The North Wales Express

EDUCATION IN ENGLAND AND r WALES. In tbe Houst of Commoi s, on Friday nio-ht, S.r John Gorst ( Vice-P.-esideiit of tue Couacil 0: Education), in making the annual statement 'm education, said tie amount of the vote wis £ B,75S;5i6, an mcr-ase of £ 180,000 over that cf lust year. Tl ere had been in the past year a satisfactory j rcgrfcs-s in public opinion on the subject c' educa- tion. The first, and greatest, wstacxe which he mentioned last year was tl e early age at which c^idren left school. Reform 1 in this matter was not only necessary m it- « tI self, but without it all other reforms in edu- cation would be most unsatisfactory. He was very sorry to say that the proportion of children who were kept at school aftei the ca compulsory limit in the absolute number had increased, but the relative number re-- mained stationary. With regard to regul- arity of attendance it was of very little use amending the law unless local authorities and local opinion would sanction it beirg put into force. The claims ot labour in many cases seemed to b- very much more urgent than the claims of education. Un- doubtedly. there was an im-i-neuse number of cases 111 which children who ought- to be attending school as full-time scholars were employed to such an extent in labour that they came to school quite urfit to receive any intellectual instruction at all. With reference to the supply of teachers, the de- ficiency was a very serious difficulty in the elementary education cf the country, and if the attdanc should become greater and the age be raised so as to bring mere children into the schools, the pressure for the of teachers would become still greater. He had endeavoured to follow Mr AcUnid's policy of attracting more teach- ers intc the profession. Mr hooed something would be clone fyr tL protection cf t'sc ttrMren who had t J work while attsndi;g scliccl. M II. Lewis advecatcd: a completed State system of education, with fairpiay to every class and ev-.jry interest. Mr Birrell, iir Cripp*, and Major Rasch, j having spoken, Mr T. O'Conncr pleaded the cause of Catholic maintenance of their own schools. Mr Lloyd-George protested against the observation of the last speaker, who blamed hon. members on that side of the Hou-o who had resented the action of Irish members in fighting for their cwn schools. What they objected to was that Irish mem- bers should think fit, in the interest of their own schools, not merely to support- the grant of os to poor and necessitous schools, but toi support a system which forced Nonconformist children to go into school where they suffered great injustice. He i'vlr Lloyd George) instanced a case in the Rhonuda Valley where the Protestant sections agreed as to the fcrm of the re- ligious taaching in the State schcol, and desired to know why on earth the same thing could not be-adopted in other parts of the United Kingdom. There was nothing taught in the board schools to which th2 noble lord the. member for Ro- chester (Lord Cranborne) could object, ¡ cept that there was nothing so objectionable as not having your own creed taught at the expense of everybody else and forced upon eveiycody else. "W hile pleading for his own schools, the noble lord was seeking to force two or three millions of Dissenters' children into those schools, where they were treated worse than the Mahommedians in Inuia. ("Oh, oh."). He complained of the manner in which school boards were treated by the Education Department, and said that over and over again the interests of the children had been sacrificed to the interests of a sect. When, protection was claimed on religious ground, it was the duty of the Vice-President to administer the law, and ..e ad not done it. Wuen children claimed the protection of the conscience clause, they were held up to con- t tempt in the parish church. Mr J. G. Talbot ijid the parents fail to obta n the protection of the conscience clause? (hear, hear). Mr Lloyd George said that was not his point at all, but they were now getti- me answer from the quarter which was really the ) authority (cheers). The Education Depart- ment was not under the direction of the Vice-President, but under the junta of clerical members who managed the Educa- tion Department and he Government (cheers). He contended that Sir J. Gorst had done nothing to carry out the great pro- posals which he had embodied in magazine articles and referred to elsewhere, and that the Education Department was working purely and simplv in the interests of clerical supporters. Sir John Lubbock urge.