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TiiK moiitlilv ni.-cliii- of lli,' C.-uiiril u.i^^ li.l.l ;il 

 til.' S...i.-tv"s ..IVu-.'s. .") MoU-swuitli Sdvit. KiiMin. 

 oil thf .stji ult.. Mr. K. D'Olit'i- nu<i .Mr. K. II. 

 Waljuili' hfiii^ r<>-t>lt'ctfil Cliairnuiii aiul \i<i-- 

 ('Iwiirinaii rfS|)ft(iv«>ly for tin- ciisuini; yrar, tin- 

 various coiiiiiiittiM'S Wriuj; alsi> appoiiitt'd. Sir 

 Kr.'di'rick -^^o(•rt^ lloii. S«'tn-larv. read <(>rrf 

 spuiuleiif.' widi tlu' \'.-i:<'lal»!.> rro.li'nls ('..iiimil t.-r 

 .-stahlislu-.l to supply Ki»r,l.-n |.ro,lur.. to tin- .Norlli 

 Si-a Klrt't. jm-viously not ill. -il at tin- Annual 

 (Jciu-ral Meeting, and it was n-snlvi-d that art ion 

 I..- tak.-n to io-op.-rat.- I.y tin- est ahlisliiu.-nt ol 

 a?i Irish lirjintli for which a sul)-t(uniuil l»'i' was 

 appointed. sin<-.' whi<h tin- sul> rdiuiuittcc have 

 hi'cn act ivfly .-niiaiii'd in ]>ii)iiiot in;^' t he scImmm"-. 

 In ciiniu'ctiun with tliis Vicc-prcsiih-nts and j'.d 

 inlluental (u-ncral ('oniniit ti-i' haAc hcc-n iioiiii- 

 nat.-d the ul.j.Mls of tlu- Vt-prtahh- Coniniit tec 

 hcini: set forth in the appeal, t<» which a cordial 

 response has lieen ^fivon. Sir Frederick W.Moore 

 with .Mr. .lames J^tdn-rtsou, .!.!'., will act as 

 lion. Secretaries to the Irisli Coniuiittee and 

 Mr. I). I.. Hanisay, .I.P., as lion. Treasurer. Mr. 

 T. .Mast el-son was co-o|)ted a practical member 

 of the ('oun<il at tlie meetin^^ on the Stli ult.. 

 at which .Messrs. ('has. ]{amsay cV: Sons were voted 

 an .Vward of Merit for winter llowei-in'.c Carualious 

 from the Hoyal Nurseries. Ballsbridge. 



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I'AKT TA is u ,w 1. .■!•,, IV us. ami abates none of 

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 (A. M. Kelway and Mafekin?) occupy the llrst 

 pajce. and may be taken as tyj)ical of the latest 

 improvement in this most charminsc and useful 

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