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CAERSWS BOARD OF GUARDIANS. DEPLORABLE WIFE DESERTION CASES. The monthly,meeting of too Board was held at Caersw8 on Wednesday when Mr R Evans was in the chair. There were also present: Mrs R. Bennett, Mrs D. H. Lewis, Messrs Evan Morris, 1A. D. Humphreys, William Alderaon, Joseph. Davies, Prvoe Pugh, Edward Davies, D. T. Francis, Won. Jone-s. Thos. Mills, J. P. Fran- cis, Richard Bowen. Daniel Higgs, Evan Wil- liams, and Samuel Powell, with the clerk (Mr Teylor) and other officials. THE WORKHOUSE ENJOYABLE ENTER- TAINMENT. An entry in the visitors' book over the signa- tures of Messrs John H. Evans, Evan Morris, and Francis Mills, was to the effect that they fiad visited the House and found everything clean. There were no complaints. They ex- amined the store,^ &n<l found all correct; The Master reported .tlta.i the number of in- mates in the House during the lust week of the month wae 81, aa compared with 78 Last year, and the tramps relieved during the month, was 90, tM against 97 last year. On the 18th in&t. the Newtown Silver Band gave their aauiual con- cert at the House. The concert was much ap- preciated by the inmates and officials. Two ounces of toibaeco and a pipe for each of the men, lwlb tea, and lib of loaf sugar for the women, and sweets and biscuits for the chil- dren, were presented by the Band.' During the pest month the services conducted at the- House were as follows —September 5th, Mr R. Jones September 9th, Rev J. S. Derbyshire Roberts September 12th, Rev T. Williams; September 19th, Mr T. R. Bridgwater; September 23rd, Rev J. Jones (vicar); and September 26th, Rev R. Jones. Votes of thanks were (accorded the Band, and the gentlemen who conveyed them there (Messrs F. Beale, Breeze, and Manuel), on the motion of Mr S. Powell, seconded by Mr Whitticase. INSPECTOR'S REPORT: EXCEPTIONAL, WIFE DESERTION CASES. The Clerk submitted an interesting return by Mr Williams, the Local Government Board In- spector. The rateable- value of the Union in 1905 wa« £113,823, in 1909 £ 120,167. The num- ber of paupers relieved during the year ending March 1905, was indoor 74, out-door 624, total 698; for the year ending March, 1909: in-door 85, out-door 615, total 700. It would be noted, the Clerk said, that whilst the number relieved outside the House was going down, those in- side were going up, and he thought that was characteristic of all the returns which were published by the Local Government Board. The percentage of pauperism on the population in 1905 was 3.3, and it was the same in 1909. The amount expended in maintenance in 1905 was Y-1798, and in 1909 £ 730; out-relief in 1905 amounted to JE4,045, and in 1909 to £ 4,315; total for 1905, E4,843, and for 1909 £ 5,045. The cost of in-door and out-door relief maintenance per head of the papulation was 4s. 7d. in 1905, and 4s. 91..d. in 1909. The average had gone up all over the country during the last year. Mr Evan Williams: The new diet? The Clerk: Partly due to the in,creasein the cost of provisions. Return B. dealt with the number of wives who were paupers. In section B5, it would be noticed that the wives deserted by husbands were stated. In Forden Union there was only one such wife, but there were seven orphan ebjildren.; in Llanfyllin Union there was one wife and three children depend- ent in Machynlleth there were three wives de- serted and six children dependent; in their Union there were 13 wivefi deserted and 38 chil- dren dependent (cries of "Oh"). Relieving Officer Lewis: Well done, New- town (laughter). THE CLERK AND THE COUNTY RATE BASIS. A letter was read from the Llandinam Parish Council inquiring who were the representatives of the Union at the Conference when the new County rate basis was settled, where 'and when they met, and did they submit their decision to the General Board of Guardians for confirma- tion. An interesting discussion followed the reading of this letter.—The Clerk said that the new scale of deduction had caused a good deal of misunderstanding and false statements—state- ments that were not always complimentary to the officials of the Board, or to the Board itself. He had been told repeatedly that it had been said by men of high standing and position that M. was the work of the clerks of the assessment committees and the overseers in combination. Such, statements were a slur and an insult upon an honourable public body and officials. The question of rating was always difficult, and the offida.1s had done their duty in this respect hon- ourably and above board. The staitements were not only insults to the officers concerned — but to the Boarda of Guardians, especially to the Assessment Committees, as if the statements were correct it would appear as if the commit- tee did not know their own business. If he knew anything at all of public authorities he would say that there was. iio,bodv in the countv who did their work more carefully than that Board. Regarding the LLandinaim letter Mr Taylor said that notice wa,s sent by the County Council to the Board's Assessment Committee stating that a conference had been decided upon to consider the question of adopting a uniform scale of deduction in arriving at the rateable value of property throughout the county. The committee received the letter on the 14th A pril 1908, and they appointed Mr Evan Williams 6 (chairman), Mr Samuel Powell, and Mr Thos. Whittioase to attend the