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ON A MOVINC GLAGIER. 4 I
ON A MOVINC GLAGIER. 4 A TERRIBLE YEAR. BRAVE EXPLORER'S PERILS IN THE ANTARCTIC. 17 DAYS' BUZZARD. Reuter's Agency has secured an ac- eount of the remarkable experiences of Mr. Frank Wild and seven companions, all under thirty years of age, who, form- ing the second base of Dr. Mawson's Antarctic expedition., with characteris- tic pluck elected to be hwidecil on a mov- ing Antarctic giacier rather than return to Australia. A year later they were rescued with great difficulty, in circum- stances already narrated, by Captain Davis, of the Aurora. The chief result of their exploration wag the discovery ¡ of a great tract of land, with 350 miles j' or coast line, probabiy extending to the Pole itself, whidi has been named Queen Mary's Land. Mr. Wikils Story. I Speaking to Mentor's representative of his experiences, Mr. Wild said: We left Mawson at his base in Adelie Land on January 19 of last year with orders to form a second base on Sabrina Land or Knox Land. The former we soon ascertained did not. exist, and impenetrable pack prevented us from getting within sixty miles of Knox Land, with the result that in- stead of two miles we cruised for 1,300 miles and still found no chance of land- ing. On February 11th we sighted a glacier, which had probably been mis- taken by Wilkas for Termination Land, and on the loth found a landing. This being Shackleton's birthday, we named j it Stitickif-tttj 'jJ&cior. it locked an Illl- j '-I ,i-ii ini- i; possible spot. It was clearly a moving glacier, and its terrible cliffs a hundred reet high were badly broken and ere- vassed. Took the Risk. j .I- ? -1 1 1 ruiiy realised the possibility ot it breaking away, but thought the Tlsk worth taking. However, 1 asked all j my people separately if they were will- ing to land, and trusting in my judg- meet they cheerfully consented. We had thought of landing on a fast floe five or six years old, which we had seen some days previously, but for- tunately did not, or we should have all been lost. Landing out hut, stores, etc., and hoisting them up this danger- ous cliff was a long and difficult busi- ness, and our next care was to move them from the broken edge to a spot 640 yards distant, where we erected our hut. "During these operations the whole party worked fourteen hours a dav, and six days after the Aurora had de- parted we were able to leave our tenta and occupy the hut. During this period the temperature varied 40 degrees, dropping as low as minus 15 Fah. All the sea ice blew away, leaving us with a perpendicular glacier edge up which it was impossible for penguins or seals to reach, and for five montiu we had to depend entirely on tinned foods. Forced to Turn Back. I "Woe soon round it impossible to go on, and turned back for home. Carry- ing only 50 pounds per man the gomg was so hard that we only covored a in do and a quarter in eight hours, down -hill and sinking three feet III anew. When two miles Lom our hut another bi.zzard held us up; one tent co.iapsed, and its three occupants were unable to move or get food for 36 hours. The winter was very bad, with con- stant gales, but we managed to kee~) well and cheerful. We had a regular routine, meals at stated houis, work in morning, and afternoon off, and we amused ourselves with hockey, football, and ski:ng in line weather, ana chess, draughts and cards when unable to venture out. Every Sunday I con- ducted divine service in the morning. and we did nothing except essential camp work. In August we again made preparations for sleciguig, one party oi three going eastward and another to the west. Blizzards were very severe, one exceptionally bad one spilt a tent an?l ca!is,?( i tli<l and caused the others t-o collapse. A'ful Avalanches. I "We w v.. iftus without shelter in a hundred miles an hour wind. For five da.ys we lay in a covered hole 12ft. by bit. by 3ft. At intervals awful ava- lanches crashed down from a 600ft. cliff four hundred yards from us, while giant boulders of ice, weighing 20 tons, cam? to within a hundred yards of our hole, which three months later was itself en- gulfed. The ice we met with on the expedi- tion was far the worst I have ever seen. I Asked for hit; worst experience, Mr. Wild said: "On the whole, we enjoyed good health, and there were no casual- ties. Falling down crevices was more or less common, and we all got grazed and bruised, while on one occasion Wat- son was d-own a crevasse for twenty: minutes before we hauled him out. Our worst experience was in October, when the western party was laid up tor 17 days in a blizzard, the longest on record. Personally, 1 had never before expert-: one of mere than nine U iS j difficult to imagine what it meant for three men to be imprisoned in a tent six toot across, which gradually got smaiicr j wit1- the snow piled-up outside. There wus lD room to lie straight, nothing to lead, and for 17 days mid inputs', never under any pretext, Iiaxne: went outside. Sixteen; xirs out iff the t'\e.:cy -iour wa j ?ent in sleep. At the end of the bli- ;;?rd we were as we?k a? kittens, but it is extraordinary how soon one picks up. have known of cases where a man will gah: five or six pounds in weigh* after oae znoal.
