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CARNARVONSHIRE INSURANCE COMMITTEE. PRESCRIPTIONS TO BE CHECKED IN CARDIFF. A meeting of the Carnarvonshire Insurance Comma toe was hold on Saturday, at the County Hall, Carnarvon, Mr Peter Hughes presiding. The Clerk (Mr Hugh Lev. is) ga\e an outline of a. scheme proposed by the Commissioners for pricing and checking prescriptions for the year 1916, to as to compiy with the requirements of the amended Medical Benefit Regulation;. Accord- ing to this scheme the Cardiff Insurance Commit- tee were to do the work for the Welsh Insurance Committees, the Commissioner,} to exercise super- vision. The, Clerk added that he and other repre- sentatives of North Wales Insurance Committees had attended tnice at Chester to confer with the Comm issioner.* oil the matter. The representa- tives of some of the North Wales committees felt they should like their committees fonned tjlo a North Wales gioup for thi^ purpose, but the Commissioners, however, pointed out that 110 part of a certain augmented grant, would be available iu ca*o of a deficit in the administration funds of the committees uniccs the work was carricd out by one centra l authority for the w hole of Wale?. The Commiciioners estimated that the cost of having the work done by the Cardiff Committee would not exceed 16s per 1,000 scripts and pos sibly the coH would be less. According to thu:6 figures it would cost the Carnarvonshire Commit- tee 1;50. The Commissioners had since intimated that the cost would be 176 6d per 1,000 scripts. J Mr Maurice Jones (Pwllheli) aeked whether the J formation of a North Wales group in order to carry out the work of checking the preemptions was out of the question? The Clerk We tried very hard to get that, but I am afraid we have no alternative but to accept what is proposed. Mr Lewis added that before the eeheme would be finally adopted it would be considered by the Insurance Committees of Wales at a conference to be held in Shrewsbury. One or two safcguaids giving the Insurance Commit- tens more control would no doubt be introduced into the scheme. The chemist* in future would be paid oil a different bask. I It was decided to accept the sclieue for 1916 only. I MEMBERS' TRAVELLING EXPENSES. It was reported that the following payments Iha(i bœa made for the period from Sppt?mber to November last:—Travelling expenses of members, 211 96; subsistence allowance, £ 8 1&; and com- pensation for loss of time 7s-total, -S20 14?. I PAYMENT TO DOCTORS. The Clerk submitted the practitioners' accounts for the quarter ended Deccmber 3Lst. lie ex- plained that a Jai-ge number of names of insured [j-ereons who had en 1 its ted had been received from Approved Societies, but that the work of taking oh these names from t.he panel lists of practition- ers had not yet been completed. According to an estimate made of the amount of the Medical Bene- fit Fund. 1915, a puvment on account could bo made to practitioners in respect of ti-eiitliteiit for the quarter of 72 per cent, in respect of the nomin- al numbers on their lièb without deducting enlist- ment3. This sum amounted to 1;2,104 6s 3d. It was decided to make this payment and to make a payment on account at the rate of 4d per insured peaseu to those practitioners who dis- pelled, making a total payment to doctois for the quarier of £ 2,336 20> 2d. I PAYMENT TO CHEMISTS. A list of the final payments to chemist. under the Emergency Settlement for 1914, amounting to £ 204 lis yd, was producetl, and the Clerk stated that only one had refcJ to accept thu settle- ment. A letter was received from a chemist stating that payment had been refused by the c hecker in respect of a. prescription dispensed by him, on the ground that the drug ordered was a propri- etary article. lie asked that the cost of the medi- cine, if supplied in accordance with the hcale ot the committee's tariff, be gramel1 to him. This was agreed to. SANATORIUM BENEFIT. I It wa-s announced that 20 applicationi fof sal-la- toriiaii benefit had been received from insure d persons, and 8 from dependants of insured per- sons. The Clerk intimated that he had received a letter from the father of a girl who had refuted to enter an institution, the 1e A-1011 given being t'hat ii-i did not think his daughter would benefit by hoepital treatment. FEW PANEL LIST CHANGES. A report wai presented showing that the altera- tions in the l'allel List for thie year are very few. One practitioner had cited during the year, and another doctor had taken over his practice. Two chemists had also died. OBJECTION BY CHEMISTS. The Chairman reported on a coMu!tatMn which had mkeu piaèe wnh the Panel Medic?d Com- mit'eo ?o?ening a request made by the (:hmi5t6 that the lnrurance Committee ?houid no longer I tha t t-i?e Co!-iiiiilttee Lo lin 9er The Panel Committee, on their part, resolved to ask that the doctors be allowed to make their own arrangement.* locally with the ehemustn on II the understanding that the "repeat" prescriptions be confined to a period of one month. The Clerk remarked that the chemists were off- ering unconipromi-ing opposition to the present practice, instance being given by iliem of t)No I persons who hapi>eried to be of the same name and resident in the same house being prescribed the same medicine. making any local arrangements without the consent of the committee. It was decided to reject the proposal of the Panel Committee.