- that more atten- tion should be paiei to history and element- ary science. Mr Yosall condemned the present pupil teacher system, and insisted that teachers should be more adequately paid. Mr Bryce pointed out -at our elementary schools fell far short of the standard reached in Scotland, Germany, and Switzerland, and suggested that sufficient effort was not made to lay a sound educational basis. Mr J. G. Talbot thought an amendment of the present state of things could only be brought about, not "y strong speeches in that House, but by the education of the people of tne country. Mil Samuel Smith suggested that children in rural districts might oe allowed to leave school for the summer months, when they were needed for agricultural work, at the age of eleven, on the understanding that they should attend for two years longer du- ring the winter. Mr Herbert Roberts agreed that no real porgress was likely to be made with the education of the country till the House realised the necessity of making every volun- tary school absolutely efficient. After further discussion, Sir John Gorst, in a brief review of the debate, denied that the Committee of Coun- cil had been influenced by any members of the House outside their own body, and de- clared that the code in its present form was the work, not of the Education Department, but of the House of Commons itself, which had carried various amendments to it. He also admitted that there was a nee.. for some alteration in the present system of teachers employment, but intimated, amid much laughter, that on the subject of Liverpool catechism he would rather not speak ti 1 • had had an opportunity o. consulting wi the President of the Committee. With re- gard to the charges of tyranny against ^on" conformist pupil teache/s, he had been absolutely unable to get any concrete case. The Committee dividing, there voled For the amendment. 71 Against 155 Mr Lloyd George moved to report pro- gress, on the ground that other educational matters should be discussed, but the Chair- man did not put the motion, and Mr A. J. Balfour just before midnight, proposed the closure. There was loud protests from l-üe Opposition benches, but tne proposal was carried by 153 to 63. xiie Education Vote was then agreed to without a division, and progress was reported.

CARNARVON HARBOUR TRUST. THE REMOVAL OF OLD HULKS. A meeting of the Trust was held on Tues- day, under the presidency cf Mr J. Me-nzies (chairman). There were also present Messrs H. Clegg (vice-chairman), E. H. Owen, C. A. Jones, T. Owen, T. M. Lloyd, W. Horner, J. E. Greaves, Trevor Hughes, J. H. Bodvel j Roberts, C. Wat kin Roberts, H. Richard's, W. Lloyd Griffith, D. P. Williams, 0. Ro- berts, Job Bowen, Hugh Jones, Wynn Wil- liams, E. Hughes, and Colonel Rees; and Messrs W. Bowen Jones (surveyor), and H. Owen (collector). FINANCE S REPORT. The Finance Committee, in their report, stated that with reference to the ownership of land adjoining the foreshore from Afcer- menai to Llanddwyn, the surveyor an- nounced that he was making inquiries, but was not yet in .1. position to make a final report. Ordered that a cheque for 20 guin- eas be drawn cut in favour of Mr Charles A. Jones for payment of counsel's fees in con- nection with the case fcr reference to the law officers of the Crown, and other matters. The balance at the bank at the end of April was £ 2784, (;f which £ 1000 had been signed by the chairman for the payment, of the first instalment of mortgage to the Hon. F. Wynn. The ree-ipts during the month of April were as follows:—Imports, £ 71; ex- perts, £ 75; tonnage, £ 48; passing tolls, £5; yard1- office-, etc., £ 109—total, L310 as compared with L-477 during the same pericd of last year. The quantity of slates shipped during March w, 8065 tens, as compared with 8275 tons during the corresponding 1 11 month of last year, a decrease of 207 tons. During the three months ending March, the total quantity exported was 19,047 tons, as compared with :.(,087 during the same per- iod last year, shewing a decrease of 1040.