With reference to Mr. Walter Long's letter regarding the establishment of a committee to hear appeals in the matter of recruiting, Mr. J. L. Williams asked if a board of magistrates would not form an efficient committee?
Mr. L. N. Powell said he for one could not act on this committee, because he happened to be chairman of a recruiting committee, and it might be that he would have to appear before the committee to oppose an appeal.
Lord Dynevor said the same thing applied to him, because he was chairman of the whole of Eastern Carmarthenshire ; Mr. Powell was chairman of the Llandilo district. He (Lord Dynevor) had ten committees under him and he had to go to the office every day now, and the work would be greater in the future, so he could not possibly give the time to sit on this committee.
Mr. W. Williams moved that the five members comprise three members for the South District and two for the North.
Mr. J. Richards seconded, and the following were appointed : —
Mr. D. W. Lewis for Brynamman, Mr. J. L. Williams for Betts, Mr. R. Mathews for Llandebie, and Messrs T. Rees (Glanyrafonddu) and Richard Thomas (Twyn) for the North District.
Mr. Shipley Lewis was appointed Clerk to the Committee, which, it was agreed should sit at Llandilo.
Mr. W. Williams jocularly moved they allow all their officials of military age to go, and put women in their places.