_.-_._-____--_ LATE MRS. R.…
LATE MRS. R. D. BURNIE. On Mondav morning there was laid to rest at Cockett Churchyard a very much respected Swansea lady in the person of Mrs. Burnie, the widow of the late Mr. R. D. Burnie, who was a :ormer Member of Parliament for Swan- sea Town. The funeral was private and left Walter-read at 11 o'clock. The mourners were Mr. Dennis Burrrie, Mr. David Burnie, Mr. Donald Burnie, Mr. Bcynon Burnie (sons), Mr. Charles Harvey, Mi*. Trevor Gre- crar, and h. William Roberts (Up- lands Post Office). The service was conducted by the Bév. H. J. Stewart (Coekett), and the ar- ra?g?merta were in the hands of Messrs. D Jones and Son, Casfcte- sauare.
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Bathing in the Trent at, Nottingham y a boy named DiFfees was { Sprowned, despite soverai gal"t &t- "Wunta at reecua.
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POOR LAW CONFERENCE. I
POOR LAW CONFERENCE. SOUTH WALES GUARDIANS TO MEET AT LANGLAND BAY. A poor law conference of delegates re- presenting the South Waies and Mon- mouthshire Unions will be held, at Langland Bay to-morrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday. It is expected that there will be upwards of 100 guardians pre- sent, and the following will represent the Swansea Board Mrs. f Elien Karris, Messrs. J. Meredith, Joseph Thornhill, and Llewellyn Jenkins (clerk;. On Tuesday the cc,-m- n tnee at 3.30. and will be presmed over k c,lia i i-inaii of tlio by M. Godrrey Clark, chainauu of the Pontypridd Board of Guardians. i paper will be read by the Fullor Mills (Carmarthen), entitled Sana- toria tor Consumptives, liom the standpoints of—(a), Poor La. (b), .National Insurance Act, and (c), IVelsh National Memorial for King Edward Ou Wednesday the Conference will commence at 10.30. and will be over by Mr. E. H. Seidle (chairman of th.3 Swansea Board oi GusJ'diau*- paper upon the classification oi 1 Law will be read by the Rev. Ll. M. i Williams, of Dowiais. Each meetn g will b-3 open for discussions.
- _ - -__. CUP WINNERS.I
CUP WINNERS. PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES TO LLAIS RUGBY TEAM. A dinner in connection with the Gla-is Football Club was held a.t the Globe Hotel, Giais, on Saturday night, when the two cuiw and medals won by the club during the past season were presented by Coun- cilor Richard BucfcJurid, of Morriston. Mr. Tom Stephens, chairman of the Neath Rugby Football Club, who presided, sub- mitted th? toast of the Glaie Cmb, and in doiug so said it would b? diScult to find & bet.t.pr lot of sportsmen than they had in tfl&je. Whatever they took in hand they did it well XL J. Sandere responded. Councillor Buckiand, in presenting the cups, congratulated the Glais Club upon their success. They had played seven matches, won thiee, drawn throe, and lost one. He (Mr. BuoklarBd) did not think there was a club in the League which played cleaner football. It was being said that. the Rugby code was declining in Wales, and that it, was being ousted by the sister code -Association. He did not believe the state- itLout. He believed that competition was good, for by its presence other clubs tried to give of their best. (Hear, bear.) Mr. Buckland paid a tribute to the excellent manner in which Mr. H. J, Isewis carried out his duties. Mr. Dargavel, captain of the cJuh. re- sponded. Tht, foast of too Swansea and District League WOWl proposed by Mr. H. J. Lewis, aind other toastfl followed.
MOARISTON -S. A. OFFICERS.…
MOARISTON S. A. OFFICERS. Captain and Mrs. Conrad r inch, trom Aberystwyth, have oome to Morriston to lead the Salvation Army. They began: at Morriston on Sunday. They have] seen service in the Rhondda Valley, 1 Newport (Mon.), Isle of Wight, South of England, and the Chanel Islands.
