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THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF THE MID-WALES AREA Summary of Addresses delivered by COUNTY ALDERMAN TUDOR E. WATKINS, M.P. to the Brecon and Radnor Branch of the Guild of Graduates on Saturday, ist December 1956 at Builth Wells, and The Mid-Wales Sub-Committee of the Breconshire Rural Community Council on 27th March 1958 at Brecon. (a) GENERAL Alderman Watkins referred to the various reports relating to the principality as a whole or to portions of the country but more particularly to Mid-Wales. The following are considered to be the main documents which set forth the special problems of the Mid-Wales area: The Council for Wales and Monmouthshire Part III has reference to Depopula- First Memorandum. tlon with a Special mention of HMSO. Cmd. 8060. I/9 Llanwrtyd area. The Council for Wales and 1 Monmouthshire ] Refers to 10 Parishes in Radnor as Second Memorandum. f well as Cards. and Mont. Useful HMSO. Cmd. 8844. 4/- J figures re Brecs. Rural Wales 1 Government's proposals and ob- HMSO. Cmd. 9014. 6d. servations on 2nd Mem. Welsh Agric. Land Sub- Commission. Rept. to the Minister of Agric. on a HMSO. Cmd. 9631. 16/- reference area in Mid-Wales. 3/- abr. no maps Council for Wales and Includes a Report of the Rural Council for Wales Development Panel. This has Third Memorandum. reference to the Mid-Wales Spas, Third Memorandum. Builth, Llangamarch, Llanwrtyd, HMSO. Cmd. 53. 6/- and Llandrindod Wells. Llanwrtyd, and Llandrindod Wells.