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BARRY SCHOOLS MANAGE- II MENT COMMITTER. REDUCTION OV 2d. IN THE £ ON THE ESTIMATE. A meeting of the Barry School Man- agement Committee was held on Friday afternoon last, Mr. J. Marshall (chair- man) presiding. There were present, Miss M. E. Meredith, Dr. P. J. CHonnell. J. C.. Messrs. S. R. Jones, J.P., J. Lowdon; J.P., and F. C„-Mil- ne r. ESTIMATE DISCUSSED. I In the estimate of receipts and expen- diture for the coming year, presented at t52,191 9s. 8d., Y-33,534 was pro- vided for teachers' salaries, which was £ 214 less than the past twelve months. Last year's estmiate was underspent by :£ 166. The receipts for the ensuing twelve months were approximated £ 29,835 4s. G(L. compared with £ 24,005 2s. Id. for the preceding year. The amount of precept wasY,22,356 5s. 2d., against £ 2S,081 4s. 6d. for the pre- vious year. With regard to the Council scholar- ships, Mr. C. B. Browne, the accoun- lant, stated that he had inserted a less number in the estimate on this occasion tilail previously. Dr. O'Donnell said so many sholars tiad withdrawn that it was not en- couraging. Mr. F. C. Milner suggested that ten scholarships be given to boys and ten to girls. Mr. R. Treharne Rees (the clerk) pointed out that last year 27 were I granted to boys and 17 to girls. Dr. O'Donnell proposed that 15, scholarships be ofTere.d to girls and 10 I to boys. ) Miss Meredith moved an amendment I that fifteen be granted to each sex. Mr. F. C. Milner seconded. The Chairman: It should go forth that we are reducing the scholarships in number because the people are with- drawing their children after receiving them. Miss eredith's amendment was car- I ried. Mr. L. P. Griffiths moved that the parents of the children should appear: before the Committee, that they may be impressed that their children should complete their terms. This was agreed to. SPECIAL GRANT. I 'rl')w Clerk stated that the Secretary of the Board of Education had written in reply to a letter sent by Mr. T. B. Tordoff, the Council clerk, to the effect that the Committee could safely assume that, tho special grant for 1915-16 for educational purposes would be about the same as that of 1914-15. He had, therefore, notified the same amount. I AMOUNT IN HAND. I lr. C. B. 'Browne, the accountant, remarked that the Committee had in hand something over £ 2,000. This Wa due by the increased grant re- ceived as special grant, together with £ 364 from the Military for the use of the schools. This half-year they would have a precept of aboiit Xll,250, after ,il.l(-winc, XSO for bursaries. This would be £3,000 less than last year. Mr. Lowdon said this would mean a Induction of 2d. in the t in the precept. The Chairman pointed out that £ 250 was to be paid by the Local Authority to the County Authority towards the of erecting the Training College. As thev had the money in hand at pre- pent, he suggested that they pay it now. This was agreed to. The Chairman also stated that in the previous year they had made a grant to the local Boy Scouts of £ 30. This they had been asked to increase to £ 40 this year. To this courso the Committee also consented. The estimate was eventually in- tcreased by £ 90. MEALS TO CHILDREN. r I- A letter was received irom Mrs. Avery, who provides meals to necessi- tous school-children, asking for an ad- vance to 4d., instead of 2d., in the price -of meals, owing to the heavy cost of food stuffs. It was stated that the dinners con- sisted of soup, broth, bread, jam, rice, cocoa, milk, and bread and butter. The Chairman asked had the prices gone up to the extent of the increase re- quested. The Clerk answered in the affirma- tive. Mr. Lowdon moved that an advance ttii ;a-d. be made. This was adopted. ANOTHER ADVANCE SOUGHT. I An application from Mr. J. O Dono- van that his contract for the provision of motor cars for paying teachers' sala- ries, be increase! from 15s. to £1, was granted. APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED. The appointment of three temporary teachers was confirmed. The Clerk reported that Miss Para- dise, of Bristol, had been appointed by I the governors of the Gladstone-road Demonstration School as assistant teacher. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Miss A. Hainc?, Hannah-street Girls' School, wroe t asking for further leave r of absence of six months, owing to iu- disposition. On the motion of Mr. S. R. Jones, it was decided to grant the necessary; leave, and it was further decided to ap- point a teacher from the list before them to fill the vacancy. VACANT HEADSHIP. Fii-e Misses Duston, Fitz- payne, Jackson, Kemp, and Thorpe, applied for the post of head mistress at Palmerston Infants' School, but the ap- plicants were asked to appear before the Education Committee in May. TEACHERS SEEK ADVANCE. I A circular was received from the Barry N.U.T., calling attention to the inadequate remuneration of male and female teachers in the employ of the Committee, and hoping that they would adopt the following scale of salaries:— Man, commencing salary, £ 90, ris- ing by annual automatic increments of £ 10 to £100; women, commencing salary, Y,80, rising by annual incre- ments of £5 to £100, then by annual in- crements of £ 40 to £160. Miss Meredith: It is a very inoppor- tune time to cons ider salaries at all. Mr. S. R. Jones said they should face tho matter. They should have the courage of their convictions. Mr. L. P. Griffiths agreed. They should enquire what other authorities were paying to their staffs. The County Council had refused an ad- vance to their teachers, and the Glam- organ teachers were complaining be- cause Barry, and one or two other places, were higher. "It is time," Mr. Griffiths said, "for other authorities to level up to Barry, and not always tha.t Barry should be taking the lead m the matter." I Mr. Lowdon said the Barry scale was I designed. to obtain teachers who had had previous experience. They did not want teachers fresh from college, but; after they had had the nec-essary teach- ing experience. Miss Meredith: They ought to wait till the end of the war. Mr. J. Lowdon moved that it be a re- commendation to the Education Com-/ mittee to appoint a new Salaries Com- miftee whilst they were appointing the I Standing Committees. This Committee could then deal with the matter. This was carried. A CLEVER SCHOLAR. A letter was received from Mr. T. j Ewbank, head master of Cadoxton Boys' School, stating that there was a boy in the school who was clever in handicraft. Ho asked whether the Committee could see their way to ap- point the boy as student teacher at a small salary. The matter was deferred for the pre- sent. SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS PLAY. TRUANT. A report was received regarding Council scholarship holders at the Boys' Coun ty School. Three lads were re- ported to be continually truanting, and could not be persuaded to attend. It was felt that these boys had broken their agreement with the Council, and their scholarships were cancelled. An application from a scholar at Barry County School, to join the stam- merers' class, was referred to Miss Jackson, head teacher. I DOMESTIC TEACHERS. I A communication was received from the Training School of Domestic Arts, Cardiff, enclosing the new regulations of the Board of Education for training teachers lor domestic subjects, to come into force in September next. TEACHERS APPOINTED. A communication was received from Mr. P. W. Gale, teacher at Barry Mixed School, resigning his position. This was accepted, and Miss Gladys Jenkins was transferred to fill the vacancy. Miss G. Flower, Barry Docks, was appointed in Miss Jenkins place at High-street Infants' School.

"f II'IrJ" THE WORKERS AND MUNITIONS. IMPORTANT LETTER FROM I LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD. I BARRY GAS COMMITTEE APPEALED TO. At the monthly meeting of the Barry Gas and Water Committee on Monday evening last, Air. J. E. Levers (chair- man) presiding, the members in at- tendance were Messrs. S. R. Jones, J. P., G. Wareham, W. Beck, D. F. S. Browne, and J. Felix Williams. Mr. John Jenkins, superintendent collector reported that the total collec- tions during the past month amounted to X-6,465 2s. A communication were received from Mr. M. Warren, clerk to the Llandaff and Dinas Powis Rural District Coun- cil, stating that their surveyor had sub- mitted the letter from the Barry gas and water engineer, setting forth terms for a supply of water in bulk to the Council for distribution in part of the parish of Penmark. As the agreement with the Barry Council related to i bulk supply for the parish of Penmark, the Llandaff Council did not under- stand why an additional quarterly minimum payment was sought to be, imposed. The Manager pointed out that he had fixed the payment of a minimum of £4 quarterly, plus the cost of an extra meter, and his action was approved. A communication was received from tho Local Government Board stating that the Board had