The North Wales Express

PORTMADOC SCHOOL BOARD.—A meeting of this Board was held last week. There were pre- sent Messrs D. R. Thomas (chairman), R. Hughes, J. E. Jones, Hugh Parry, W. Ross Hughes, J. R. Prichard, W. Morris Jones (clerk), and W. Roberts (compulsory officer). The attendance of children was reported to be very satisfactory.—Miss Jane Ann Ro- berts, who had recently passed the Queen's Scholarship examination, was put on the staff at an advance salary. Miss Florence Humphreys, New street, had finished her ap- prenticeship at Tremadoc. Mr W. G. Da- vies, the head teacher, Mr J. E. Jones, and the Clerk, s,lid that it would be a loss to the Board if her services were not retained. She was one of the best teachers under the Board. It was resolvedi to re-engage her at an ad- vanced salary.-The Chairman was appointed to represent the Board at the Teachers' Con- ference.—Mrs Breese thanked the Board for granting permission to hold the meetings of the local Nursing Association in Chapel street school-room.—An import-ant letter from Mr Casson relating to the Snowdon street school was considered in committee. POLICE COURT.—Friday.—Before Dr S. Griffith (chairman), and Mr Thomas Bur- nell. DRUNKENNESS.—Thomas Dodd, a, shepherd, from Nant Conway, was fined 2s 6d and cost.. for being helplessly drunk near Dinas Lake, Beddgelert. P.C. Hugh Wil- liams proved the offence.—Josenh Jones, Minffordd, who did not appear, and James Richards were charged with being drunk and disorderly, ca the highway. They were fiehting near the Quarrymen's Inn. P.S. Jones and P.C. Jones gave evidence.—Ri- chards was fined 2s 6d and costs.—William Jones, Prenteg, and D. Jones, stone-cutter, Pwllheli, were each fined 2s 6d and costs, for a similar offence. WORKING A PONY IN AN UNFIT STATE. Ellis Robarts was summoned by Inspector Dowty, of the R.S.P.C.A., for hav- ing worked a pony when in an unfit state. Mr W. George defended.-P.C. Jones and P.S. Jones gave evidenc'3 as to seeing the pony at Tren?adoc, suffering from a bad leg. -Inspector Dowty said the animal suffered from a swollen knee, and from a disease that had not as yet fully developed. It was lame and ag-,d.-The defendant said that the ani- mal was a little lame when he bought it. But the lameness was not noticeable until the pony trotted. He only worked it occasion- ally, and that for very light purposes.—J. T. Jones said! that it was advisable to work a little an animal suffering from a stiff knee. —A fine of 2s 6d and costs was imposed. costs. DANGEROUS HOUSES.—Mr Thomas Harris, inspector of the Urban Council, asked for an order compelling the owners or occu- piers of certain houses, to put the front walls cf these houses in a state of safety. He. had asked for the order at the last court, but the Bench adjourned the application in order that the parties might have time to repair the houses. The work, however, had not been done.—Mr Casson (Hr? clerk) and Mr Burnell did net understand that Mr Harris asked on the last occasion for an order. They thought he wanted a summons.—Mr Harris repeated the statement that he certainly asked for the usual order in such cases.— Mr Casson asked for the names of the par- ties.—Mr Harris: Evan Lloyd, 23, High street; Wm. Owen, 25, High street; Mr Casson as agent of the Madoc Estate, as to 27, 29, and 33, High street.—Mr Casson said that Madoc Estate was not, the owner of some of these homtas. He only wished it was. He would not obey the order if made against him.—Mr Harris: Mr W. O. Jones is the occupier of 27 and 29, High street.— Mr Harris then explained the mode of pro- cedure. The walls of the houses in question were in a dangerous state. The law, pro- vided that the work of repairing such walls must be commenced within three days from the date of the receipt of the notice. He flsl^xl that an order might be issued against the persons mentioned. It was the Bench who was to state within what time the work was to be finished.—Mr Casson (the clerk): I say candidly that I shall not acknowledge tl:I notice.—Mr Harris: A notice to Lord Derby's agent in another place was in order. -Mr Casson That has nothing to do with this matter.—Mr Harris: I have sent out the notices.—Mr Casson I must get proof of that.—Mr Harris I served some of them personally, and I sent one to you (Mr Casson) by post. I did not know who the owners were.—Mr Casson There was no difficulty in your way to get to know from me who the owners were.—Mr Harris: I did not know that you had anything to do with some of the houses tbsn.—Mr Casson Have you copies of the notices ?—Mr Harris I had them on the last occasion.-)-Ir Bum ell: But. I did not see them then.—Mr Harris (to the clerk): Have you the notice I sent to you ? —Mr Casson No.—Mr Harris further stated that he had not a copy of the Council's resolution on the matter.—Mr Casson I advice the Bench that they have no power as far as I am in the question, to make an order.—Ultimately the, matter was ad- journed. VACCINATION.—Mr Thomas Harris asked for a certificate of exemption in res- pect of his child. Mr Harris said that he had a conscientious objection to his child being vaccinated.—He was examined unci cross-examined as to his views tl,-i vaccina- tion, and ho said that generally he had no objection to vaccination. But in this par- ticular case he had' a conscientious objection. He was pressed by the clerk to give reasons for bis objection.-—Mr Harris said that he j had given what the law required. Tne clerk I "id that the Bench wanted more than that. -Mr Harris said' that he was not able to argue the pcint, but had stated what the law required.—The application was ad- journed.