— J. t'e committee's report was adopted. THE WORKS COMMITTEE. The Works Committee reported having re- ceived a letter from Mr Griffith Thomas, ap- plving for a buoy in the river Voryd to mark the discharging berth. It was recommended that the buoy be placed in position on the terms cf Mr Thomas's letter. The committee having considered the scheme of Mr Hugh Jones for a concrete wall at Abermenai, it was referred to the surveyor to report to the next meeting on the cost of an experi- mental length c-f 50 yards. THE RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE o- THE RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE TURNTABLES. The Surveyor reported having written a letter to Mr W. Dawson, of Bangor, engineer of the London and North-Western Railway Company, drawing attention to the damage done to the slate quay wall by the turn- hbleq. In each instance the tables had fcreed cut the wall which require rebuilding to a certain depth. Mr Dawson replied that the matter had been looked into, and he found that the wall was in a more or less dilapidated condition apart from the turn- tables, and that they required rebuilding from one end to the other. He claimed that the railway company were not responsible. The Chairman: What do you say about this ? Mr J. H. Bcdvel Roberts: It is turning the tables with a vengeance (laughter). The Surveyor, replying to Mr C. A. Jones, said that one part of the wall was in a dangerous condition, and requirod to be at- tended to at once. Colonel Roe^: We might ask the railway company to contribute a portion of the cost cf repairing the walls opposite the turn- tables. Mr Hugh Jones maintained that the walls had been built in the best manner pos- sible. The Surveyor sad that there had been a great deal of neglect on the part of the com- pany's servants in using the turntables, and he had himself on several occasion called attention to this. Mr Clegg: The walls are our property, and we keep them in repair. Mr J. E. Greaves asked if the walls were in a dilapidated condition all along as stated in the letter? The Surveyor replied that the walls, ex- cept the portions opposite the turntables, would stand a hundred years. The Chairman: My opinion is that the turn tobies. are not used properly. Mr Bodvel Roberts: There is not a legal remedy against the company. Further discussion followed, and it was resolved, on the motion of Mr D. P. Wil- liams, that a letter be writter to Mr Dawson inviting him to meet the Chairman and the Surveyor at Carnarvon to discuss the matter. COEDHELEN SHORE. The Surveyor reported as follows In compliance with your order. at the last meet- ing, I beg to report that L have made an in- spection of the Coedheleu shore in the inner harbour, and found thrt the following old hulks and tackle were lying thereon -"Aur- ora." Henry Hughes, owner; "Napoleon," Griffith Thomas, owner; "Sarah Jane, Ro- bert Evans, owner; steam launch, Evan Williams, owner. There was also a quantity of spars and other material belonging to Pritchard Bros, anci Robert Evans and others. The three vessels may all be classed as hulks, although the "Aurora," Ivim: along- side the gridiron tenanted by Mr H. Hughes from the Trust, is stated to be there for re- pairs, and I understand that this work is about to be taken in hand at once. I fear that unless immediate steps are taken there will later on be a difficulty in floating some of the vessels, and the expense of breaking up en the other side of the harbour would hardly pay the cost. If it is the opinion of the Trust that this part of the harbour should be cleared. I submit that a. month's notice be given to the owners to that effect, and fail- ing compliance therewith that orders be given to the harbour master to remove all hulks, launches, boats, or any other old tackle and material which might tend to dis- figure the appearance of the shore. Mr Bodvel Roberts wished to know where it was intended to remove the hulks ? The Surveyor: That is for the trustees to decide. Mr Bcdvel Roberts: I have said all along that these old hulks disfigure the shore. Do the owners pay anything ? The Surveyor: They pay so much a year on the register tonnage. It was resolved that one month's notice be given to the owners to remove the vessels, &c A COMPLAINT. The Surveyor explained that a piece of land near the gasworks leased by Messrs De Winton and Co. from the Trust, was at pre- sent used for the depositing of rubbish, and complaints had been made that children went on the land and threw the stnff into the river. He wrote to Messrs De Winton and Co. calling their attention to the matter. and they had replied that they would meet the wishes of the trustees by preventing the continuance of the practice complained of.