CONWAY HOSPITAL I HOARD. A meeting of the Conway and I'ennia-^n- mawr Joint Hospital Board was held on Fri- day afternoon at Conway Mr J. P. Griffiths presiding. The other member* present were ;)I(,-Cie.-iie.nt, J. W. Raynea, H. Owen, T. R- Hughe*, E. Jones (Mavor), T. Rhys Evans Evan Hughes, Owen Wil!iamo and the Rev. W. Phillijw, together with the clerk (Mr Robert Jone*). ■ MCKSI'.S Hurgh Owen, Rhye Evans, and Evan I Hughes were elected to act on the Visiting Committee. JOINT OWNERSHIP CRITICISED. 1 A letter was read from the Cowlyd Board stating that they had purchased a typewriter for the u«e cf the clerK and a.kiiig the Ho*, lital Board to contribute hU;i the COtit. Alt McClement tsaid he did not believe in joint ownership, and asked to whom the machine w-ould belong in the end. Mr Rayneri: The clerk,. I suppose (laughter). asked whether it ",as not for the clerk to provide a machine for him- :+elf. Every man had to provide his own too? (iau?ht?r). It was ultimately deckled to pay half the COtet. TENDERS. The tender of Mr W. Rowlands, Penyffordd, Talyljonr, to supply milk at the hoc-pital at the rate of 3d per quart was accepted. t There were t'o tenderd to citjiply the Buaxd with 180 tons of raval, and that of Messrs W. McGregor and Co., Old Coiwyn, w ao accepted uv LIO., Lid per tou for houee coal, and 20s 6d JVJV ton lor .team coal pluu 4s per ton for cartage. Mr E. Evaiu Conway, obtained tk-o fish and poultry contract. There were two tend- ers, one of iyh;,ch ottered to supply the goods at the lowest market prices, whilst the ac- cepted tender gave no price for iL-\h but sub. untted prices for poultry. Mr J. T. Jones, Conway, obtained the con- tract for butcher's meat at the following j)rice8B:\st sirl,iti, lid per lb.; stewing tjteak, Gd; kidney, 9d; euet, 6d; leg's of mut- ton, lid; neck end of iriutton, 7d, and pork, I (kd I* r I

I INFURIATED coiv AT HARLECH. K ECTOR AND WESLEY AN MINLSTER KNOCKED DOWN. While a cow wad being driven from Dvffrvn to Takarnau was pawning through Harlech something frightened it, aud it rushed to- wards the railway station. The rector of Llanf;«ir, the Rev. William 1). Roberts, wa3 on the load with his hi- cycle, and was charged and thrown violently to the ground. Furthpr on the cow met and chaTged the Tie v. William Jones. Wesley an minister, of Harlech. He Was also thrown down Eventually the animal became entangled in the railway crossing gates and its horns were bxokeA ckaa og,,

[ NORTH WALES ASYLUM. ] I rRESSING ACCOMMODATION PROBLEM I APPEAL TO BOARDS OF GUARDIANS. I (From Our Reporter-) For the first time in history, the quarterly meeting of the Committee of Visitors of this Asylum was held at the Victoria Hotel, JJlan- ",t, on Monday. After lunch had been served, Mr Thomas Williams baid it was their duty as Visitors to acknowledge the services rendered to them by Mr U. Isgced Jones in suggesting to them a place to hold their meeting with such beautitul and romantic environments and traditions (hear hear). The Committee had met in a'mvsst every place in Wales and Englaud (laughter), but for the first time in their history tney now met at Llanrwet, which was a part of neither England nor Waleri, for the phrase ran, "Cyrnxu, Lloegr, a Hautwef (laughter). Mr Isgoed Jones' health was honoured amidst applause. In responding, he said he did not know how to reply to the kind reference niade by the Chairman of the V isitors, but be could i assure them he derived a particujar pleasure from their company and presence in the town where he had been born and bred (applause). He haci represented the town on Joe a; author, ilies, on tho Denbighshire County Council, and, now a neighbouring constituency on the Carnarvon;-hire County Council, which proved the interest he evinced in the locality (hear, heari. On behalf of the residents of Llan- rwst he warmly welcomed them to the town. It had been suggested that the Asylum should be divided, but his advice was that the institution should be left in the able handa of the Visitors (applause). On one occasion w hi.e. he was inspecting the Asylum a womau inmate told him it was her man- sion and invited him to attend a dance there that evening. That was the right sentiment. Let them make every inmate so happy as to make her or him regard it as their mansion (hear, hear). The olficials were always con siderate, kind and attentive to the needs of the inmates who were happy to lind such a congenial routing place during their terrible affliction. Mr Isgoed Jones then led in singing "For they are jolly good fellows," feebly assisted by the members of the press. THE MEETING. I The members then retired to the spacious I commercial room, where the ordinary busi- ness was conducted under the presidency of Mr Th etnas Williams (Anglesey;. There were also present: Dr. David Lloyd, Messrs David l..ewÚ:! and John Roberts (Denbighshire); MeeKis Joseph Jones and R. Frank Jones (Flint-hire); Dr. Thomas Jones, Messrs H. Thomas and W. Hughes J ones (Anglesey); Messrs J. Jones Morris, J. W. Griffitn, Ma urice Jones and Charles Pozzi (Carnarvon, j shire); Dr. Richard Jones (Merionethshire); Mr J. A. Chadwick (subscriber); with MrW. Barker (clerk and steward), Dr. Frank Jones (medical superintendent), and Mr Palmer (assistant clerk). NEW YEAR GREETINGS. I The Chairman wished all present a happy and prosperous new year, which he hored would wit nets the cessation of hostilities and the establishment of a permanent peace (ap- plause-). DRAWING TOWARDS THE END OF I THEIR TETHER. The Chairm-an remarked that with refer- ence to the Asvium it would be as well, before going into the agenda generally, to point out that the number of patients received during the last month showed that they were draw- ing towards the end of their tether as far as the accommodation was oo nee reed. There was no doubt in his mind that the live coun- ties of North Wales and the Boards of Guar- dians co 'itid help tho Visitors to a large extent in overcoming that difficulty, and that assistance was really indispensable. He did not know whether there was a feeling anta- gonistic amongst the Cuardians towards the Visitors. If that was the case, they as a Committee were prepared to do their utmost to dispel any feeling of that kind. They were not disposed to spend a gingle penny on the hui-kting or anything else if they could help it (hear, hear]; but 6omethkig must be done, and that in the near future, unless help came from that source. He did not wish to single out any particular Board of Guardians, but they knew of some cases where there was a want of co-operation with the Asylum Committee—a state of things they great'y deplored. Under the Act passed a coup 1-3 of years ago with respect to the care of the fceole-niinued, from 130 to 140 of the patients now in the A8yummight be Iwcmu- mocia teci el?whe?'e, and it waa the duty of all the County Councils concerned to he!p them to have those patients removed, so as to relieve the Committee of the necessity of adding to their accommodation for some years to coane. Oases were continually oc- curring of persons being sent to the Asylum who prc.periy oug'ht to go to some home foT the feeble-minded, but the County Councils and the Guardians had not made the neces- sary preparation to receive them. He assured the Boarda of Guardians that the Asylum Visitors were anxious to co-operate with them, and that there was no reason for an antagonistic attitude on the part of the Guardians towards the Committee (heax, hear). Mr Frank Jones said the Flimtahire County Council were already