Mainly the addresses issued by Liberal candidates in parliamentary by-elections, together with a few examples of addresses published by the aspirants of other political parties.
Acknowledges receipt of the Miners' Eight Hours Bill and circular given to him by Mr John Jones, the secretary of the Provident Society. Hopes that D. A. Thomas will soon be able to come to the district to explain the provisions of the bill at a meeting to be arranged.
He has forwarded to D. A. Thomas a petition in support of the Liquor Traffic Local Control Bill from Bethesda Congregational chapel at Merthyr. D. A. Thomas should present the petition and support the measure.
She has written to Mr Robert A. Hudson enclosing a resolution (A1/271a) to be considered at the next executive committee of the National Liberal Federation. Hopes that D. A. Thomas will use his influence to help to secure a favourable reply. The aim is to secure recognition for the work that women are doing for the Liberal cause everywhere. The resolution (A1/271a) expressed the wish that a woman speaker representing the Women's Liberal Federation should speak at the evening meeting of the National Liberal Federation at Cardiff on 18 January 1895.
Gives the resolution passed at a recent meeting of the Women's Total Abstinence Union at Stony Stratford supporting the bill introduced into Parliament by D. A. Thomas 'for the abolition of Grocers' and other Shopkeepers' Licences for the retail sale of spirits, wine and beer'.
He is a student at Bonn University collecting material for a thesis on the British foreign trade in coal. One of the most important publications on the subject is the paper which D. A. Thomas read to the Royal Statistical Society in November 1903. He has found it impossible to secure a copy, and so is writing to D. A. Thomas.
Enclose a copy of a resolution passed by a recent meeting of the Cardiff Cymmrodorion Society (A1/7a). They request D. A. Thomas to bring the matter to the attention of the appropriate authorities. The resolution refers to 'the great injustice of compelling Welsh witnesses to give their evidence in a foreign language in our courts of justice. ... It is full time that the judicial bench in Wales should be occupied by judges who are conversant with the language of the people'.
At a meeting of the Cardiff Cymrodorion held on the previous Friday a resolution was passed protesting against the action of the Directors of the London and North Western Railway Company in dismissing several employees on the grounds of their inability to speak English. It requested the Welsh MPs to block all parliamentary bills promoted by the Company until the grievance be redressed. The meeting requested D. A. Thomas to do his utmost to help to effect this.
H. H. Asquith regrets that the words 'and Monmouthshire' were inadvertently omitted from the Return of the Property of the Church in Wales which was granted on D. A. Thomas's motion of 31 May. The Return will give the information for Monmouthshire. Asquith is arranging to have a new resolution substituted.
H. H. Asquith, the Home Secretary, will consider the application of Mr William Jones of Trecynon, Aberdare, for the position of Factory Inspectors' Assistant.
Refers to D. A. Thomas's question and H. H. Asquith's answer. Encloses a suggested form of motion for the return (A1/206a) which will state his readiness to grant and which may be of service to D. A. Thomas.
The application of Mr James Davies for a position will be given due consideration when the opportunity arises. At present there is no vacancy for an Inspectors' Assistant or a Factory Inspector. There are very many applicants for both appointments.
Two members of the Association have been sued by the Pharmaceutical Society for selling a patent medicine known as 'Porrells Balsam of Aniseed'. Has discovered that they had both been properly licensed by the government. The two gentlemen are Mr D. Davies JP and F. W. Mander, the High Constable of Aberdare.
He has been requested by the Executive of the Aberdare District Grocers' Association to ask D. A. Thomas to support the second reading of the amendment bill to the Sale of Food and Drugs Act (1875) on the following Tuesday. The Foreign and Colonial Meat Bill has also been introduced; discusses the provisions of the measure. Hopes that D. A. Thomas will exert himself to ensure the defeat of the measure on its second reading. Will send D. A. Thomas a formal resolution on both subjects after the Association meets on Monday night.
Forwarding Form from Eziah [--] giving the contents of a telegram sent to D. A. Thomas the previous day from Caernarfon - 'Convention now out of question. Can your executors meet ours at Llandrindod Tuesday or Wednesday next to determine policy and manifesto but not organisation. Wire answer immediately. If you cannot meet us our executors must move independently and issue official manifesto.'.
'Can you go to Llandrindod Wednesday. Our Executive to meet there, with the Welsh National. Have wired Thomas Williams, he wants us to go. Cannot hold Conference on the 18th July, too late. Waiting to wire Beriah.'.
Framed Illuminated Address presented to the Rt Hon. the Lord Rhondda of Llanwern by the Mid Rhondda Motor Ambulance Committee, congratulating him on his attainment of the Peerage and on his appointment to the Cabinet as President of the Local Government Board.