A T ANGLESEY COUNTY CG-UNCIL. The ordinary quarterly meeting of the Anglesey County Council was held on Thursday last, Mr David' Rees oesiding. TECHNICAL EDUCATION. The Technical Instruction Committee re- commended that a grant of P,10 be made to the Llanfaethlu Art Class, and that a similar grant be made to the --anbadria Cocking anu Laundry Classes.—Dr E. J. Edwards, J.P., moved the adoption of the report.—Mr Thomas Evans asked whether any money was received for these classes except from the rates, to which question the Clerk re- plied in the negative. Mr Evans then mcved the rejection of the report.—Dr J. Roberts said that the Council had to pay amounts from the rates without demur to, wlibrds many objects, and it would be very strange if they refused to pay a sum towards education, and especially towards cooking instruction.—Mr Hugh Thomas said that he was- glad that the question had been raised. Many were under the impression that the money came from the Government, but now they were paying from jE50 to JE60 more than they received from the Government. Per- haps they might be able to reduce their con- tribution towards the Bangor College.— Major Owen Thomas said that a class had been started at Cemaes, and much good would result from it. The visitors to this summer resort used to complain that tkoy could not get their lood properly cooked, and it, was cf the utmost importance that people should learn to cook properly.—Mr W. D. Jones referred to the good work L..at had been done by the art classes at Holy- head, where they had now formed continua- tion evening classes. He was glad to sup- port the report.. Mr Thomas Williams, Llanerchymedd, supported the amendment as he beliered it to be a fact that these classes spent only the money received from the County Council, while they may receive grants from South Kensington and the Science and Art Departments.—After some further discussion the report was adopted by a majority. ALLOTMENTS. The Allotments Committee reported that they had held a public inquiry at the parish o. Aberffraw into the application of e Parish Council for compulsory powers to hire land for allotments; and having heard the evidence tendered on behalf of the Parish Council and the evidence tendered on behalf of Sir George Meyrick, Bart., the owner, and of the tenants, they did not think that the circumstances were such as to justify them in advising the Council at pro- sent to make an order authorising the Parish Council to hire land compulsorily for allot- ments.—Mr O. H. Foulkes, in moving the adoption of the report, sa- that Sir George Meyrick had done more than any other land- lord in the county to meet the demand for allotment. He ha.d already let by agree- ment the following: Allotment. gardens, 11 acres to 43 tenants: small holdings, 46 acres to 7 tenants; cow plots, ot aeres to 11 ten- ants Parish Council, 64 acres to 13 tenants. Out of the 138 householders in the parish of Aberffraw, 35 were in receipt cf parish relief, 31 held farms, and 33 held garden allot- ments.. In addition to these, they had un- -o=+ricted rights to turn their cattle upon the common, comprising 559 acres, so that the village of h erffraw was very well off in the matter for land for allotment.—Mr J. Hughes, Amiwch, seconded the motion, and the report was, adopted after a short dis- c,assiola. I INEBRIATES. Mr Lewis Hughes, had given notice of motion, "That this County Council join with the Carnarvonshire County Council to ap- proach the Secretary of State with a view to establish an Inebriates' Reformatory for the use and benefit of the counties of Anglesey and Carnarvon." He said that he was, hardly prepared to move the resolution he had given notice of. He thought that per- haps a small committee of the six counties of North Wales might consider the question. -Mr Hugh Thomas seconded; the motion.— Mr J. Moreton Pritchard moved an amend- ment that the matter be postponed until some future occasion. He submitted that if the six counties joined, Anglesey would have no control whatever in the matter, and the number of inebriates was so small that they might well wait to gain more experience.—Dr R. P. Williams seconded the amendment. Subsequently both the motion an dthe amendment were withdrawn in favour of appointing a committee to consider the question in Anglesey, and the -ollowing were appointed on the committee —Messrs H. Clegg, W. D. Jones, Lewis Hughes, Thomas Williams, R. L. Edwards, Hugh Thomas, and Dr J. Roberts. Mr Lewis Hughes moved—That we hail with satisfaction the Government's Bill for controlling the contracts of money lenders, and we pray that the banking houses of the country should be covered within the scope of this Bill." He said there were very many banking houses which tried to deal honestly and fair, but there was also an- other class of houses that, charged infamous interest upon lotans advanced to their cus- tomers, and thŒiØ WEre well-known. He thought that these should come within the scope of the measure. Dr E. P. Edwards, J.P., -seconded the motion. Mr John Hughes moved, md Mr J. Moreton Pri- cliard, J.P., seconded, an amendment that the reference to the banking house be omitted from the resolution.—The amend- ment was carried.

