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BARRY CHAMBER OF J TRADE. MONTHLY MEETING. The first monthly meeting of the Barry Chamber of Trade was held at Harry's Restaurant, Barry Dock, on Tuesday, when Mr. D. T. Alexander, the President, occupied the chair. There were present besides Messrs. A. Jackson (secretary), G. Garnett, W. Miller, J. Thomas, R. Phillips, Jones-Lloyd, A. M. Young, A. Weston, J. W. Phillips, Griffin J. L. Davies, E. Hughes, W. LI. Williams, Lewis Lewis, Mil ward, Higman, Sibbering Jones, Captain Murrell, H. R. Paul, E. Gould, A. W. Newman, Dr. O'Donnell, J. Lowdon, D. O. Roberts, &c. MISCELLANEOUS. On the motion of the President, seconded by Mr. Weston, Mr. Alfred Jackson was appointed secretary of the Chamber at a salary of £ 10 per annum.—The President and Mr. Lewis Lewis were appointed to attend a meeting of the Federated Chambers of Trade, which was to be held at Ponty- pridd on the following day.—The following new members were enrolled — Messrs. A. Trevor Roberts, Hooper (Barry), J. Phillips,Johnson(Grav- ing Dock), and Benjamin Lewis.—The deputation consisting of the President, Messrs. J. L. Davies, and H. R. Paul was appointed to wait on Mr. R. Evans, the general manager of the Barry Company with regard to the station gate, dock gate, passenger accommodation, and a footbridge over the railway at Barry Dock.—The question of petitioning for a county court and of approaching the Barry Com- pany with a view to obtaining certain information as to the land the company would be prepared to let for manufactures, were adjourned to the next meeting. THE NEW RAILWAY RATES. Mr. Davies, of the Troedyrhiw Coal Company, attended at the invitation of the President, to lay before the Chamber a brief outline of the scope and effect of the new railway rates. On the 1st of January he said a new regime would be initiated. After years of agitation by people who were op- posed to the system of charging maxima, the old Acts dealing with railway rates had been abo- lished. Under the old system there had been no fixed charge for anything but actual conveyance the classification had been bad and almost useless, and there had been no defined charge for terminal services. Under the new Acts all would enjoy the great advantage of having everything defined and classified. (Hear, hear.) There would be not much difference in the carriage of coal, as every line competed 4'or its carriage, and Barry was already the cheapest in Great Britain. But there would be a difference in the case of manufactured articles. The maxima were now fixed, and all goods had been classified, and some 1,500 articles had been thus classified. It was very important thr.t tradesmen should know exactly what they were liable to be charged. He suggested, there- fore that the Chamber of Trade should instruct an expert to look up the different Acts applying to these matters, and prepare a comprehensive report, so that all should know the limit of the charge that could be made by the Railway Companies for certain classes of goods. For certain services the Railway Companies could also charge a reason- able sum," which was not fixed. It would be well for tradesmen to know what were the services for which the charge was not fixed and the Chamber could approach the Railway Company and arrange before-hand what charge should be made. It would be far better than to allow the company to make a charge, which they would probably make too hi6h in view of opposition, and then go the expense of fighting the company. Several questions were asked Mr. Davies, who said in answer that practically all companies would now be compelled to charge through rates, and that about 15 Acts of Parliament would have to be looked through in order to know what the fixed charges were. CHANGE OF RULE. On the motion of Mr. Llewellyn Williams, seconded by Mr. VV. Miller, rule 8 was changed so as to read aa follows :—Thtt non-attendance at three consecutive meetings of the Council be a dis- qualification tot sit on tho Council." POST-OFFICE MATTERS. On the motion of Mr. Lewis Lewis, seconded by 3Ir. Beckwith, a vote of thanks was enthusiasti- cally passed to Mr. Fardoe, the Cardiff postmaster, for the great consideration he has always shown the Barry district, and for anticipating the postal requirements of the inhabitants.—A deputation, consisting of the president, the secretary, and Mr. Griffin, was appointed (on the motion of Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. Isaac Thomas) to wait on Mr. Fardoe to draw his attention to the feet that the central post-office of an important town like Barry should be placed in a more prominent and accessible posit:on.- This was all the business of importance. J

BARRY (U.D.) SCHOOL BOARD, -0 A montly meeting of the above School Board was held at the Holton Schools on Monday even- ing. Mr. John Lowdon presided, and there were present—Dr. O'Donnell. Dr. Edwards, Dr. Living- stone,Dr. Treharne, Mr. J. Rees, Capt. Davies, Rev. J. Price, Mr. Benjamin Lewis, Mr. W. Lewis (clerk), Mr. Seig (attendance officer), and Mr. George Thomas (architect). The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Rev. J. Price reported that he had been selected chairman of the Finance Committee, which had met previous to the Board meeting. The report they had to present was a very short one, and consisted entirely of bills, which the Clerk read. The committee decided to meet monthly, the meetings to be held on the first Monday in the month at 7 p.m.—The report was adopted by the Board. THE BYE-LAWS COMMITTEE. Dr. Treharne said that Dr. Edwards and himself were the only members who turned up. They recommended some slight repairs be carried out, and that another meeting be held on December lth.