Foundering of a Carnarvon Flat. EXCITING EXPj XCE OF THE CREW. On Friday night, about nine o'clock, when a fresh oreeze blew from the north and a rough sea prevailed:, a smack, owned by Mr Robert Evans, sailmaker, of Carnarvon, and proceeding to that port from Liverpool, laden with coal and manure, suddenly foundered off the Great Orme's Head. She was named the "Lizzie," and was manned by two men, named Mr Richard Pritchard (master) and Mr John Heard. She had seen many years' service, but was believed to be quite seaworthy. In the hands of her crew she was making excellent way round the promontory, but when the Head Lighthouse bore north-west-by-west they noticed that she was leaking, and the pump was at once rigged. Efforts were made, turn and turn about, for a little while to get the water under, but when the mslte went below to examine the state of the bilge he found the water above the level of the cabin flocr. The little craft had clearly sprung a serious leak, and there was no- thing for it but to abandon her. Fortun- ately they possessed the means of doing so, for they had a punt in tcw. If it bad been on deck their position would have been hopeless. The boat was drawn alongside, and an oar was thrown into her. The mas- ter seized an axe, and the mate went for- ward for another oar, but had to return without it, and to hurriedly spring into the boat, for the flat was just sinking. Prit- chard cut through the painter with the axe, and in the act of doing this also chopped his left thumb, inflicting an ugly wound. They got adrift from the "Lizzie" only a few min- utes before she went under thp wave". The sea was so rough that. they shipped a good deal of water into the punt, and Heard found it necessary to bale continuously, while Pritchard, by sculling over the stern with the solitary oar, kept the tiny craft before the wind and prevented the breaking cf any waves over the gunwale. They managed, as the punt behaved well, to get round the headland, and they landed on the sandy beach at Gogarth, just past the West Llandudno end of the Orme's Head I marine drive, about half past eleven o'clock. They were wet to the skin and chilled to the bone. Guided by a light, they found their I way to a small farmhouse, where they were kindly received by a woman and her daugh- ter, who put the shipwrecked mariners by the fire and gave them some hot tea and a meal. They left about midnight, fend tramped into the town of Llandudno, ex- pecting to come across a policeman or other person and to receive from him directions where to get lodgings. They arrived in Llandudno between 12 and 1 o'clock on Saturday morning, but the place was devoid of the least sign of life. They walked about the streets, miserable and starved, till four o'clock, when they fortunately came across a. policeman, who at once took them to lodgings, saw they were suitably fed, and that the master's wound was suitably dressed. Later on Mr A. Dunphy, the local agent of the Shipwrecked Fishermen'* I Society, was informed of the event, and he at once arranged for the men to have suits of clothes supplied to them, saw to their proper entertainment, and paid their fares by train to Carnarvon, to which place they both belong. Owing to their hurried flight from the sinking flat, all their posses- I sions went down with her, and their plight would have been an unhappy one but for the intervention of Mr Dunphy, on behalf of the excellent society he represents. They j left for Carnarvon at midday.