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CARNARVON SGHOaL BOARD. ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL. A meeting of this Board was held on Monday night at the Girls' School, Mr W. G. Thomas (chairman) presiding. The at- tendance also included the Revs Owen Wil- liams (vice-chairman). Father Jones, D. Hughes, M.A., and E. H. Griffith, B.A.; Messrs D. T. Edwards, and J. H. Thoma.s (clerk). APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT iViISTRESS. At a special meeting cf the Board, the minutes of which were read by the Clerk, Miss Evans, of Festiniog, was appointed a-ssistant mistress in the gilds' department at a salary ot per annum, £ 15 of which would be provided by Mrs Hughes, the head- mistress. At the same meeting it was re- solved that Miss Vaughan Williams be trans- ferred to the boys' school, tc fill the vacancy caused by the retirement cf Miss M. C. "VV uliams. ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL. Mr Ball (attendance officer) reported that the number o. t.he bcoks. of the ele- mentary schools in the town was 1765, whilst the average attendance was 1319, and the percentage 75. Last year the respective nguies were 1V 42, 1291, and 74. During the rncnth 21 cases were considered by the At- tendance Committee. hour parents were summoned before the magistrates, and these were lined os and costs each. The Chairman, referring to the attenu- ate at school, remarked that the Board had reason to congratulate themselves so far as the percentage as a whole was concerned. He went on to say that Mr Macnamara, in the last issue of the ''Schoolmaster, of which he was the editor, had taken consider- able vrouoie to go into the question of at- tendance as affecting tne whole kinguom, and he (the Chairman) was sorry tc find that the attendance for Wales was lower than it was for England by b per cent., the figures being Sl per cent, for England and < 5 per cent. for Wales. During the past year the attendance for Wales had gone down 1 per cent. It would be remembered that tHe attendance for Carnarvon had been much lower than it was now, but still they had only attained to the average for the whole of Wales, and he thought tne attendance for the town was mucii below what it ought to be. In other countries greater strictness was shown in re- spect to attendance. "In Germany," to quote Mr Macnamara, "attendance is com- pulsory, and parents are fined or imprisoned if children are absent a day or two without cause. In Franco, whenever a, pupil misses one single attendance, a formal letter de- manding an explanation is sent to the parent. Again, 11 Switzerland, a fine automatically follows each unexcused absence from school." The question of attendance was one which would have to be faced oy the country ^t-nerally. Locally they must do their ut- most to improve the attendance, and one way of doing this was by summoning defaulting parents before the magistrates. The At- tendance Committee had of late exercised greater stringency and he was pleased to see that there was an improvement in the way cases were dealt with by the magistrates (hear, hear). He believed that the Bench were prepared to help the Board in this matter. There was one thing h wished to know, whether the Attendance Officer made out a list of absentees by examining the registers himself or whether it was sup- plied to him by the teachers ? His opinion was that it would be better if the officer exa- mined the registers himself, because there might I be a case where a teacher would not like to report a child. The Attendance Officer explained that he examined the registers himself at the Board n. I I schcols, but at the National schools a list was supplied to him by the teachers. By examining the registers himself he would be better able to search out the absentees. The Rev E. H. Griffith wished to know if the officer had asked permission to examine the registers at the National Schools ? The Attendance Officer: No. The Rev O. Williams I think it desirable that permission should be given. The Clerk: It is rather a delicate point with teachers to allow anybody else to look over the registers. The Rev E. H. Griffith I think the teachers at the National Schools would be giad to accede to the Board's request. The Rev O. Williams: If we intend to improve the attendance we ought to have the sympathy of the magistrates as well. The Chairman: We are not complaining about that now. It was resolved to ask the managers of the National Schools to allow the Attend- ance Officer to examine the registers, Father Jones stating that