doing their best in the direction indicated by the Chairman, to arrange for the removal of the mentally de- ficient to atiotbot institution. Mr J. Jones Morris said it should be made clear to the Boards of Guardians of the re- spective Unions that the Asylum was not an institution for receiving all kinds of patients. When there was a patient who could not ■ properly be looked after in a workhouse the Committee were tjuite prepared to receive i.t at the A,ylviin, but there was a tendency among the workhouses generally to get rid of all the mentally deficients by sending them to the Asylum whether they were unruly or not. What the Committee desired was that the Guardians should take back all the quiet patient^, and so relieve tha pressure at the Asylum. By so doing they would re- lieve the strain on the accommodation of the workhouse for at least ten years (hear hear). He hoped that the negotiations now pending in two counties, in particular, would bear, fruit in that direction. He trusted that the leading Guardians -in North Wales would take the matter into terrous consideration, and wrtuld look upon it not in itn local aspect, but in the hroad. sense of the fare of North Wales as a whole. Mr Thomas Jones said they as a Committee had no hostile feeling towards the Boards of Guardians- Ou the contrary, they were anxious to oo-operate with them, in this particular national crisis they were most anxious to economist) as much as possible, and he proposed that the Chairman and Clevk of each Board of Guardians be invited to meet the Asylum Oonmihittee with the object of discup'iing tho problem in all its bearings. It should be brought home to them that there was an urgent need of instructing their medical officers not to send cases to the Asylum unless it was essential. The Guar- dians did not realise their responsibilities and that the money to Keep both the Asylum and the Worlthonee came from the pame pocket. He thought a confere-nos such as the one he had suggested would have the desired effect. Mr Chad wick pointed ouit that the Asylum accommodation up to the end of February was 1075, and the figures submitted to them that day indicated there wore 1034 inmates; so that there was only a very sma,11 margin of accommodation. 'That should be impressed on the Guardians, also the fact that if they took out even i(Y) .tiiiiiatea the accommoda- tion would suffice for some years. Mr Jones Morris seconded the motion. Mr Maurio" Jones suggested that the in- vitation be also extended to the Commission- ers of Lunacy and the Inspector of the Local Government Board. The mover and seconder of the resolution agreed to this, and the proposal as amended was carried. I NUMBER OF INMATES. I The Clerk reported that there were in the ( Asyltam at present 602 mtale and 462 female t paupers, a total of 964. There Were also 26 male and 36 female private patients, as well as 4 male and 3 female paupers on trial, making a total of 1034. Last month there were 1033 patiente, against 1015 the corre- sponding period last year and 1040 at the previous quarterly meeting. I WOBST FINANCIAL POSITION ON RECORD. Mr T. W7. Griffith (cimirman of the Finance Committee) stated that the cost per head per week of Lie maintenance of the patients at the Asylu.m was now 10s lOd, and that showed tti-o wisdom of the Committee in raisiug the charge per head upon the Guar- dians from 8s Uu to 10e fict pea- week, which was 4d below the actual coot at present. He was sorry to say that the funds at the Com- mittee's disposal were £1400 short of meet- ing the bills that had been passed for pay- ment that day. That was a (state of affairs Buc-h as had not occurred before in the his- tory of the Asylum, and it showed tho de- sirability that the Boards of Guardians who had been referred