THE ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY 413 



Stockings 



For manufacturing knitted ribbed 

 stockings, such as are now imported, 

 and sold from 4s. 6d. to 6.9. per pair, 

 to weigh 5 lbs. per dozen, to measure 

 24 inches from the heel to the top of 

 the leg, and 10 inches from the toe to 

 the heel, and to be made of soft 

 worsted of 3 threads, spun on the 

 small wheel, one shilling will be given 

 as a premium for every pair of such 

 stockings, provided the number of 

 pairs shall not exceed 300, and if it 

 should, then the sum of ^15 will be 

 divided proportionably to the number 

 of pairs so manufactured by each 

 claimant ...... 



d. To be adjudged 



15 o o March 19 



Silken gloves 



For manufacturing the greatest 

 number of pairs (not less than 100 

 pairs) of silken gloves or mitts . . 10 o 



For the next number of pairs, not 

 less than 50 5 o 



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Bone lace 



For the encouragement of the manu- 

 facture of bone lace by children in the 

 work-house of the city of Dublin, 30 

 guineas will be given to the most 

 deserving, in such proportions and in 

 such manner as the Rt. Honble Lady 

 Arabella Denny shall judge will most 

 conduce to the improvement of that 

 manufacture in the said work-house . 



To any manufacturers of bone lace, 

 except of the city work-house, a sum 

 not exceeding 30 guineas will be given, 

 as the Society shall judge the claim- 

 ant's merit, and in proportion to the 

 value of bone lace which each shall 

 have manufactured .... 



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