudia Samuel received1 the lowest number of votes. In the second ballot Miss Eleanor Daniels received seven' s votes, Miss M. J. Evans three, Miss Mary. .? James ten, and Miss McVicar four, and in the final ballot Miss Mary James receiyed nine votes, and Miss Eleanor Daniels three. The Chairman moved the appointment of Miss Mary James. ■/ Mr. D. James Davies seconded, and the-- motion was carried. WELSH SUMMER SCHOOL. I Mr. D. James (Dyfynog), Treherbext, wrote enclosing a copy of the syllabus for the Welsh Summer School, which will be held at Llan- j drindod Wells on Aug. 12th and 13th. j< Mr. Simlett: More trips again. l The Clerk said Mr. James desired the Com- 3 mit/tee to grant scholarships to teachers or', t- students to enable thern to attend the school. The Chairman: We have no authority to, grant anything of this kind. Mr. Evan Evans moved that they decline tot- send representatives. Mr. Bramwell Jones seconded, and the motion was agreed to. Mr William David You are fine Welshmen. WHIST DRIVE AND DANCE. The application of the National Federation- I of Assistant Teachers for the use of the Higher" Elementary School on April 15th, on the oc- I casion of a whist drive and dance, was gtan- ted.