to so many times at that meeting should pay up what, was due from them. Out of 20 Unions live only had paid their quota for the past quarter. Titi.s naturally entailed the payment of in- terest at th-e bank, aaid that should be brought home to the mmeis of the contri- buting authorities. Mr MaurieM Jones: Who are the delin- quents? Mr Griffith: I am not goangf to say (laughter). THE MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACT. The Clerk to the Anglesey Union, in reply to an inquiry relat-iie to the admission 01 a mentally deiiQient oa-e, wrote saying that as the County Council had not as yet made any provision under the Act they bad no alternative but to send the case to the Asylum. Mr Prank Jones regretted that the County Co unci's had been so sJow in making the necessary provision under the Act. So far nothing had been done. lie did not attach any blame to the Clerks to the County Coun- cils as they had been busy working day and night in connection with the recruiting cam- paign; but the time had come when all the r counties should carry out their obligations uuder the Act. lie understood that Flint- shire was moving. Mr Jones Morris moved and Mr Hughes Jones seconded that a copy of the lettei re- ceived from the Clerk to the Anglesey Union be sent to the Anglesey County Council. The Chairman said it was the duty of the Clerk to the Anglesey Union to consult the County Council. He had the power to en- gage someone to take charge of the patient in question outside the Workhouse, and that couiid easily have been arranged for 5s weekly as compared with 10t? öd at the Asylum. The motion was carried- HOW THE PATIENTS ARE EMPLOYED. I The Medical Superintendent reported that 70 per cent, of the male patients were em- ployed—19 per cent. out of doors; 68 per cent, of the female patients were employed -2-4 per cent, in needlework, compared with 22 for the corresponding period last year. THE COUNTY QUOTAS. I The returns showed that the ntliml.e-r of Eatients from each co:mty were as follow :— Denbigh, 275, 22 under quota; Flint, 216, 26 over quota: Anglesey, 107. 2 over quota; Carnarvon, 264, 8 over qiiota; and Merioneth, 110, 17 over quota..

ULCER AS BIG AS A I TEA-CUP. ONLY ZAM-BUK COULD HEAL THE I TERRIBLE SORE. From a Yorkshire homo comes further striking proof of the value of Zam-Buk. "Four years ago" said Mrs M. Huggins, of 131, HudIMield. road, Dewsbury, to a reporter, "I felt aji itching, burning sensation on my left leg. "There seemed nothing to account for it, but in ppite of different cooling lotions which I ap- piied. it grew worse. A red angry looking patch then appeared and kjoii the skin broke. In a short time there was an ulcer on my leg nearly as big as a tea cup, and ilit agony was something to remember. The wound was one mate of cor- ruption and the discharge scarcely ever ceased. It bled freely, too. but it was dark bluish utiwhole- eorne-looking blood. "Doctors said it was a bad case of ulcerated leg, but in spite of constant cllre and attention* the wound grew deeper and deeper. I took a long holiday, for the doctors told me absolute icet was necessary, but it was 110 uco. "My leg was bad like thie for three years and I wai in despair. Then 1 read of u "plelldid ell ra by Zam-Buk in a case veiy similar to mine, and 1 got a box of this wonderful balm. The first few dressings enabled me to get a decent night's refit, and as I kept on using Zam Buk the discharge gradually cleared away and the inflammation "ent down. "When Zam-Buk had quite healed the wound it formed new healthy skin, and in time there was no sign whatever of the ulcer which had caused me -so much suffering and anxiety." Nothing but Zam Buk with its remarkable heal- ing power could have made an ittipi-e,-sioll, oil her bad case.