there would be no ob- jection to this being done at the Catholic School. INQUIRY AS TO QUALIFICATION. A communication was read from the Edu- cation Department stating that Miss Janet Davies, a. teacher at the girls' school, had written to that authority inquiring as to her qualifications under the Code. The reply was that she had passed the Queen's Schol- arship examination in the second class in 1892 and again in 1893. The Rev D. Hughes What is the question in dispute ? The Chairman It was a question in which class sha had passed. She wrote to the Department, I take it., that she was in the seventh year of her service, counting from the date on which she passed the scholarship examination. Mrs Hughes She was appointed assistant iu 1893. The Chairman: That cannot make it the seventh year. I fancy she wants to go a step hisrher. Mrs Hughes I did not hear a word about it until now. The Rev Father Jones maintained that Miss Davies received an appointment before Mrs Hughes took charge. Mrs Hughes: She was appointed in Feb- ruary, 1893. The Chairman: Her period of service maim: en ces from the tinie she was un- pointed. The Rev Father Jones From the dnv she passed her scholarship examination. I pro- pose that she be paid from 1892. The Chairman ruled the motion out of order, it being ascertained, on referring to the log book, that the appointment dated from February, 1893. SUPERANNUATION. The Clerk announced that he had received a copy of the Elementary Selicol Teachers' Superannuation Act, 1898. Existing certi- ficated teachers had the right to accept or refuse its provisions, and in case of accept- ance the Department deducted their con- tributions from the grant. In all new ap- pointments of certificated teachers, how- ever, the Act became obligatory. The Rev O. Williams Does it mean any burden on the local rates r Thre Clerk: No. The Rev D. Hughes: At what age are they to be superannuated ? The Clerk: At the age of 65 It was resolved that the matter be re- ferred to the Finance Committee for further consideration. THE CODE. The Rev Father Jones suggested that each member should be supplied with a copy of the Code. The Chairman There will be a new Code u-.iles,s.t,he parsons make another unset, as tney did the other day (laughter). PRIVATE OR PUBLIC ? The Rev Father Jones: Was not a letter written by the Inspector to th'e Beard some time back. I was told that the Inspector had written and was rather surprised that the letter was not read. The Chairman: I am not aware of any letter written to the Board, but I am aware of a letter written in which th'e Inspector expressly said it was for the chairman. Nothing had been kept from the Board which should have been made known. ,INCREASE OF SALARY. Miss lverruish, head mistress cf the in- fants' department, applied for an increase of salary. The Rev Father Jones explained that Miss Kerruish had waited a long time for an increase of salary, and now that her school had obtained such an excellent report it was only right that her application should be granted. ^The Rev D. Hughes asked how was it that Miss Iveriuish's salary had been allowed to remain at the same figure for such a long time. The Chairman This is the first time that we have had a report of this kind. It resolved to grant an increase of £10. THE STAFF OF THE SCHOOLS. The Board proceeded to consider the staffs of the schools for the current rear. The Rev E. H. Griffiths wished to knew what qualified teacher would take the spe- cial class of backward children in the boys' and departments, as recommended by the Inspector in his report. The Chairman said that the Inspector had suggested that the backward children should form one class to be taught by Miss S. J. Davies. It was resolved to agree to the Inspec- tor's suggestion. DRILL FOR THE BOYS. Mr T. Jones (headmaster of the boys' de- partment), in his monthly report, suggested that the boys should be taught drill by a military man. The Rev O. Williams: That means ad- ditional experts. I do net know whether or not it is wise to xisten to every sugges- tion like this. I consider it very foolish (laughter). The Chairman thought it was very im- portant that the beys should be properly disciplined. T'he Board had in their em- ploy a military man (Mr Ball), who, if time permitted, might teach the boys drill at a small remuneration. The Rev D. Hughes: If Mr Ball were to take it up it would have a beneficial effect upon the beys. The Rev O. Williams advised the: Board not to jump to these things, and eventu- ally the matter was referred to the. Finance Committee to be reported upon.