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ADDRESS BY THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE. On Saturday the Duke of Devonshire opened a new County School, clt,abIls;1^ under the Welsh Intermediate Education Act, at Presteign, Radnorshire. Replying to the toast of "The cause of education n Grace said it was nineteen years since connection with Presteign terminated. lie retrospect could not but remind him that he had already had a much longer P°h^ life than fell to the share of most men, and that the time must be very nearly approacil- msr, if it had not already arrived, when it would be necessary for him to think. of making room for younger andl m°reaC men ("No"). If, without the slighte t P tension on his part, he had as.sumed to be in any sense an authority on educat^ was because he had been able period deeply irripressel with the na- tional importance of the better trammg of the people in one branch-and that a very limited branch—of education d the tpflrhi^" of science and art as pp"eu tne teflcni..b oi » our commercial to our m us "e^ in many ways ZTi con^ttan which existed bet.ve.a the discoveries and teaching of the efficiency anci prosperity of our xndustiy. He had seen how other countries aPPear^ to be more alive to the existence of thib close connection than we were ourselves. Now in other countries the imparting this kind of instruction had been made moie the business of the States, which had been able to induce their people, more ^lly to take advantage of the opportumties fcr thi, kind of education than we had hitherto sue ceeded in doing. But to see the necessity for this kind of technical training of the people, and to suggest the means by w hicn it was to be prowled, were two ve^r diffe' ent matters, and although he had done h^ best to impress the views which he had formed on this subject on his Mlcw-ooun^r men, he had never professed^andhed not profess, to be an expert adviser as to the manner in which this technical tranimg .should be applied to our people (Wa^ All that he could do for education and he professed to do, was to bring -vstem of the better organisation of our ,Jstem that kind of experience that had enabled our statesmen almost indiscriminately to deal with the problems of finance ami the conduct of our foreign relations, with the nroblem of colonial administration, with with naval organisation, with m,' hThe rrfS Of to E-Pire were Ss»S3E £ S £ £ shire terminated had been effected m the education of Wales. A strong desire had always existed for 'educational facihtie. amongst the people of Wales, but that de- sire and enthusiasm in support of it took a more definite shape in consequence of the inquiry held under the late Lord Aberdare bv a departmental committee. That in- quiry showed that, notwithstanding the desire for education felt by the people of Wales, the provision for it was deficient, amounting almost to a condition of lament- able destitution. As the result of the in- quiry, the Intermediate Education Bill was passed with the consent of all parties, and had by the action of the people of Wales themselves and of their leaders, been brought very rapidly into effective opera- tion From his experience he should say they in Wales had been very fortunate in escaping by that prompt settlement of the question a great many of the difficulties which still beset them in England. The local >aii;thorit(ies, which were recognised as being indispensable in order to give to their system of education the necessary elasticity, the proper adaptation of the schools to the needs of those whose wants they supplied—those local authorities had bee I created with a very small amount of difficulty or of friction (hear, hear). In Wales little had been heafd of those rival- xies between counties and boroughs, or between county councils and school boards, which was the case in England, though he did not for a moment believe that they would permantly obstruct, though they might still for a time impede, the solution of the ques- tion. :Poor as the Principality was in com- parison with England, Wales had not hesi- tated to tax herself to the amount permit- ted by the act for the purpose of providing and maintaining her secondary schools, nor bad' this resort to public resources, nor the assistance received from Imperial funds, tended to check or dry up the sources of private benevolence (applause). He was informed that in Wales the sum of £ 76,000, besides the value of sites all of which were not included in the amount, had been raised by voluntary subscriptions, in addition to the-sums which were received from Parlia- ment or from the rates. If they in W ales owed something, and he thought they did, to the liberality of Parliament for them of that which it had not given to In- land, and which it was not likely to give, in the form of a direct <T^Sand ■secondary education, he admitted England also owed something to W ales—something for the example they had set in the premp response made to the liberality on the part of Parliament; something for the lessons which we should no doubt be able to learn from the experience which Wales had gained at the first attempt at organised secondary education upon a settled plan and basis. His own attention had' been chiefly directed to the type of education which aimed at im- proving the industrial and commercial en- ergies and aptitudes of our own people. It would be a mistake too early to specialise the- education of their children in this man- ner, and they in Wales might be right in 'aying the foundation by means of a more g4eral secondary education. He con- giatulated them on the success which had hitherto attended their great experiment, which he believed to be one of importance not only to the Principality of Wales, out the example and the lesson and the stimulus which it would give might prove to be, of lasting and paramount importance to the interests of the United Kingdom (applause). The Press Association has good reason to believe that, notwithstanding the allu- sion to retirement in his speech, the Duke of Devonshire does not contemplate immediate withdrawal from his Ministerial position. The members of the Government and their leading supporters in Parliament certainly do not anticipate that he will lay down the reins of office, before the end of the present Parliament, especially in view of the fact that he has undertaken the re- sponsibility of piloting through the House of Lords an important Government mea- sure, the Secondary Ediication Bill, which has not yet reached its second reading stags. :His remark; at Presteign are believed to have been simply offhand reflections.

