1906-1907.]
COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WORKS, IRELAND.
Sea.
Fisheries (Ireland) Act, 1883.
46 & 47 Vic, c.
26.
The works of construction "at Passage East, Co.
Waterford, have been completed ; the dredging was not finished till the summer of 19o7.
The expenditure during the year has been as follows :—
(1.)
"Works at Ardmore, .
....
„ Passage East, .
.
.
.
(2.)
Engineering Staff employed on the Sea Fisheries Act
Service, .........
Total
£442 7 0 4,535 11 4 £1,977 18 4
402 3 5 £5,380 1 9
Position of the Sea Fisheries Fund.
£250,000 was provided by this Act from the Irish Church Fund for building and improving Fishery Piers and Harbours.
The balance of this grant—£3,000, which had remained in the hands of the Irish Land Commission, was drawn in September, 1906, to meet the requirements of the service.
The following contributions in aid of works were received in the year :—
Department of Agriculture, <fec, County Waterford,
£2,000 0 0 Passage East Works.
2,000 0 0 166 13 4 Ardmore £4,166 13 4 The following Account shows the position of the Fund on the 31st March, 1906, and
31st March, 1907.
Assets.
Liabilities.
| 31 March,'07.
31 March,'06.
31 March,'07.
31 March,'06.
£ s.
d.
£ «.
d.
£ s.
d.
£ a.
d.
Amount ot Grant un¬ Works at Ardmore, Co.
drawn, Nil.
3,000 0 0 Waterford, exclusive
of cost of Engineer¬ Oash at Bank of ing Staff, ...
— 403 0 0 Ireland, 4,344 17 8 2,400 12 10
Do.
Passage East, 1,285 10 .10
5,821 o a Repayments outstand¬ ing on Loans, 309 0 9 466 14 0 Balance of Fund avail¬
able for the works, Contributions— and to meet cost of
Engineering Staff,...
3,368 7 7 3,643 6 10 Passage East, £4,000 — 4,000 0 0 t 4,653 18 5 9,867 6 10 4,653 18 5 9,867 6 10
Marine Works Act, 1902.
2nd Ed.
VII.,
c.
24.
Six of the ten Marine Works referred to in our last report have now been completed at a total cost of £15,325 15s.
9d.
and other schemes are nearing completion.
The only new work undertaken during the past year was the construction of a boat slip at Falcorrib, County Donegal, estimated to cost £1,000.
It has been decided that the question of further expenditure on works at Newbridge, County Donegal, to which reference was made in our last report, must stand over, and the suggested scheme at Inishlyre, County Mayo, has not yet been brought within the provisions of the Act.
