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a big shed fitted for building the heaviest marine boilers. 

 The firm have not yet discovered a water-tube boiler suitable 

 for merchant steamers, so most of the work on hands is of 

 the well-tried Scotch type. 



Workman, Clark & Co.'s yard has also had a nfitable 

 history. Since their foundation, in 1879, it has grown from 

 a small place of four acres, with a staff of 500 men, to its 

 present position of fourth on the annual list of tonnage built 

 in the United Kingdom, employing 5 000 hands and covering 

 about 45 acres. They have built ships for the following 

 among other companies : the Cunard, Allan, City, Harrison, 

 Houlder, North-Deutscher Lloyd, Hamburg-American, and 

 Lord lines, and the China Mutual, Ulster, West India and 

 Pacific, and Ocean S.S. companies. 



The following is the output of both firms since 1897 : 



Harland & Woi.FF. Workman, Clark & Co. 



Total ... 37 400,992 257,650 50 237,896 142,870 



The value of the ships built by these two firms amounts to 

 over ^7,000,000 during the last five years, and their combined 

 wages lists averages from ^15,000 to ^,18,000 weekly. 



Distilleries. 



Among the large distilleries of Belfast, Messrs Dunville's 

 holds a prominent place. The Royal Irish Distilleries 

 were originally built in 1869-70, and rebuilt in 1876, after 

 a tire which destroyed all the manufacturing part of the 

 works. The buildings and plant are arranged for a weekly 

 production of 40,000 gallons of whisky ; and, in addition 

 to the distilling part of the works, include extensive malt- 

 houses, grain-stores, drying-kilns, and excise warehouses. 

 The best spot for a general view of the premises is from 

 the top of the malt-houses, where there is an enormous 

 tank, up to which water is pumped so as to command all 

 parts of the works. 



