Birmingham Notes
(from a correspondent.) . The meeting of electors called by Mr Arkwrightat Pemberton was poorly attended, only thirteen persons in all being there, and three of these were non-elect-ors. Mr Arkwright made the usual address. When he was invited to state his views on the Education question he said he was exporting some one to ask him to do bo. He was in favor of gianting subsidies to all schools that had an average attendance of 80 ohildren. Mr Homer asked him if it was true that he had given his word to obtain a special grant to the Catholio Schools. Mr Arkwright, in reply, said he had not made such a promise, but that- he would, as he already had stated, grant them subsidies for schools where the attendance was 30 and upwards. Mr Arkwright made a point—he thought — when he said that Mr Maoarthur strongly opposed the Government giving subsidies to Road Boards, 'but the electors will wait to hear Mr Macarthur on that question before they take any heed. The country is looking first rate* plenty of good feed, a splendid lambing season, and exceptionally fine weather. All these blessings pat even that proverbial grumbler, the "British Farmer," in good, temper.
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 44, 27 September 1890, Page 2
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