FORMATION OF WELSH I R.A.M.C. SPECIAL UNIT FOR CLERGY AND I STUDENTS. ENROLMENTS TO TAKE PLACE AT RHYL I Mr F. Llewellyn Jones, of Mold, wl-ites: As the result of representations, made to the War Office, sanction lies now been given to the formaticn of an R.A.M.S. unit in connection with the Welsh Army Division. This unit will consist of 240 members, and enlistments for the unit will be confined, in the first instance, to theological students of Welsh colleges and in- stitutions, and also to Welsh clergy and ministers of military age, with the exception that a small number of places will be reserved for men who iium b er of at wi have had experience as dispensers. It is proposed to -ruige that enrohnents for j?he unit ?,oil take allft(.,e at Hhyl at an early date, wht-n ?ppMcants witi be medtcaHy examined and attested. Aceeptcd applicants will then proceed to Sheffield, where they will recei ve their equipment, and will subsequently return to Kin- mel Park, where they will commence their training. At the request of Brigadier-General Owen Thomas, who has taken the greatest in- terest in the formation of this unit, and to whose exertions ite establishment is mainly due, I am dealing with applications for membership. I shall be pleased to send forms of application to persons desiring to join the unit. Applications will be dealt with in the order in which they are received, and all applications must be sent to me noi^later than.Friday, the 21st inøt. Full parti- culars as to arrangements for attesting, etc., will be sent in duo course to applicants. The establishment of this unit is a special con- cession on the part of the War Office, and has been made in view of the fact that a large num- ber o{ those engaged in the active work of the Christian minietry, or in preparation for the ministry, have expressed a deeire to be enrolled as members of an R.A.M.O. unit. It is, there- fore, hoped that those who wish to be enrolled will send in their applications without delay, aa it is anticipated that the number to which the unit is limited will be forthcoming in the course of a few days.

FRUIT LAXATIVE FOR CHILDREN. DELICIOUS "CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF .FIGS" CAN'T HARM TENDER LITTLE STOMACH, LIVER AND BOWELS. Every mother realises, after giving her child- ren "California Syrllp of .Figs, that this is their ideal laxative, because they iove it-s pleasunt taste and it thoroughly clean«es the tender little sto- mach, liver and bowele, without- gttpmg. When cro.ft. irritable feverish or wiien the breath is bad and the stomach disordered, look at the tongue, mother! If coated, give a t- spoonful of this harfnlcss "fruit laxative. a-rid in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste-mat- ter, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the bowels, and you have a healthy, playful child again. When its little system is "stuffy" with a cold when it has t-ire throat, stomach-a-ohe, diarrhoea, indigestion, colic—-remember, a good "inside-cleansing" should always be the iirst treatment given. Millions of mothers keep "California Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a teaspoonful to-day eaves a child from being ill to-morrow. A,k your chemist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has directions for b;ibie», children cf aU -g, and g.rown-ups printed <m the bottle. Get the genuine, made by "C'ahfofnia Fig Hyfup Company," and sold by aH kiMiin? dMmiste, Is 3d wd ?". Refuge ?ubsMtut?t

I DENBIGHSHIRE I VOLUNTEER REGIMENT. I t MOTORISTS CHARGED WITH APATHY. A meeting of the Regimental Executive Com- mittee of the Denbighshire Volunteer Regiment took place at Cheskr. oil Saturday, Lord Trevor presiding. It was reported that the Army Council had allowed the use of military rifle ranges for mem- bers of the county regiment, and correspon- dence was read from the Ministry of Munitions as to the employment of members on various works. The regimental treasurer, Mr D. Mac Nicoll, submitted a statement of accounts to December 31st, and it was decided to have the statement printed and copies forwarded to the sub- scribers. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Denbighshire Corps of the National Motor Volunteers, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr A." E. Evans, Wrexham, that. every member should be presented with a National Motor V olun teer car badge, free of cost. The statement of accounts was presented by Mr D. Mac Nicoll. Attention was drawn to the fact that Denbigh. shire motorists were not joining the corps as they should do, and it was suggested that motor- ists throughout the county should be reminded that they should join for the Mfety, honour, and welfare of the country. Patriotism and duty alike demand their support. Whether the force will be required in any internal national emer- gency or not, it can be of great service in a variety of other ways, which will all lead to con. soli da to the interests of the country; but these are subsidiary to the great duty of being ready for home defence in case of need.