-This report was adopted by the Board. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMITTEES. Dr. O'Donnell, in accordance with a notice of motion given at the last meeting, proposed that Rule 24 should be altered, and made to read that li the chairman of the Board should, ex-trfjicio, be a member of all committees, and with a right to vote, and that he shall not count as one of the members to be elected by the Board to such." His justification for that motion had come already. One of the committees had met, when only two mem- bers were present.—(Mr. Benjamin Lewis Three were there.)—They had the report there, which stated that only two members were present.-(Dr. I Treharne Mr. Lewis turned up after the meeting was over.) Captain Davies said he had always understood until the last meeting that the chairman was an r.r-ij'jicio member of the committee, independent of the other members, lie had great pleasure in secoading the motion.—The Rev. J. Price asked how they were going to consider both that motion and Dr. Edwards'. Dr. Edwards would be in an awkward position. Would it n^t be better to con- sider both motions together ?-Dr. Edwards hoped nothing in his resolution would prevent the chair- man being elected.-Dr. O'Donnell: Oh. no he would be a member of the committee.—The Chair- man Dr. O'Donnell's motion means simply that one more member will be added to each of the committees.—Dr. Treharne supported the motion, subject to the School Management Committee, with regard to which Dr. Edwards had a notice of motion, being excluded from the scheme.—Dr. O'Donnell said his motion would not affect Dr. Edward's motion at all. If Dr. Edward's motion was carried out, it would mean that all the mem- bers of the Board would be members of the School Management Committee. His motion merely said that the Chairman should not be counted as one of the members to be elected by any committee.— Dr. Treharne said as long as it did not affect the School Management Committee he should support it.—The Chairman put the motion to the meeting, and it was carried unanimously. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE SCHOOL MANAGE- MENT COMMITTEE. Dr. Edwards next gave notice of motion, that at the next meeting of the Board he should move that rule 27 be altered, and made to read as follows :—11 That the School Management Com- mittee shall consist of as many members of the Board as desire to sit there, and that the Board J might also elect two other persons." He wished to adopt the principle that every member should have a voice in the School Management. (Hear, hear.) It was quite open for the new Board to enter into this question more fully, and decide on it. They would agree with him that this com- mittee was a very important one, the most import- ant on the Board, because on it devolved the management of the whole of the schools-in fact it was the Board of Management, and it was in every way important that it should be representa- tive. It should be representative of all shades, and of all parts. For his own part he could not think he had a right to transfer any of the duties entrusted to him. He had nothing to say against those two gentlemen who had been elected General Lee they all knew as a thoroughly ex- perienced educationalist, and who had their best re- spect Mr. Harry Inch was also respected, but it seemed to him an anomaly that men should be called in from outside to do the work of members, which the members wished to do and were sent to do. Take, for instance, the case of Holton. Out of every ten voters five were resident there, and yet they were unrepresented. As to the incom- petency of the Holton members he preferred to leave it unsaid. They ought to have been on this committee. It was not the intentions of the rate- payers who had sent them there that they should delegate their duties to others. This committee had power to act, and was allowed to do something more than recommend to the Board. They were allowed to supervise the teaching staff, and ex- amine all complaints against teachers, and other duties as the Board might require them to do. They had to consider the increase of the teaching staff; recommend the expense, and tenders for school materials. lie thought they would &gree with him that rule 27 should be altered.-Dr. Livingstone seconded. The School Management Committee was a most important committee, and he thought that all members who wished to join should have a chance to do so.-Dr. Treharne supported. He suggested that all members of the Boa.rd should be on the committee. He was not on the committee, but he felt that the committee constituted a majority of the Board, and whatever that committee decided to do would be done. Everything brought before this com- mittee and recommended by them must be carried by the Board.—The Rev. J. Price also supported. He should like to mention that they had done a. very unusual thing. On other Boards where they had School Management Committees they appor- tioned some members for each school. Mr. Price commenced to quote from the bye-laws of the Cardiff School Board, but an enquiry from Dr. P. J. O'Donnell elicited the fact that the date of the rules wac¡ 1883, since which time the rules had been considerably amended.—Continuing, the rev. gentleman said, this (the School Management Committee) was not a represent%tive one, Holtoa was not represented, and Dr. Edwards had properly said that all shades should be represented there was not a Church representative upon it, nor a representative of Holton. He thought the best thing would be for the whole Board to be on the committee. It would shorten the work of the Board.