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North Wales English Congrega- tional Union. THE CHAIRMAN ON RITUALISM. The sittings of the annual assembly of the English Congregational Union of North Wales were resumed at Newtown on Tnurs- day, under the presidency of Professor Re- ginald Pnillips, M.A., D.Sc. (Bangor). Mr F. H. Hawkins, LL.B. (Wrexham), re- ported as the Union's representative on the London Missionary Society. He stated that for the first time they were this year verv nearly able to balance their accounts. Wales had dene very good work indeed tor the London Missionary Society. During th-j last four or five years the contributions from Wales had gone up nearly £ 1000 a year, a great bulk of which was frcm their Welsh cnurches. Professor Phillips deli'vered his address as chairman for the year. In the course of his remarks he said it was difiicult for a Welsh Nonconformist to rid himself of the bias against the Church of England into which he had grown, and to deal with the present crisis in its history. Notwithstand- ing the fact that in Wales it administered to°only a minority of the people it had ever steadily set its face against the principle of religious equality for which they strove. The Church was now rent in twain by. a great conflict of opinion. One section pro- fessed to abide by its traditional position as a reformed Church, the other repudiated the Reformation and Protestant principles. Of the histcry of the movement which had led to the great schism within the Church he did not intend to speak. To them as Dissenters it wa& i'mpossible for them not to sympathise with Lord Halifax and those members of the English Church Union who I protested against the idea that Parliament I' should determine what doctrines they should hold, and by what ceremonial their public services should be conducted. After dealing with the question of Ritualism, Dr Phillips said the duty of Nonconformists at the present time was to emphasise more plainly and more persistently than ever the principles of the Reformation. It was not their duty to make any alliance with either of the parties in the Church, if it were pos- sIble. As Nonconformists they had no sympathy with either so long as they held to the Establishment. It was resolved that the Union heartily I commends to the Congregationalists of North Wales the proposal to raise 500,000 guineas as a Congregational Twentieth Cen- tury Fund. The Chairman proposed, and Mr Charles Dodd seconded, and it was resolved, "That the Union, while it sympathises with the v I desire of the Irish people for University education, declares that any attempt to provide this by giving to a religious body, as such a preponderance of control, would 1 be a violation of the principle of religious equality, for which Congregationalists have always contended." A resolution was carried protesting against -the action of the local I committee of the National Eisteddr fod of Wales in arranging for the sale of alcoholic liquors within the grounds cf the Eisteddfod pavilion at Car- diff. In the evening a public meeting was held, at which the principal speakers were Mr Albert Spicer, M.P., the Rev Gilbert T. Sadler, B.A. (Wrexham), and the Rev J. Hugh Edward- (Newtown).