received an intima- tion from the Committee of Imperial Defence, which had under considera- tion the necessity of securing the best organisation of labour under existing conditions. In view of the needs of I recruiting, and in view of the demand for labour for the manufacture of wa.r I materials; and for the. production and transportation of the necessary sup-, plies for the population, the Committee of Imperial Defence emphasised the im- portance of releasing male labour of high physical quality so far as possible from other occupations, and of sub- stituting, where- necessary, men of I more advanced years or, where the con- ditions allowed, women workers. I Mr. Beck: Can we curtail the num- ber of men? Mr. Browne: We can suggest to them that they can engage themselves better for the service of their country. There I are the people in the parks cutting the daisies and warning people not to walk on the grass. I The Manager said there were hardly I any men in their employ who were of recruitable age. Mr. Browne: It is not a uestion of recruitable age. Their energies can be directed towards railway work. to keep them working. The Chairman: You have not endea- voured to prevent, any man of recruit- able age. The Manager: I have given them every opportunity, and I think they have responded well. Mr. S. R. Jones: We have done well as a town. But at the same time, there is a frraat deal in what Mr. Browne has p- u said. These arc exceptional times, I when there are a lot of things we can do without. The safety of the country I is the first consideration, and men who are not of recruitable age should help I to keep the railway going. Their posi- tions would certainly be kept open by us. A large number of women have, responded in consequence of the trouble. ) Mr. Felix Williams thought they, might curtail to some extent the gas supply on the town, and in that way. do without a number of men. The matter was subsequently left to I the Chairman and Engineer. Messrs. A. Smith. E. Gee, and H. Matthews, foremen stokers at the Gas- works, wrote asking the Committee to grant an increase of wages of Is. per shift. The Engineer explained with refer- ence to the wages of these workers. I The Chairman did not think it a suit- able time to consider the application. | Mr. Felix Williams moved that no. increase be given. I Mr. Browne seconded. An amendment by the Chairman, that the Committee disagree with an increase in the standing wages of these men was carried. Mr. Felix Williams then moved that the 2s. a week bonus be adhered to. This was seconded by Mr. Ware- ham, and carried. The Chairman and Mr. Wareham were appointed representatives of the Committee on the Annual Contracts Committee. The report of the Gas and W ater En- j gineer showed that the secretary of the Town Planning and Housing Trust, I Ltd., had again written stating that their position with regard to the erec- I tion of the first hundred houses and offering, in case of delay, to guarantee I a return of ten per cent. upon the out- I lay incurred by the Council in laying I gas and water mains in anticipation of development. '8 Mr. Wareham said the houses were required. I In moving that the offer be accepted, Mr. S. R. Jones thought they should insert a clause in the agreement to the effect that their offer should hold good till the houses were completed. Mr. Beck seconded, and it was car- ried. ¡ There had been, added Mr. Frank- lin, an excessive demand for coke, and the whole of the stock had been sold! out. The amount daily produced was quite insufficient to meet the demand, and therefore the quantity sold to each purchaser had to be limited. First preference was given to the schools, the bakers secondly, and the hospitals third. rr. Browne thought preference should be given to the poor people who desired half-cwts. instead of the bakers and the schools. I The Chairman pointed out that if the bakers were not supplied with coke, they could not bake their bread. Mr. Browne moved that the general public be supplied before the bakers. etc., but eventually the matter was left to the discretion of the Manager. The consumption of water for the month of February. Mr. Franklin an- nounced, was 24,714,850 gallons, an increase of 2,822.720 compared with the consumption of the corresponding month of 1914. The consumption per head per day was 25.22 gallons. Rain i fell on 21 days, with a fall of 3.42 in. The total number of hours of bright sunshine was sixtv. with a minimum on any one day of 8.2 hours.