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Lieutenant Balabuchm, a Russian airman, hil been killed at PeterUoff, near St. potergtmrg, throiio a fall in his aeroplane.. A mysterious germ is t,bought to be the cause of the death of 138 lambs after docking operations & North Weald Farm, Easom.
) PIONEERS OF SWANSEA SHIPPING…
) PIONEERS OF SWANSEA SHIPPING TRADE. The Hon. William Richards, of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, I who recently celebrated his 94th birth- day, and his brother, Mr. T. P. Richards, the well-known Swansea Shipowner, who is also over 90. Both gentlemen in spite of their ad- vanced years are in excellent health, and almost as keen and alert as men half their age. They are in the real sense two "Grand Old Swansea Boys."
! I LISLE (iF WIGHT' DISEASE.…
I LISLE (iF WIGHT' DISEASE. I I PEMBRSKESHiRt BEE-KEEPERS I SERIOUSLY MFECTtD. Bee-farmers in South Pembrokeshire have suffered heavy losses during the I past year owing to the rapid spread of I what has come to be known as the Isle of Wight disease. It is estimated that about 300 stocks of bees have suc- cumbed to the disease. Efforts are being made to stamp out the disease, but it is extremely difficult to prevent it spreading. The pruction of honey is very large in the county, but if the } disease is not checked there may be a scarcity of honey this year. The dis- trict. most affected is that in the vicinity of Pembroke. The Pembroke Dock Horticulural Society has been in communication with the county agricultural instructor (Mr. R. Graait) on the matter, and, on his advice, has passed a resolution urging Parliament to pass at the earliest pos- sible moment the Bees Diseases Bill recently introduced by the President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. The resolution has. been sent to the local members of Parliament, Mr. Walter F. Roch and the Hon. H. C. Guest.
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Women and girls working among machinery should have their hair put up or confined in a net, it was agreed I at conferences of employers and opera- tives convened by the Home Office. If you want Quality in Mineral Waters, ask for Bowoa's, they are the Best. Largo deposits of kieselgu.hr—an earth used in the manufacture oi dynamo, which consists of mtr glycerine ?. b??'bed i? the earth—are re- p?rted :? !'aTe be<? "Overed in &ou?ef? CJMiL
ILATE MR. WifiCERY.
I LATE MR. WifiCERY. An account of Mr. Widgery's death appeared in the Leader or Saturday.
I - I- -. - MUSICAL SUCCESSES.…
I- MUSICAL SUCCESSES. Burryport. Eisteddfod, May Jlst..—Baritone and champion solo, £3 36.. won by Mr. Gwilym Jones, YRtradfrYnlais, moat eueoefie- ftil competitor of 1513. Twenty-two prizes won by pupils of Prof. Dyved IJÐwys, 53, Man«*el-street. Swansea, during Whit Week. 72A6-2
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ISHOPBREAKERS' STRIKE. -.…
I SHOPBREAKERS' STRIKE. 0 0 I I NO SETTLEMENT EFFECTEDDF LOCAL J DISPUTE. I The strike of Swansea, shipbreakers which occurred last week at the yard of Messrs. T. W. Ward and Co. is still unsettled, although an effort in the direction of peace was made on Satur- day by Mr. Powlesland, the district secretary of the Labourers' Union, to which the men belong. The numoer ot cutters affected is between thirty and forty. The labourers remain at WUCK. In the course of an interview with a Leader" representative to-day, Mr. Powlesland explained that he met the manager on Saturday and hoped that it might have been possible to arrange for a resumption of work this morning. Unfortunately, however, We manager stated that he was not in a position to settle then, although lie might be able to do so about Tuesday. Mr. Powlesland added that the men complained that 10s. per man had been kept back in twenty-two cases to make good damage alleged to have been done in the process of work, and described this as an altogether unheard of proceeding. The men had come out without the consent of the union, and under the circumstances he thought the management would have met him in the same spirit in which he bad tried to meet them. For the present no further action was being taken so far as the union was concerned-.
