1368-69.
J COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WOEKB, IRELAND.
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Phamix Park FulJic
JBuildwur* No new works have been undertaken during the past year.
The People's Garden sod &e Plantations in the Park have been carefully maintained.
Yartry Water Supply to the Park.
The works connected with the supply of Vartry Water to the various buildings in tho Park have been satisfactorily completed, and in addition to the advantages arising from the supply being ample and at high pressure, a considerable expenditure in labour h-saved which was formerly necessary in pumping the supply.
Queen's Colleges.
Belfast College.—The
new Library at this building, and for which a re-vote of £950 was taken last year, has now been completed, and is at present in occupation.
Cork College.—The
heating apparatus for the Library, &c, and the exterior of the Anatomical School, has been completed.
Galway College.—No
particular works of improvement or of a special character have Sseen undertaken at this building during the year beyond the customary works of maintenance.
District Registry Offices under Court of Probate.
The new District Registry ('ffieo in Kilkenny will, it is expected, be completed and lit for occupation in a few wi ks ; and the necessary works of maintenance and repair afc the District Registries of Belfast, Armagh, Londonderry, Cork, and Waterford have feen duly attended to.
National Education Buildings.
Skiecu new ordinary Literary National School-houses have been built in the past year, at a total cost of £5,295, towaids which the Board paid the sum of £3,530, being two-thirds of the cost, the remaining one-third of the expense being contributed by local persona interested in the schools.
Various additions and improvements, such as providing timber, flooring, erecting porches, building enclosing walls and gates, wain-scotting, tablet rails, and other works have boon effected at twenty-four ordinary literary National Schools, at a total cost of £735 6s.
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Towards this sum the Board contributed two-thirds, viz.,
C490 is.
3d.,
and tho remaining one-third was borne by local porno]in interested.
Besides this expenditure the Board have expended in repairing and maintaining the Metropolitan (or Central) Model School Buildings, the District Model, Minor Model, and Model Agricultural Schools, a sum of £5,469 85.
lid.,
and a further bum of £1,086 14.9.
5d.
for furniture for these buildings, and on the ordinary literary National Schools in charge of the Board a sum of £2,927 Is.
5d.
has been also expended on maintenance and repair.
Since the elate of the Board's last Annual Report, lite duty of supplying domestic furniture and utensils for the use of the resident officials in the various Model Schools of the Board of Education usually supplied with such, and of sundries for housekeeping and other purposes hitherto paid for out of office contin¬ gencies has been transferred to this Board; and this service, which involves a large total outlay, requires great care and attention in carrying into effect.
Coast-Guard Stations.
The following now Stations have been completed during the past year, and are now occupied by tho officers and men :—
Bangor, county Down, for 1 Chief Officer, 1 Chief Boatman, and 5 men.
Bonmahon, county Waterford, for 1 Chief Officer and 6 men.
Uastletownsend, county Cork, for 1 Chief Officer, 1 Chief Boatman, and 4 men.
Cromane Point, county Kerry, for 1 Chief Boatman and 5 men.
Knockadoon, county Cork, for 1 Chief Boatman and 5 men.
Extensive additions and alterations have been made at Claggan, Fenit, and Cahirciveen, and are in progress at Oyster Haven.
The works are in progress at tho following new Stations :— Ardmore, county Waterford, 1 Chief Officer and 4 men.
Ballygeary, county Wexford, 1 Chief Officer and 7 men.
Ballyhoige, county Kerry, 1 Chief Officer, 1 Chief Boatman, and 5 men.
Ballydavid, county Kerry, 1 Chief Boatman and 6 men.
Ballycastle, county AnUun, 1 Chief Officer and 6 men.
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