PARKS AND LICENSING j BAURY PARKS AND LICENSING I I AUTHORITY. I ESTIMATE CONSIDERED AND REDUCED. jCOMPLAINT OF BROKEN TREES. SOLDIERS AT BARRY ISLAND I CLOAK ROOM. I I Ir.. Howell Wil!iams (Chairman) I !Presided at the monthly meeting of the Barry Parks and Licensing Committee on Tuesday evening last. There were al--o present, Messrs. S. R. Jones, J.P., J. Marshall, L. P. Griffiths, T. Evans, I W. Fowler, and E. Ashton. The report of Mr. C. Hockley, the chief port sanitary inspector, showed that 127 day and 38 night. visits had been made to licensed seamen's lodg- ing houses during the past month. In several instances the attention of the licensees had to be directed to the Council bye-laws relating to cleanli- ¡ tiess of premises and other matters, r i A license to lodge three seamen was, [granted to J. Kalamo tenses. 30, SYden-l, I L -cri-ztnted to J. 30, S\(Ien- The estimate of receipts and expen- diture for the ensuing twelve months was presented, and showed the pro- posed expenditure to be £ 2.295, and t Iw receipts at £690. Considerable time was spent in dis- cussing the estimate, and the expendi- ture proposed was reduced by £45. A communication was received from the District Barrack Officer, Western Command, enquiring the amount of rent required for the cloakroom nnd I lavatories at Barry Is]and. now being used by the Reserve Company Glamor- gan (Fortress) Roval Engineers. Mr. S. R. Jones: I think we should charge the same basis as the schools are charged. It was decided to make a charge of I £ 225 per annum. The Surveyor (Mr. J. C. Pardoe) pointed out that a considerable number of trees, which had been recently planted, had been wilfully destroyed. being broken in half, and a number of larger trees had been damaged by boys tearing the bark. It was wilful des- truetion, and notwithstanding the re- wards offered at various times it seemed hopeless to catch the offenders. The Committee decided to offer a re- for the conviction of the of- fenders. The fencing on the east side of Ceme- tery Approach-road, the Surveyor also reported, was being continually broken by the soldiers who were in training at the Buttrills.-It was agreed to fix new fencing. .Several allotimeiits were transferred, and applications for eight allotments I in Broad-street were granted. The Chairman and Mr. W. Fowler were appointed to represent the Com- 1 mittee on the Annual Contracts Com- mi ttee. A letter was received from- fr. C. Carey, Cardiff, offering terms for the right to place automatic machines in front of the Cloakroom and Lavatories at Barry Island. One-third of the gross takings was considered to be a fair rental. This was the rate last year, and X21 was then realised. An application for space on the sands at Whitmore Bay for a shooting saloon and cake-walk was received from Messrs. Nash and Son, Reading, but no action was taken in the matter.

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| HOSPITAL MATTERS AT BARRY. DR. BILLINGTON RESIGNS THROUGH MILITARY DUTIES, I j DISCUSSION OVER SHOOTING RIGHTS. The Barry Hospitals Committee on Friday evening last was presided over by Mr. F. E. J. Murreil (chairman), and the members in attendance were Dr. P. J. O'Donnell, J.P., Messrs. S. R. Jones, J.P., J. E. Levers, F. C. Mil- ner, T. Preece Prichard, W. Beck, C. B. Griffiths, E. Walton, F. Wall, E. C. Gough, W, Durmanr and W. Mas-j lin. THE MATRONS' STATEMENTS. Reporting upon the past month's work at the Accident Hospital, Miss M. Evans. the matron, stated that since the last meeting of the Committee there had been 22 admissions, 21 discharged con- j vales-cent, and' on the 23rd March, 12 patients remained at the Hospital. At the Infectious Diseases Hospital, j Miss M. Forsyth, the matron, stated 14 cases were admitted since February 22nd, 2.3 discharged, one died, and 12 were still under treatment. THE ESTIMATE. The estimate of expenditure and re- ceipts was presented at £ 2,638 14s. 6d., compared with £ 2.537 18s. Gd. last year. The receipts were- estimated at ,£876. After discussion the estimate; was reduced by X45. ALTERATIONS AT ACCIDENT HOSPITAL. The tender of Messrs. W. Ruckley and Sons, Cadoxton, -.it. £ 171 19s. 6d. was accepted for carrying out altera- tions to the receiving room and other alterations at the Accident Hospital, THANKS FOR TREATMENT. Mr. W. J. Harries. Phyllis-street, Barry Island, wrote thanking the matron and staff of the Infectious Dis- i eases Hiospital for the careful and kind treatment, to his two childen during the period they were in the Hospital suffer- ing from diphtheria. TENDERS FOR SHOOTING RIGHTS. I There was a lively discussion over the question of shooting rights adjoin- ing the Small Pox Hospital. Five ten- ders were received from the following: Frederick J. Maslin, F. E. Poole, £ 3/15: T. W. Projer, and J. E. Jones, £G/G1- Mr. W. Walton moved that the high- est tender be accepted, and Mr. E. C. Gough seconded. An amendment was submitted by Dr. P. J. O'Donnell, that the offer of Mr. Projer be accepted. It