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tillage, and in dairying. Apprentices are taken, who get instruc- 

 tion both in the theory and practice of agriculture. In order that 

 any deficiency in their elementary education may be made good, 

 instruction is also given in English, Arithmetic, Book-keeping, 

 etc. The students pay fees according to the aggregate valuation 

 of their parents' farais, ranging from £3 to £15 for the session. 

 Before leaving the Agricultural Station the Commissioners were 

 "refreshed." Thereafter the return journey to Cork was com- 

 menced. 



Having gone as far south as they could well go — Clonakilty is 

 on the seaboard^the Commissioners proceeded to the West of 

 Ireland, Athenry, in County Galway, being their destination. The 



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object of their visit was Athenry Agricultural Station, a similar 

 station to that at Clonakilty, existing for the selection and dis- 

 tribution of different kinds of live stock among the farmers, and 

 for the carrying out of experiments in the breeding and feeding of 

 stock, in tillage, dairying, etc. Apprentices are also taken at 

 Athenry. Their elementary education is attended to if that be 

 necessary, and they are taught both the theory and practice of 

 agriculture. The Irish people and institutions vied with each 

 other in extending hospitality to the Scottish farmers, and so, 

 before leaving the Agricultural Station, they had to accept the 

 kind hospitality of those in charge. At Athenry, Mr E. Gallagher, 

 the Department's Agricultural Instructor in Connaught, joined the 

 Commissioners, and put himself at their disposal. From Athenry 

 the journey was continued to Castlerea, where the members of the 

 Commission were to look into the work of the Congested Districts 