I - . - :LANDORE CHILDREN…
LANDORE CHILDREN PARADE. ANNUAL DEMONSTRATION OF BAND OF HOPE UNION. The seventh annual demunseration in connection with the Landore ana District Band of Hope Union took place on Saturday. The event proved a. great success. There were repre- sented at the gathering no less than 16 societies, and almost every place of worship in the district was represented. The little ones looked very pretty and smart, each wearing a blue ribbon or regalia. There were in addition to the various societies three temperance bands, viz., Treboeth Brass, Old Siloh Drum and Fife, and the Swansea Telegraph Messengers Drum and Fife. The officials of the Union this year are: Presidents, Mr. A. Lovell; vice- presidents, Councillor W. G. Lloyd, Messrs. J. Owen Jones, Evan Jones, D. W. Davies, and T. W. Hughes. The marshals included Messrs. Davies (chef), R. Abraham, W. Summers, — A ernon, and H. John; secretaries, Mr. Thos. WriUiams and Mr. W. T. Jones, whilst Mr. D. Hop- b ins, A.C., has proved himself a good conductor. The procession which started from Pwll Cwm-square, included the follow- ing societies heralded by their banners Treboeth Temperance Band. Tabernacle, Twr Dinvest, I.O.G.T., Smyrna, New Siloh, Sydney-street, G-odir Pare, Salim, Oil Siloh, Old Siioh Drum and Fife Band, Eaton-road, Wesleyan, British Women's, Plasmarl Rechabites, Brynhyfr.vd Rechabites, Swansea Tele- graph Band, Brynhyfryd Baptists. Hermon and El>enezer. The route was Cwm Level-road, Llangvfelaeh- road, Freeman-street, Eaton-road, Plough-road, Mysydd-road, Station, I Xeath and Dinas-roads, Davies- ■rreet, Landeg-street, and Cwm Level-; road back to the square whence they l dispersed. <
" HAVE BEEN IN ABSOLUTE MISERY'…
HAVE BEEN IN ABSOLUTE MISERY' NOW AS FRESH AS A BIRD. A letter hom Mrs. E. Perry, 111, Robert St., Albany St., Regents Park, is worth repeating: "I have suffered iLcessantlv for six months with tooth- ache an<l neuralgia. For the past two days I have been in absolute misery. Last night I took 15 grains KophaJdol ¡ t well, and on waking at 6.30 found myself free from pain, and able to get up feeling as fresh as a bird. It is really wonderful." Kephaldol, as anyone who has used it will tell you, is perhaps the only real pain-reliever that has no injurious effect on the heart. This accounts, to a certain extent, for the enormous that chemists report. Relief in ou* case brings another sufferer to the chemist, and Kephaldol is asked for and insisted upon. Result: Another cure.
FROM STOCKPORT TO -NEATH,…
FROM STOCKPORT TO NEATH, I Ninety-five birds competed in the flgt from Stockport to Neath on Saturday--a distance of 139 miles. Results:- 1st, Edwin Fkrrant (end all pq,oi?'sr.verage velocity per minute. 823yds. zr-d. Ben Yaughan (Neath); velocity, 821yds. ard. W. Taasue (Oennen); velocity, 787yds. The race was the slowest oh the rpoorde of the Neath Homing Society, and the ijirds bore evidence of being compelled to alight en route owing to a storm.
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IAGAIN REMANDED.-
AGAIN REMANDED. -0 QRAVE CHARGES AGAINST WEI- KNOWH PEOPLE. YOUNG GIRL'S CONDITION. At the Swansea Borough Police Court this morning before Mr. rredenck Rooke and Mi. Richard Martin, the de- fendants in what is kn&wn as the Morriston sensation case again put in an appearance. Anna Lloyd, married woman ,of Park Wem-road, Sketty is charged with feloniously performing an illegal operation upon Annie May Lewis, of Morriston, for the purpose of procuring a miscarriage, and Harriett Stephens and Hannah Ankers, of the White Hart Hotel, Swansea, and 01 yn Morris., of Y nj,gforga.n, are charged with aiding and abetting in the alleged offence. Mr. Laurence Richards, for the police, in applying for a further ad- journment, prodiit-oo, a certificate from the doctor woo is attending May Lewis, which stated that the girl was not well enough to attend the court that day, but she was gaining strength rapidly and would probab:y be able to appear on Monday next. Mr. Henry Thompson, on behalf of Morns and Lloyd, consented to trie application subject to the same bail be- ing accepted as before. Mr. David Clark (Messrs. Viner Leeder and Morris) also agreed on be- half of Ankers and Stephens, subject to the same bail being allowed. The Bench adjourned the case. for a week.