was seconded by Mr. Prichard, but Mr. Walton's motion was carried. Mr. Prichard gave a further amend- [ ment. that the Clerk make enquiries of Mr. Jones as to his calling, etc., that the money be payable in advance, and that the matter be deferred until the next. mroting of the Committee. Dr. O'Donnell seconded. Mr. Walton (heatedly): I maintain I that that is a slur upon the people of that district. It is an insult to Castle- land Ward. It is an absolute injus- tice. Mr. Prichard: I have made no slur upon Mr. Jonqs. I have never heard of him, and do not know who he is. Mr. Walton: Nor do I know him. Mr. Prichard: We always make en- quiries before letting a contract. There was an example of that the other day ) with a firm of printers. We would be doing a most improper thing to-night if we do not make enquiries. Mr. Maslin raised objection to Mr. Prichard's amendment, remarking that they were singling out. this particular person simply because he was ap- parently a working man. Mr. Prichard: I did nothing of the sort. It was quite a wrong construc- tion upon my remark. It is not be- cause he is a working man at all, but simply because neither I nor anyone else know anything about him. The Chairman (to Mr. Maslin): You must not put a misconstruction upon what another person says. Mr. Prichard: It was quite a wrong thing to say. Mr. Maslin: My opinion is that the highest. tender should be accepted, and if it comes to the knowledge of any member of this Committee or the Coun- cil, that there is anything attached to this man. that his tender should not be accepted, I think it is quite time to consider wavs and means to stop his tender being accepted. Mr. C. B, Griffiths: T think rr. Prichnrd's amendment is a right and proper one. Let ns all hope that the man is respectable. r The Chairman characterised Nl t*. Jones' tender as abnormal: in fact, he did not think it was business-like. There was something certainly behind it. The amendment, however, was lost. RED CROSS SOCIETY APPEAL. l Re?rdm? the quest?n of ?ranhnp permission to local &3d Cross Nurses to attend the Accident Hospital for ex- perience—which had previously been refused by the Council-a communica- tion was received from tlle headquar- ters in London thanking the Committee for their kindness in discussing the matter, :and stating that the Society would not trespass further upon their time. I That letter, together with one from Colonel J. A. Hughes, V.D., C.B., Barry, was allowed to lie on the table. I '•TOMMY" HAS FIRST CLAIM. Dr. Billington, who was recently re- sident surgeon at the Accident Hospital, wrote intimating that the War Office would not consent to his release from military duties. He had been ordered on foreign service, and would leave Barry for Aldershot on the following day. His agreement with the War Office, for one year, would expire ll-i December next, and he would be pleased, if the Council was then in neei of a surgeon, to come to Barry, "pro- viding." he added, "that I escape in- jury bv the Germans." The Chairman: A very unfortunate position to be in. Answering the Chairman. Dr. P. W. Kent, the schools medical officer. said he thought there was no need to adver- tise for a surgeon. "We have got on a N c got on very well, he said, "during the past three months. Dr. Pick has seen a few cases, and I do what I can. We have also Dr. Mason Jones and Dr. Sixsmitfi on the staff. I think we shall go on doing the work in the same way. Dr. ODonnell You are only treating accidents. Ur. Kent: e have a few other cases. All hospitals at the present time are not going on in the wav thev usually do. The Chairman There has been a tre- mendous shortage of surgeons. Only a month ago the War Office was adver- tising for them. Dr. O'Donnell: You will get no one now to fill the position. Dr. Kent: I wrote up to my old hospi- tal, and Dr. Pick wrote to his, but they say there are no men about. The Chairman Obviously the soldier should have the first claim upon the medical man. and we should not stand in the way of anyone like that. Mr. Levers moved, and Mr. S. R. Jones seconded, that they continue as at. present at the hospital, and it was unanimously carried.

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[BISHOP CROSSLEY WITH THE READERS. THE FUTURE OF THE WELSH CHURCH. annual meeting of the Llandaff Diocesan Association of Readers was held on Saturday last at Church House, Ro%th, Cardiff, the Rev. Canon Beck, R.D., presiding. Addressing the readers. Bishop Crosslev. the new chairman of execu- tive. said laymen had rendered spieuous service* in the Church in the past—three-fourths of the Church work in the Colonies was done by the laity-but The duties and responsibili- ties of the layman would be much greater in Wales in future, where parishes would probably have to be grouped, and the work could not be coped with by the clergy without the aid of lay workers. fr. R. A. Sprent, J.P.. and Mr. J. 'l' R. Liewellvn were re-elected member* of thf executive committee.