Death of Sir William Roberts, M.D We regret to announce the death, from cancer, after n lengthened and painful ill- ness, of Sir William Roberts, M.D., F.R.S., which took place at his London residence, 8, Manchester square, on Sunday afternoon. Sir William, who became one of the most distinguished physicians of his generation, was born in Anglesey on the 18th March, 1830, and was the seventh son cf Mr David Roberts, surgeon, by Sarah his wife, daugh- ter of Their,as Foulkes, of Machynlleth. After a. preliminary education, Mr Roberts proceeded to University College, London, where he matriculated in 1849, 11 graduating B.A. in 1851, and M.B. in 1853. He after- wards studied in Paris and Berlin. In 1854 he took his degree of M.D. in London, and about twelve months after settled in prac- tice at Manchester, and was subsequently appointed consulting physician to the Royal Infirmary in that city. He quickly made his way to the front rank of practitioners, while his successful cultivation of. the scientific as well as the practical side of his profession gained appreciative recognition throughout this country and abroad1. Especially valu- able were his contributions to our knowledge of renal affections, and no less were his re- markabla studies on the physiology and pa- thology of digestion and of peptic agents. When the medical department of Owens Col- lege, Manchester, was opened he was ap- pointed Professor of Clinical Medicine. He was elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1865, and Fellow of the Royal Society in 1877. The deceased was closely associated with the British Medical Asso- ciation for many ytears, and his strong yet gpntle personality made him a general favourite among the members of that org-ini- srtion,. In December. 1885, he received the honour of knighthood in recognition of his eminent services to medical science. His published wcrks include "A Practical Trea- tise on Urinary and Renal Disorders"—now in its fourth edition; "On the Digestive Ferments and the Preparation and use of Ar- tificially Prepared Food"-tlw Lumleian lec- tures before the Lcndon College of Physi- cians in 1880: Lectures, on Dietetics and Dyspepsia," "Thf> Phemistrv and Therapeu- tics of Gcut. and Uric-acid Gravel," "Col- lected Contributions on, Digestion and Diet." Some of his papers appeared in the "Philosophical Transactions" and "Proceed- ings" of the Royal Society. Sir William Ro- berts removed to London in 1889, and took hi, place as a leading member of the Medico- I Cjbirurgical and other societies. In 1892 be was selected to deliver the Cronian Lecture at the Royal College of Physicians. In 1893 he was appointed a member of the Royal Commission on Opium, and in the following year, along with the other Commissioners, 'pent a considerable time in India, examin- ing witnesses as to the use of the drug. In OHnbei 1897, he delivered the Harveian Oration'at the Royal College of Physicians, on "Science and Modern Civilisation. He married, in 1879, Elizabeth, daughter of the. late Mr Richard Johnson, of Manchester, and had an only son, whose early death just be- fore his coming of age was a great and last- in* zritef to Sir William and Lady Roberts. Sir William, who was a J.P. for the county of Merioneth, had a residence at Bryn, Llan- ymawddwy, North Wales, where he delighted to retire to reciteate himself with botanising and fishing.

FOOTBALL. LJJANDUDNO SWIFTS v. SOUTH LIVERPOOL. Played at Llandudno. The visitors won the tOSs, and Bartley kicked off for Llan- dudno. A foul against Liverpool was nearly fatal to their goal, but Welsh put the ball over the bar. Liverpool then pressed, and a corner fell to them, from which nothing was scored. Hartley then s ar e a movement which resulted in Jones scoring from a pass by Webb. With the advantage of wind and rain Liverpool tried hard to equalise, and Bennett eventually beat Ro- binson. Bartley/ however, scored soon after and Jones put on the third for the Swifts. Half-time-Llandudno, 3 goals; South Liverpool, 1 goal. Final-Llandud- no Swifts, 3; South Liverpool, 1. NORTH WALES CUP.—FINAL TIE. COLWYN BAY v. LLANRWST. Played at Bangor, in dirty weather. Both teams played a desperate game, which was most evenly contested. Llanrwst forced once into the net, but the point was dis- allowed. Very little science was displayed by either side, and at times the game was rough. Both sides missed glorious chances. Goth eventually scored fcr Colwyn. Parry equalised. Half-time Colwyn Bay, 1; Llaiirwst, 1. Final-Colwyn Bay, 2; Llan- rwst, 1. WELSH CUP.—FINAL TIE. DRUIDS v. WREXHAM. These teams reappeared at Chirk to re- play their tie in the final round of the Welsh Cup competition. They met previously on Bank Holiday, a draw of two goals each being the result. Wrexham introduced Mitchell, of the reserve team into the eleven in place of Ben Lewis, a regular veteran. The weather was cold and the attendance was a large one. Final—Druids 1, Wrex- ham nil. NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE. CARNARVON v. HOLYHEAD. DISGRACEFUL SCENES. This leHgue match was played atHolyhead. I shall not deal with the match in detail (says an "Eye-witness") as I was not in a position to take notes. The weather was most disagreeable, and ,to add to my dis- comfort,'it was raining sods. Where they came from, I don't know; but I am sure they never came from the other planets. The appointed referee had not arrived, and