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year. Biindoran, in the same County, has been made a town
under the Towns Improvement Act, 1854, while in another sea¬
side resort, Portstewart, County Londonderry, the necessary
steps to effect this object are in course of completion.
Irish Universities Act, 1908.
During the year we obtained information for the preparation
of a return ordered by the House of Commons (No. 192-1913)
showing the action taken by County Councils and County
Borough Councils under the Irish Universities Act, 1908. It
appears from this return that twenty-seven out of the thirty-
three Counties, and three out of the six County Boroughs have
adopted schemes for providing scholarships under the Act.
Trade Boards Act, 1909.
At the request of the Board of Trade, we issued a circular letter
to Irish local authorities informing them of the establishment of
a Trade Board under the Trade Boards Act, 1909, for certain
branches of the tailoring trade in Ireland, and notifying them
that minimum rates of wages had been fifed for male and female
workers in certain branches of the ready-made and wholesale be¬
spoke tailoring trade and in certain sections of the retail bespoke
trade. We reminded the local authorities of the restrictions im¬
posed on them by Section 7 (1) of the Act prohibiting them from
giving contracts to any employer unless he has given notice to the
Trade Board that he is willing that the minimum rates should be
obligatory on him.
Health Resorts and Watering-places (Ireland) Act, 1909.
In our report for 1909-10 we referred to the provisions of the
Health Eesorts and Watering-places Act of 1909, under which
any urban or rural authority may expend money out of the rates
for the purpose of advertising the advantages and amenities of
their district as a health resort or watering-place. From recent
inquiries we learn that the following authorities have availed
themselves of the powers conferred by the Act :—The Waterford
Corporation, the Urban District Councils of Arklow, Bangor
(County Down), Bray, Carrickfergus, Donaghadee, Drogheda,
Dungarvan, Enniskillen, Gal way, Killarney, Kingstown, Larne,
Newcastle (County Down), Portrush, Warrenpoint, Wicklow
and Youghal, the Town Commissioners of Kilkee (County
Clare), and the Bural District Councils of Clifden, Oughterard,
and Waterford No. 1.
Motor Cars.
Under the Expiring Laws Continuance Act, 1913, the Motor
Car Act, 1903, was continued in force until the 81st December,
1914.
It appears from returns furnished by the Eegistering Authori¬
ties that up to the end of March, 1914, there were 19,554 motor
cars (including motor cycles) registered in Ireland, and of thi