MAY-DAY AT HOLYHEAD. The annual May-day celebration took place at Holyhead oa Tuesday, and was witnessed by ,t very large number of people. The ar- rangements were in the hands of a com- mittee, of which the officers were the fol- lowing -Pre-,z. ident, Mr Joseph Hall (chair- man of the Urban District Council): vice- president, Mr T. G. Huphes, Castle House hon. treasurer, Mr J. Jones, Birmingham House; hon. secretaries, _ir Sam Thomas and Mr W. S. Jones. The judges: — Air Humphrey Jones,Trecldolphin Mr A. Jones, Plas Hen Mr H. S. Jones, vet. surgeon; Mr J. H. Evans, Bodedern; Dr. T. w"dav, Mr H. Parry Jones, Mr Francis Bogue, and' Mr Hugh cnes. The crowning of the May Queen was gracefully performed by Mrs Jos- eph Hall. The- Mav Queen was Miss Ruth Slater, and the ma.ids of honour were Misses Annie Chope. Lilly Edwards, Mercy Fenton, and Flcrry Weeks. A procession was after- wards formed, starting from Marine square. It went through Cross street to the beach, and along the main streets of the town to Kingsland and London road, returning to the Marine square, where the judging took place. The awards were as follows —Neat- est .and cleanest four-wheeled carriage 1, W. Jones, Rose and Crown Inn; 2 and 3, L & N. W. Railway Company. Neatest and cleanest two-wheeled trap: 1, J. C. Jones, Clwchdernog; 2, T. G. Hughes, Cat- tle House; 3, William Jones, Field street. Neatest and cleanest two-wheeled trio: 1, Evan Thoma-, Bryngwran 2, Robert Jones, Towyn Cape!; 3, D. J. Jones, Crown IllJl, Llanfechell. Neatest and cleanest horse and cart, worked regularly in the town cf Holy- head 1, Urban District Council; 2, Samuel Hughes. Neatest and cleanest horse and cart, the property of farmers price divided between John Parry, Water^ Work-, and J. O. Abel! NeatesT and cleanest team of horses and cart' the property cf farmers: 1, Edwards, Tr~- addur. Neatest Riid cleanest milk float T, J. O. Abell; 2, Edwards, Treaddur. Neat- est and cleanest float or car belonging to brewers: 1, Thomas and Edwards, Llan- gefni. Neatest and cleanest tradesmen's turnout: 1 and 2, Evans and Co., Chester House. Neatest and cleanest butchers' turnout: 1, Owen Jones, Hen Gape!: 2, H. Jones, Bryngwran. Neatest and cleanest turnout by contractors, etc. 1, E. T. Ed- wards 2, Ed. Owen. Neatest and cleanest luggage oar: 1, Duncan, Kings Head. Neat- est and' cleanest lurry 1, John Prytherch, Unner,hymedd 2, Thomas Pritchard, Bryn- gwran. Neatest and cleanest donkey cart 1, William, Jones, sweep; 2, O. Ellis; 3, E. Ellis. Best decorated vehicle with a pair of horses: special prize awarded to D. J. Jones, Crown Inn, Llanfecliell. Best horse in hand or under saddle: 1, Evans, Gwalch- mai; 2, O. Edwards, Rhydydefaid 3, Owen Jones, Hen Gapel. Best cob in hand or under saddle: 1, Owen Jones, Plas Cylched; 2, Hughes-Jones, Llangefni; 3, Henry Lewis, Hendra. Best pony in hand or under sad- dle: 1, Evan Thomas, Bryngwran; 2, J. Hughes, Ty'nycae; 3, Evan Thomas, BrYll- gwran. Best agricultural mare or gelding: 1, H. Williams, Bodwnsiwn; 2, J. O. Abell. A lumping competition afterwards took place in Dr. Hughes' field, and prizes were awarded as follows :—1, Arthur Jones, PIas Hen, Gaerwen; 2, Dr. E. T. Hughes.