PASTORS AND PEOPLE.
PASTORS AND PEOPLE. HOW THINGS WENT ON SUNDAY. Edited by Laos. 1 rasoors ajvd ireople is to be re- duced to half a column—anyhow during the hot weather. That's news. Next. Sunday (June 8th; the Vicar of Chiisi Church (the Rev J. H. Watkin Jones) starts open-air parish praeehing. There will be two street meetings ali difirent points--with full choir in at- tendance. You"il e-nie with me, won't you?" he asked his congregation on Sunday evening; and not leave me in the; street aloi-w P" By the way, a missionary is coming to Christ Chuich next Sunday, and ooiiec- -tiorls are for the universities' mission in Central Africa. They are rather catholic at Maneèl- ton CongregationaJ Brotherhood. v. the Rev. Ben Evans (Bethel C.M.), was the speaker. They have had also Baptist speakers, Rev. Beynon Phillips and Mr. Harold Parsons. There is talk of dropping these monthly meetings during the summer norths. That would be a pity, and with such attenda-iiora as they had on Sunday tl,-re is no need. So Hot, Too. I found a much larger congregation in Walter-road Congregational yesterday morning than on my last visit some tinie back. Yet there is room, though we are on the up grado. Only last Monday in the" Leader" two representative ministers • were re- marking oi improved attendance^ a6 places of worship in Swansea. Our spociaily alive churches—Mount Pleasant, St. Mary's, Ebenezer and Christ Church, are always well uileci. It is a treat to attend them, ior that very reason. These I know. There are others. There is a sort of business-like air about the communion service at. Elienozei- and Alount Pleasant. Not a few stragglers, but half to two-thirds of the congregation often re- main. Not "To Know," but "To Be." Rev. Evan Jenkins, of Walter-road, has always something bright and thoughtful to say. Preaching on Sunday morning from the text, ihink not that I an'. to destroy the Law and the Prophets, etc," he endeavoured to appreciate the, difficulty of the master "If I preach the old troth in a new; light, will they recognise it P" he mmadep- him say; an d added, That jia the pro blem of the teac her sfcilL" We ?-e ?.h now # after knowledge, but the mast important problem is not the problem of knowledge, "t, e< Iii<? j Our most pressing need is to be whatx we already know." Outside Victoria Park e?tes last?j mght the Y M.C.A. put on the box a<| httio chap frm Glasgow. I am in a foreign land I am ber on business," said he; but ho dido'V seem to mind, acid for a mere boy, ani ho was, had extraordinary assurance, aa* well as powers of intellect and of speech. "I wanted to preach a sermon, but they won't lot me,' he observed; ati there was no doubt as to his "i?4 al__Ci able and convincing oratory. Among tlie visitors to the Y.M.C.A. Men's Meeting at the Gymnasium vae Mr. Leonard Jones, the Postmaster. Multum in Parvo. "At York Place," writes a corre- spondent, "two seinKHis were preached by the pastor. Rev. Casmodyn Rees "Morning subject: Jesus Christ, head of His church, a.nd supreme in all things. Coll. 1-18. ],A-ening subject Unity of Jesuaw Christ and His Church. John 15-5. Two earnest addresses addressed to- somewhat thin congregation." Evidently its the congregations who- want some "*Bovril." Business has to do with religion, after al1, for the ex-president of the Chamber of Commerce spoke at Sketty Brother- hood. Sketty Baptists continue d their open- ing services, assisted by the Gwent Glee Singers. Sketty Weslevans celebrated 50th anniveisary with a. children's floral ser- vice. "What you should read," was Rev. S. M, Butter's theme at Wesley Brotherhood book presentation. Rev. T. Langdon Davies, an old psufjOi', was at Hafod Brotherhood. Sunday evening service at the Sailon" Chapel was a special choral one.
PRETTY SWANSEA WEDDING.
PRETTY SWANSEA WEDDING. A pretty wedding was solemnised at Chrbt Church, Swansea, on Monday, wken Miss Daisy Bushell, of the Cameron Brush Works, was married to Mr. E. Major, of Cheltenham. The bride was daintily attired in a costume of champagne cloth with hat to and was attended by her sister, Miss Dolly Bushell, who wore a mauve costume with a hat trimmed with mauva plumes. I The bride was given away by her father, whilst the bridegroom's brother, Mr. Arthur A. Major acted as best man. The Vicar (Rev. Watkin Jones) offi- ciated and after the ceremony a recep- tion was held at the home of the bride • father, the happy couple leaving for London for the honeymoon later ia ill.