—Dr. O'Donnell said the wording of Dr. Edwards's notice of motion was somewhat misleading. He would propose as an amendment That tho School Management Committee should consist of the whole Board, and two non-members"—Dr. Treharne seconded-Mr. Ben- jamin Lewis said he should like to say a word or two they were slightly out of order. They had z, bye-laws,and before they could be altered they must be rescinded. He thought it was the wrong time to do it. Dr. Edwards ought to have moved his resolution last week before the committee was appointed. Nearly all the remarks made to this particular committee would apply to the whole of the committees; they were all important. He might just as well kick because he was not on the Finance Committee. It was almost a pity some other member was not put on the committee in his place, and then they would not have heard any- thing of this.-Dr. Edwards pointed out that he asked for leave to bring his notice of motion before the committee was appointed.—The Chairman pointed out that if they carried this proposition it would not add to the dignity of the Board, and it would place them in an awkward position. The proposition really meant that there would be no School Management Committee, because theiwhole of the Board would be that Committee.—Mr. Rees said he had no special desire to be on that com- mittee. He quite agreed with Dr. Edwards. He wished to be on the Bye-laws committee whilst he did not object to the whole Board being on the School Management Committee. They had 11 y been elected by the ratepayers to carry out their duties.-Dr. Edwards withdrew his motion in favour of Dr. O'Donnell's amendment, which, on being put as a substantive motion, was carried, Mr. Lewis beinj the only dissentient. A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. Mr. Rees, in accordance with notice, moved that in future all specifications for new work should be left at the clerk's office, and be open for the in- spection of members of the Board during office hours. The Board were aware that some time ago he, with others.approached to the Board recommending the advisability of having a clerk of the works during the time schools were being erected. The Board could not see its way to do this, and the supervision of the work devolved upon the archi- tect, who, unfortunately, could not be there as much as he could wish. Therefore, he thought it very desirable that a copy of the specifications should be left with the clerk for the Board to see, for the Board would be a kind of Inspection Com- mittee. He did not want to say anything disagree- able of what he had heard outside. These schools were built for the interests of the ratepayers, and it was their duty to see that they had the best for their money.-Dr. O'Donnell seconded.—Mr. Thomas (the architect) said he would be only too ready and willing to assist any member of the Board who wished to know anything about these matters.—The motion was carried unanimously. THE TRADESMEN AND THE BOARD WORK. Mr. Rees said that complaints had been made that the small work on odd jobs of the Board was given out improperly. A great deal of the work had been given out to one or two firms, which he did not consider right. He proposed a re- solution to the effect that an advertisement should be put in the two local papers for two consecutive weeks, stating that all-local firms wishing to undertake work for the Board, should send in their names to the clerk by a given date. He proposed tabulating a list of the tradesmen, and each one in rotation for three months at a time should have the work of the Board.—Dr. Treharne seconded.- Captain Davies said this was a matter the old Board had had under consideration, and they had been at a difficulty to get a little work done. During the last six months there had been a great deal of building work stopped, and the tradesmen were now willing to take these jobs. He wanted to clear everybody's mind from the impression that the School Board had been acting in a s.pirit of favouritism. It was time the tender for stationery was changed. He had great pleasure/in support- ing the motion. -The motion was carried unani- mously. MISCELLANEOUS. A plan of the infants' school on the Romilly- road was ordered to be left on the table for the inspection of the School Management Committee. —A letter was read from General Lee, accepting a seat on the School Management Committee, and thanking the Board for selecting him.-Capt. Davies and Mr. Rees also returned thanks for Mr. Ince —A letter with regard to the cookery classes was read from Miss Esther Davies. Miss Davies said she, in common with the head-mistresses, thought it desir- able that the girls should receive two cookery lessons a week until after the examination.—This was agreed to after a discussion.—Miss Davies enclosed the names of the successful scholars at the recent cookery examination, and they are as follows :-Barry Dock Lizzie Willis, Polly Howe, and A. Harris Cadoxton C. Macarthy, B. Dunn, and Nellie Howe; Barry: R. Evans, A. "Willis and B. Illingworth.—The Clerk was instructed to get some prizes recommended by Miss Harris, which will be presented at the next cookery class. —A letter was read from Mr. Higman with regard to the Slojd instruction.-It was decided to grant a. fortnight's holiday at Christmas, the school to break up on the 23rd.-Captain Davies drew atten- tion to the condition of the road leading to tho Barry Schools. NOTICE OF MOTION. Dr. Treharne gave notice that he should pro- pose at the next meeting that the minutes of the last Board and those of bhe committees should be printed and sent to the members three days before the monthly meeting.