the same thing happened the week before. Mr Menzies, however, was on the field, and being an official referee, was asked to fill the place of the absent referee, which he reluctantly did. The Carnarvon captain won the toss and decided to take advantage of the wind and rain. The Holyhead team from the kick off became dangerous, but only for a couple of minutes. Then the ball was transferred to the home team's half, and remained there fcr some time. Holy- head broke through now and then, but. failed to score. Although Carnarvon pressed hard they were unable to score until about ten minutes from the end of the first half, when Tom Roberts sent the ball into the net with a lovely shot. A few minutes after- wards, from a scrimmage, the ball was put fully a yard over the goal line, but as the referee was up in mid-field he could not say definitely whether it was a goal or not; so the Nops lost one point. The Nops still pressed, but failed to add to their score when half-time arrived. CARNARVON, 1: HOLYHEAD, 0. In the second half Carnarvon had to face the wind and rain, and the Holyhead specta- tors really thought they were in for a good thrashing,but what damped their enthusiasm was the business like way in which the visitors restarted the game. They kept the ball in the home territory, and about five minutes from the resumption Tom Ro- berts again scored fcr the Nops, who after- wards put themselves entirely upon the de- fensive: H. ,0. Jones, Howell Evans, and Jack Rees, doing some good' work. The home team seemed -in scoring about ten minutes from the finish, one of the players sending a high shot, which glanced from the crcss-bar into the net. Great rejoicings followed. During the last five minutes the Holyhead team pressed hard, but were never really dangerous. The game ended with the result,— CARNARVON, 2 HOLYHEAD, 1. So far, this reads very pleasant to Car- narvonites, but the game was not a. pleasant one. I heard that when Carnarvon went to Holyhead they would have a warm time of it, and they did, too. You may ask why this unpleasant feeling. I was a bit sur- prised on hearing from one of the spectators that Holyhead had been very badly treated when they were at Carnarvon. Well, I am in a good position to state that they could net have been better treated anywhere. I I was on the field myself, and the only cause for complaint was when one of the Holyhead men was charged rather heavily. But to say that they were almost mobbed is an untruth. This is what the Carnarvon team and Mr Menzies experienced at Holyhead: —From the very start Holyhead resorted to rough play, and so were often penalised. At this the home players and the spectators grumbled. They now began to ventilate their feelings by hooting and' hurling all kinds of epithets at the referee and players, and fifteen minutes from, the start the game had quite become intolerable. Mr Menzies, therefore, called the players to- gether and asked them to finish the match as a friendly one, but the Holyhead team would not listen to this, so it was finally de- cided that it should remain till the end a league match. No one had scored when Mr Menzies called the players together. Upon restarting there was again a wild roar, which continued until the end of the first half. In the second half hooting did not suffice, and sods were thrown at the goal- keeper and the full backs. After finishing the supporters of the home team made for the gato in order to meet the players going to the changing room. I do not know what would have happened to the visitors and referee at this juncture had' it not been for Mr Campbell, who shouted to the crowd that he would prosecute any man that dared raise a hand. Most of us got safe to the changing room, though we had to suffer being pelted with onions. One of the home team, Bob Edwards, was somehow or other knocked to the ground and kicked in the ribs. Not s.atisfied with this someone threw a brick at him, which caught him in the hip. On leaving the changing room the players wero again greeted with a shower of rotten oranges and onions, and were fol- lowed to the centre of the town by the roughs, some of whom were grown up men. The Nops were not further molested, and having had a good tea. travelled home in the best humour.

WORTH WALES COUNTIES LUNATIC ASYLUM. ANNUAL MEETING OF VISITORS. The annual meeting of the Committee of Visitors of the North Wales Counties Luna- tic Asylum was held at Denbigh on Monday. The Visitors present wre: -Denbighshire, Mr A. O. Evans; Flintshire, Mr P. P. Pen- nant, Mr W. Jones, and Dr Easterby Car- narvonshire, Mr R. Jones Morris, Mr J. T. Roberts, and Mr W. J. Parry Anglesey, Dr Edwards and Mr D. Rees; Merionethshire Dr R. Roberts and Dr R. Hughes; repre- senting the subscribers, Messrs T. G. Dixonr" T. G. Edwards, P. E. Story, and R. E. Hughes. On the motion of Dr Easterby, seconded by Mr D. Rees, Mr Pennant was unanimous- ly re-elected chairman for the ensuing year. The House Committe-e was appointed as fol- lowst-The Chairman (ex-officio), Messrs Gold Edwards, T. G. Dixon, J. M. Pritchard, J. W. Lumley, A. O. Evans, W. Elwy Wil- lianis, W Jones, W. J. Parry, E. Jones, Dr Easterby, Dr E. P. Edwards, and the Hon. Charles Wynn. With reference to thte pro- posed scheme for lighting the asylum build- ings with electricity, the clerk reported that the schleme had been adopted by the County Council of Denbighshire, Merioneth, and Carnarvon. Nothing had been received with reference to the matter from Flintshire, and the Clerk of the Anglesey County Council had written stating that his Council had de- ferred their decision until the Anglesey members on the Asylum Committee had re- ported thereon. —A letter was read from the Clerk of the Carnarvon County Council to the effect that that Council had, after a great deal of demur, decided to approve of the scheme for lighting the asylum, but at the same time wished to express its great dis- satisfaction at the continual applications of this nature, and he was directed to nsk for a. full estimate of the expenditure in connec- tion with the enlargement of the asylum.