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IRISH GARDENING. 



per tree, and a third ai thirty shillings for the lot. 

 One poor law guardian said that they were not 

 worth this, and they had not been pruned for 

 many years, so were in a bad state. The one at 

 thirty shiUings was aec-epted. A guardian said 

 that "any labouring man could do it easily in a 

 day, and such ignorance as was disj)layed by 

 some of the members on fruit growing was really 

 shameful, besides the injustice to the profession 

 of gardening. — M. .T. Byrne. 



Civic Exhibition, Ireland, 1914. 



I'residcHt : 

 His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of 



Ireland. 

 Sir,— The condition of the housin g of the working 

 classes, and the i)roblem of the poor in Dublin, 

 have been brought into lurid prominence during 

 the last few months and strikingly revealed by 

 the Report of the Local Government Board 

 Housing Inquiry Committee. From a hundred 

 quarters the cry has been repeated: " something 

 must be done— things cannot and must not be 

 left as they are." What to do, and how to do it, 

 are the questions confronting us. 



It was decided at this Conference to hold a Civic 

 Exhibition in Dublin during the summer and 

 autumn months of the present year, at which all 

 that concerns the welfare of the citizen should be 

 illustrated. 



The Linen HaU Buildings, off Capel Street, have 

 been placed at the disposal of the Committee by 

 the Commissioners of Public Works. 



The purpose of the Exhibition is to illustrate 

 methods of dealing with the main problems 

 which concern municipal life, sucli as the housing 



of the people, public health and prevention of 

 disease, city slums and how to abolish them, 

 lighting and cleansing, means of transport, 

 iipkeep of streets and roads, parks, open spaces 

 and playgrounds, water supply, milk and food 

 supplies and inspection, care of the sick and poor, 

 hospitals and benevolent institutions, the educa- 

 tion of the young, the care of school childreji. 

 continuation and technical schools, museums and 

 schools of art, i)ublic libraries and reading rooms 

 and the whole business and industrial life of the 

 city. 



There is an earnest desire on the part of thosi' 

 interested that a carefully considered l)lan should 

 be laid down for the improvement of Dublin, so 

 that in the future its character as a beautiful and 

 dignified capital may be enhanced, whilst making 

 provision for the development of its industries, 

 and for the accommodation of its workers in 

 healthy and conveniently situated dwellings. 



His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has 

 generously offered a prize of £500 for the best plan 

 towards the fulfilment of these objects, on thr 

 understanding that the competition will be 

 adjudicated upon by experts of international 

 reputation. 



A Guarantee Fund and a Donation Fund hav*- 

 been opened, and the Hon. Treasurers invite your 

 liberal support. 



Signed by order and on behalf of the 

 Executive Committee : 



ISHBEL Aberdeen (Chairman). 



Ross Houston (Hon. Sec, pro tern.). 



LoRCAN Sherlock, i 



Lord Mayor of Dublin, f lion. 



Michael F. Cox, i Treasurers. 



William .1. Thompson, ) 



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Winners of Cold Medal at International Exhibition, 1012 

 Winners of Cold Medal atChent International Exhibition, 1913 



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