THE PROBLEM OF HOUSING.
HOUSING PROBLEM. ——— ——— (Continued from Page 1). upon the smaller class of dwelling, but will go far to effectively solve the housing ':vil as it at present exists in the town We have further given much thought k. the type oi house which, in OUT opinion, the municipality should erect and for this purpose we have con- sidered that that type should be the one which private enterprise is at the pre- sent time not providing and has for some considerable time past failed to provide. We are, therefore, of the very firm ppmion that the type of house most needed in Swansea to-day, apa-rt from the more serious prwalem of the pro- vision of houses for the slum dweller, is- that type which would let at rents varying trom os. to /s. per week, in- clusive of rates, and wfcich on such rents should provide Eufficient to make such scheme self-supporting. We have therefore provided in our scheme for 5(;)0 houses to be erected at Mayhill, Swansea, in five classes as under, viz.— Class A, 50 houses, to let at 5s. per week. Class B, 75 houses, to let at 5s. Gd. per week. Class C, 100 houses to let at 6s. per week. Class D, 125 houses to let at 6s. 6d. per week. Class E, 150 houses to let at 7s. per week. in putting frward this scheme we have no desire to advance the proposition that the houses, especially those to be let at the lower rents, are ideal, or that they would provide what in our opinion should be the accommodation houses for the working classes ought to contain. We have considered the problem upon the basis of what accommodation it is possible to provide for the minimum rent, which we have placed at 5s. per week, and we have therefore considered the whole proposition upon the rental basis and not upon any ideal formula as to what is the irreducible milllmum ot accommodation for a working man's home, casting behind the entire ques- tion of rent. We think, however, it only fair to state that our riiinimum house will con- tain living-room, scullery, and usual offices on the ground floor and two bed- rooms on the first floor, the various sizes of rooms being as great if not greater than those already erected by the Corporation of Swansea. We would point out that the accom- modation to be provided in the houses to be let at the lowest rent, is in quan- t.ty as much (if not more), and is in quality as good (if not better), than could be provided in any scheme of flats, whether carried out on a small or large scale. Even in the case of blocks t of nats carried out on a large scale, it is impossible to let rooms (so far as We are aware) at less than Is. per room per week, and it is not often possible to do even that, and the cost of construction of large blocks of flats is heavy on ac- count of the necessity of providing stone or concrete staircases, outside staircases, and costly fireproof construc- tion We further are of the opinion that even if the accommodation in the houses proposed to be erected under the scheme we now put forward, were slightly less (which a,,<> already stated will not be the case), it could then be safely advanced that a self-contained house, with all its advantages, even if small, is much to be preferred to a portion of any dwel- ling, however well such dwelling may be erected. We are of the opinion that the Corporation would be well advised to proceed in the first place with an application to the Local Govern- ment Board to sanction a Town r» i • O O Tvrvl irioi1 r\n rianmng .x;11111v, wuivw we think might have advan- tageously been made prior to the recent enquiry, and if' such application were approved the building scheme would be relieved of much heavy cost in respect of road charges, etc. This would render the carrying out of the under- taking that much less costly that all the houses would be capable of being let at correspondingly lower rents pro rata on the reductions in such charges. We may say, however, that for the purpose of our scheme we have adopted the figure placed by the Corporation before the recent enquiry, as represent- ing the costs of roads, etc. We may point o:"t that ifnder ordin- ary methods of Uying out or even under the methods suggested in the scheme laid before the recent enquiry, the cost of roads, etc., is so excessive that the erection of the very low rent workmens' house is rendered an ex- ceedingly difficult financial proposition. It appears to us that one grave diffi- culty in the decision upon this import- ant matter, is the acceptance bv the Corporation or otherwise of a scheme which undoubtedly will be practical, lfinancially pmsible and which will pro- vide for the want most urgently needed and we think it unreasonable that the result of OUT efforts should be placed before anyone other than the highest authority. We therefore respectfully suggest, that our scheme, which we mav ?y we have fully ready, should be subm?tted to the architect to the Local Govern- ment Board, whose decision as to its character, railue and practicability, shall be final on both the Council and ourselves We are Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, CHARLES T. RUTHEN. I E. G. ALLEN.