— The Chairman said that the Committee of Visitors had sent to all the County Councils an estimate of all the works it was pdoposod to undertake in connection with the en- largement, and at the bottom of the esti- mate there was, in brackets, a note to the effect that the furniture and lighting were not included; so that the proposed ccall in connection with the lighting of the premises was nothing new. But as the full estimate was given upwards of two years ago he thought thla time had arrived when it was desirable that the Committee should revise it and see how they stood. He therefore felt inclined to propose that it be an instruc- tion to the Building Committee to go into this matter, and to present a report to the next quarterly meeting with the view of sub- mitting th)20 same to the various County Councils.—Mr Jones Morris pointed out that the original estimate for the water supply was only E8300, and they all knew very well that this sum had been exceeded. What the Carnarvonshire County Council wanted to know was how much had this and the other estimates been exceed'ed.-The Chairman said the clerk had been good enough to sub- mit to him a revised estimate, but it should b? carefully examined by the Building Com- mittee.—Mr J. T. Roberts said that the re- presentatives of Carnarvon would find them- selves in a difficulty unless they were in a position to place before the County Council at its next meeting an estimate showing the maximum figures, which would not be ex- ceeded. He would, therefore, suggest that the matter be dealt with at once by the visi- tors.—It was ultimately decided, on the motion of the Chairman, that the Building Committee be instructed to prepare a revised estimate of the whole expenditure in con- nection with the enlargement under every head, and that the same be sent to the County Councils forthwith.—Replying toDr Edwards, the Chairman said that the build- ings, when completed, would provide accom- modation for 955 patients, not including temporary accommodation now utilised.— The Building Committee was empowered tc obtain tenders for the electric lighting of the Asylum, the same to be submitted to a meeting of the visitors to be convened for the purpose of entering into the contract. The Clerk submitted a, return showing the number of pauper patients from each county on the books at the present time, as follows —Denbigh, 193, over quota, 1; Flint, 152; over quota, 26; Anglesey, 80, under quota, 2; Carnarvon, 177, under quota, 15; Mer- ioneth, 82, over quota, 2. Total number of patients, 684. net over quota, 12. The draft annual report of the committee, drawn out by the chairman and clerk, was submitted and adopted. It was stated that the high- est number of patients on the books of the asylum, including those board'ed out, oc- curred in March this year, being 685, the highest number in the two previous years being 658 and 630 respectively; whilst the highest number eleven years ago (in 1888) was 555. This indicated an average increase of over 2 per cent per annum as the rate at which increased accommodation had to be provided, the increase having been acce- lerated in later years. Referring to the en- largement of the asylum, the report stated that the works were at present completed to the extent of. one-third. The laundry, baths, engine and boiler houses, and male attendants' quarters were in an advanced state, and would be ready for use as soon as the main chimney-stack W was finished. The waterworks had progressed in some respects rapidly but in others slowly. The whole of the pipes had been laid with the exception of a few hundred yards in the tunnel near the reservoir. The contract for the new sys- tem of drainage was ready for signature, and would be signed on the receipt of authority, which might be expected almost immediate- ly from the Local Government Board. The Denbigh Town Council had been requested req to provide a sewer into which the sewage of the asylum might be turned, but they de- clined to do this unless ordered by the Local Government Board. Accordingly the Local Government Board were now being pressed to make an order to this effect. The asylum was within the borough of Denbigh, and when the present extension works had been completed, it would represent a very large part. of the whole borough in population and rateable value. Unless these requirements were fulfilled, the asylum, though contribu- ting so large a portion of the sanitary rates, would be receiving nothing in return. The original 'estimate for the extension of the premises was £80,000, or including the ex- pense of lighting, £ 84,624, and there seemed reasot^ to believe that this would not be vary greatly exceeded.

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