COAL SHORTAGES AT BARRY DOCKS. CONCESSION BY THE BARRY COMPANY. A meeting of the representatives of the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce and the Barry Railway directors was held in Cardiff on Tuesday for the purpose of considering a proposal made by the Chamber in reference to taring wagons after shipment, the object being to ascertain the exact tare. Mr. E. R. Moxey, president of the Chamber, occupied the chair, and there were also present Mr. J. B. Ferrier, Mr. E. Hancock, jun., and Col. Guthrie and Count de Lucovich, representing the Chamber and Messrs. L. Gueret, T. R. Thompson (directors) Mr. R. Evans (general manager), repre- senting the Barry Railway Company and Mr. W. R. Hawkins, clerk to the Chamber.—The proceed- ings Were discussed in private, but we have been officially informed that after an hour's discussion the Barry representatives agreed to tare all waggons on shipment, the present charge for weighing and tipping to include such re-taring. The effect of this concession is that the Barry Railway Company forego the penny per ton which they ho-ve hitherto charged for taring waggons at the time of shipment.

GLAMORGANSHIRE CHAMBER OF THADE. The annual meeting of the Federated Chambers of Trade of Glamorganshire was held at Pont- ypridd on Thursday afternoon, under the presidency of Councillor Richard Lewis, Tony- pandy. There was a large attendance of members from chambers which belong to the federation. PASSENGER TRAFFIC ON THE BARRY LINE. Mr. E. Jenkins, a member of the Mid-Rhondda Chamber, moved a resolution to the effect that the federated chambers should take action with a view of assisting the Pontypridd Chamber in securing passenger traffic on the Barry main line between Barry and Pontypridd, and the other branches of tlie Taff Vale Railway.—During the discussion it was suggested that the Barry Com- pany's new Bill should be watched during its pro- gress through the House, and that the Barry Com- pany be compelled to insert a clause binding them to run a passenger train within a stipulated period after the passing of the Bill, it being pointed out that the way in tfhich the railway companies in these mineral districts trampled upon public rights was perfectly scandalous. ELECTION- OF OFFICERS. After some discussion upon less important matters the election of officers for the ensuing year was proceeded with, when Mr. F. T. James, Merthyr, was elected president; Mr. James Coombcs, Pontypridl, vice-president; Mr. G. Knill, treasurer and Mr. John Plews, hon. secre- tary.-A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring president (Councillor Lewis), and it was resolved to hold the next meeting at Barry Dock in June, 1893. THE BANQUET. In the evening a most recherche repast was pre- pared at the Batchers' Aroia Hotel. Mr. H. Porcher presided over the post-prandial proceedings, and he was supported by Alderman W. H. Morgan. Councillors B. Lewis, 9. Morris, Messrs. D. T. Alexander, D. Leyshon, Stanley Cobb. W. R. Davies, Lewis Le.vis (Barry Dock), W. p. M. Groves, J. Coombes, W. Seaton, J. F. M'Clune. James Phillips, &c. The usual loyal toasts having been honoured, Alderman Morgan, in an arising speech, proposed the toast of the "The Federated Chambers of Trade," which was responded to by Mr. F. T. James (president elect), Mr. G. Knill (treasurer) and Mr. Jones Lleyd (assistant secretary), the former of whom referred to the good which had been done by the Federated Chambers, especially with regard to the reduction of railway rates. (Cheers.)—Mr. D. T. Alexander, Dinas Powis next proposed the toast of The Local Governing Bodies," which was responded to by Mr. David Leyshon (chairman of the Pontypridd Local Board) and Mr, J. F. !Clune.-The other toasts were The Visitors," proposed by Mr. W.H. Key The Town and Tr:.de of Pontypridd"; and The Preside rit.Se ieral songs were "ho rendered by Mr. E. W. Rees, Mr. Joseph David, and others. "m

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