A MINER'S ASTHMA. I HAD SUFFERED .FOR 20 YEARS. YET CURJED BY VENOMS LIGHTNING COUGH CURE. Mr William Blatehford, 12, Swinburn-terrace, Dipton. Co. Durham, suffered for 20 years from miner's asthma. lie says:—"I cannot praise Veno's enough for what it has done for me. I could hardly get my breath sometimes, and often I dared not go to bed for fear of oulfocatijig, aijd eVCll to walk orut into the open air used to choke me up. But now I enjoy the best of health; Veno's cured me." Veno's Lightning Cough Cure wa,3 awarded the Grand Prix and Gold Medat for safety and efficacy a.t the 1910 Paris Health Exhibition, and is a perfect remedy for all chest, lung and throat troubles. Prices Hid, Is 3d, and 3s, of all chemists.

I ABERYSTWYTH 1 BANK MANAGE lt'S DEA TH- [ FATAL ACCIDENT AT LEVEL CROSSING ) An inquest touching the death of Mr J. H. Kitto, manager of the London and Provincial Bank, Aberystwyth, who was killed at a levul crossing by the outgoing mail train on Sunday night, was conducted 011 Tuesday night by Mr John Evans, coroner. Mr Hugh Hughes ap- peared for the family; Mr R. G. Smith for the I bank authorities; Mr Minshull, Oswestry, lor the Cambrian Railway Company; and Mr A. J. Williams, of the National L'uion of Railway- I men, for the rallwaymen affected. The Coroner expressed the deepest sympathy with Mrs Kitto and her children, and Mr Min- sh; l associated himself with the expression cn behalf of the Railway Company. The widow stated that her husband left the house about 5.30 on Sunday evening, but did not tell her where he was going. As far as slie knew he was not in any trouble of any kinu. Ho was a most deliberate, calm man He was very fond of taking a walk 011 Sunday evenings j accompanied by his little dog. of which he was passionately fond. Evidence, was given by a number of witnesses who saw Mr Kitto in the neighbourhood of the crossing about half an hour before the mail train passed, and John Hammond, a signalman, said he found the body lying close to the rails at the crossing, and the little dog barking wild- ly close to it. Mr lazits Cameron, of Penarth, an inspector in the employ of the London and Provincial Bank, said he had been engaged examining the bcioks of the Aberystwyth branch since January i 4th. The Coroner: And in the course of your ex- amination have you found anythingY The Witness: There are some slight irregulari- ties. The Coroner: I suppose by that phrase I can take it there is nothing very serious ? The Witness: Nothing very serious. The Coroner: Nothing which you would for a moment regard as a motive for Mr Kitto doing any injury to himself? The Witness: I should not say so. In reply to further questions by the Coroner, the Witness said he had called Mr Kitto's atten- tion to the irregularities. He last saw Mr Kitto on Sunday afternoon, when he appeared to be in his usual good health. He found nothing in the course of his inspection which would in any way affect the position of any customer of the bank, nor had lie conveyed to Mr Kitto any intimation that his position would be in any way seriously affected. In reply to the Foreman, the W itness said lie had known Mr Kitto for 22 years, and had always found him of a very genial disposition. There was nothing as far as he knew to cause him to do away with himself. The Coroner: Was there anything likely to lead hirp to be unduly depressed?—These irregu- larities which I have referred to Blight have depressed him a little bit. The Foreman l But nothing in your opinion to warrant him taking such a serious step as the taking of his life?—No, certainly not. The jury unanimously returned a verdict of accidental death, and recommended that the Railway Company be urged to make better arrangements for the safety of the public at th. crossing.

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