PARISH COUNCIL. A meeting of this council was held on Monday. All members were present. After the minutes of the last meeting had been passed and signed, the chairman (Mr. T. Osborne, J.P.) said he should like to take the opportunity of complimenting Miss Rainbow upon her appointment as clerk to the Council. The appointment, as they were all aware, created more than s local interest, for, through the medium of the Press and the novelty of the appointment, it gained quite a wide publicity. For his own part, he failed to see there was anything unseemly or irregular in giving the position to a lady. It was an acknowledged fact that ladies were becoming in large numbers qualified to occupy positions of trust and responsibility in all departments. In reference to this appointment, a false statement had been made and circulated in the village by persons who ought to have known better. Apparently it was made through ignorance, or from a vindictive and uncharitable motive. It was said that the appointment was unsuitable for a lady, inasmuch as she would have to go roaming about the fields in the parish to find out if there were any gates and stiles needing repair, etc. What a ludicrous and restricted idea! The duties of the clerk were purely clerical, and meant responsibility for keeping a correct record of the Council’s transactions, financial and otherwise, and, judging fro her early education and previous experience, Miss Rainbow was fully competent to carry out these duties satisfactorily. A communication was received from the Education Authority, Aylesbury, relative to the composition of the local Education Committee. The appointments were made as desired, and the clerk was instructed to reply. Other business of a minor nature was dealt with.