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by Mr. James Hayes, though in no sense scientific, 

 is of great interest from an economic point of view ; 

 it was read in 1870, and is entitled "Suggestions for 

 the organization of co-operative farming associations 

 in Ireland." The author points out the necessity 

 for a better division of labour, especially in the manu- 

 facture of butter and other dairy products ; shows how 

 well fitted these and other agricultural industries are 

 for the application of co-operative methods ; and 

 suggests a scheme for developing the principle. The 

 contribution is entitled to a prominent place in the 

 history of the co-operative movement in Ireland. 



In vols. vi. and vii. there are very few scientific 

 papers, containing actual contributions to knowledge, 

 which have not been published elsewhere. It had 

 become more and more the practice of authors to send 

 contributions to scientific societies in London, or to 

 the Philosophical Magazine^ and thus to secure wider 

 publicity in the scientific world. The principal papers 

 of industrial and economic interest were contributed 

 by Mr. J. R. Wigham, who wrote on the application 

 of gas to lighthouse illumination ; by Mr. Hardman 

 on coal-mining in the county of Tyrone, and by Mr. 

 Andrews on the sea-coast fisheries of Ireland. The 

 concluding volume of the series consists mainly of 

 abstracts of lectures on public health, a subject of 

 perennial interest. The Journal contains many very 

 interesting reports and memoirs by Mr. David Moore, 

 the curator of the Botanic Garden, by Dr. William 

 Carte, the curator of the Natural History Museum, 

 and by Mr. A. G. More and Mr. William F. Kerby, 

 his assistants. Each of the volumes contains, in 

 addition to the original communications above referred 

 to, reports on various branches of the Society's work, 

 and especially of the School of Art. There is appended 