conference. There were also in. attendance at the conference a number of members of the County Council, and representativeis from the Llanfyllin, Forden and Machynlleth Unions. The new scale was recommended for adoption by the various Unions. On the 13th May a meeting of the Assessment Committee was -held at which a report of the conference was submitted, and it was unanimously decided that the recom- mendation made at the conference be adopted. At the end of last year the annual report of the Assessment Committee was made to the Board. The question of the new valuation was mention- ed and also the ,;n,erease as the result of the valuation according to the new scale.. That re- lport was unanimously adopted by the Board of Guardians. Mr Taylor added that a gentleman of high .standing in the county came to his office the other day and particularly wanted informa- tion. about the new valuation and the new scale of deduction., He gave a, full explanation as, to how it had been worked out and carried through in connection with the County Council. That gentleman's reply was.: That's good; it is all straight for ward and above board." The Chairman said that their .business had h -vi! done above board. He could not see how anyone could grumble at the proceedings at all. According to the explanation given by the. clerk at the last meeting there was no room to grum- Bie at all. They were quite as well off as they were before. Mr Evan Williams said he thought the, clerk should simply answer the letter stating that the new county rate baisas was arrived at at a con- ference ibeween the County Council and the Unions of the county. He moved that. The Vice-Chairman (Mr Pryce Pugh) said 't'here was no doubt about the clerk's, explana- tion.. Ever since it had been given he had not heard a complaint. The Clerk said it was a. pity when people were in a fog about .anything they did not- make inquiries, instead of making false statements •and try to damage the reputation of other people. If the ratepayers realised the, work that was done by the Assessment Committee they would not find fault. with the members of the committee. Mr D. Higgs: Is there any advance in the I rateable value? The Clerk On farms it advances the rateable value 5 per cent. Mr T. Whitticase,: Newtown and Llanidloes, I think, allowed 15 per cent,, and the others 10 per cent. The County Council forced us to a uniform basis. Mir D. Higgs: Farmers grumbled that the rates advanced and they did not know the rea- son. The Clerk said there was no doubt that that Union had not paid its quota to the county for some years. Mr Williams' motion was carried. RELIEVING OFFICER DISSATISFIED. Relieving Officer C. R. Lewis wrote atpplying for an increase in his salary. He said it was estimated when he took the office that the sal- ary would be Y.70 and C25 for vaccination fees. He had received £ 70 as relieving officer, collec- tor Cl4 14s., amd vaccination fees £7 16s.; total F.92 10s.. or equal to about 35.s. a week. As lie had to live in Newtown where rents amd rates were higher than in rural districts this re- duced the affioirat for the bare necessities of life to about 26s.—Tna matter was referred to the Fin-ance Committee, CONVEYING A TRÂMP, Mr E. P. Davies, Red House, wrote in regard to the Guardians' refusal to pay him 5s. for conveying a sick tramp to the workhouse at the request of P.C. Hamer. He said he was sorry he did it. If it was not worth 5s. it was not worth anything. He should not accept anything less, Mr Joseph Davies Who would care to take a tramp into their trap? I should not like to do it. Mr Powell moved that the 5s. be paid.—Mr Whitticase seconded, and the motion was car- ried. ESTIMATES FOR HALF-YEAR. The Clerk submitted 'the committee's esti- mates for the ensuing half-year. Mr Taylor ex plained that the expenditure practically was somewhat smaller than what it was 12 months ago. On that occasion he estimated £ 4,060, z, now it was £ 4,019. Thereccipts from rele..tives he estimated to be £ 180; to be received from the County Council for maintenance of lunatics £ 500 from the County Council for salaries of officials, £ 1,370; also from the County Council for payment of the registrar of births and deaths. £22. They received under the local taxattion account, being grant under the Agri- cultural Rates Act £ 783; making total receiipts of £ 2,855, and leaving the net expenditure for poor law expenses of £ 1,164. The floating bal- ance of lid. in the £ would provide £558. mak- inga. total to be provided of £1,722. From that account they deducted the balance in hand which he estimated at £703, leaving £1,019 as against £ 1,092. This was equaJ to 2fd., as against 3d. in the corresponding half-year a reduction of td. Then they had to provide for the county rate of 7d and education rate of 3d., making lOd. a.gainst 9 id. The amount spread over the Union would be £4,739 wheh was equal to a rate of Is. 03d., or the same as 12 months I ago. The county rate w.as! up Id. in the £ owing to the assessable value, of the Union be- ing considerably increased. Mr D. Higgs moved the adoption of the re- port.—Mr W. Alderson seconded, and the mo- tion was carried. TENDERS. The following contracts were placed :—Flour Mr Benbow, Rhydlydan, 32s. 3d. meat, HaIDler and Co. Llanidloes, beef 4fd., mutton 4fd., a-nd suet 2d. coal, Mr George Morgan, Caersws, for best Quaker, 17s. z,

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