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since then, they have placed many notable vessels in the water. 

 Twice they have headed the world's list of tonnage output, for 

 the years 1902 and 1909. The number of men they employ 

 often approaches 10,000. 



I need hardly say that the names I have mentioned are those 

 only of the leaders : there are many others not so well known to 

 the world outside, but famous in the local annals of the industry : 

 men whose honour, hard Avorlv, and integrity, whose brains and 

 whose readiness of resource in emergency, have played a part in 

 the history of Belfast shipljuilding which, if it is second to that of 

 the chiefs, was yet the means whereby the famous names became 

 known to the world at all, 



A large number of slides was shown, only a few of which 

 can be illustrated. A brief description of the more interesting 

 and important is given below. 



Fig I. View taken in greenhouse on Queen's Island. This is 

 the only picture of the pleasure grounds which is known to exist, 

 and emphasises the great change in the "island " since that not 

 very remote date. 



The Hamilton Dock was in use from the early years of the 

 the Island : its pumping station is the oidy l)uilding of that 

 period which remains in existence. 



Figure II, shows the works in 1909, covering about 120 

 acres. The scale is of course too small to show details, but the 

 following different departments may be mentioned as illustrating 

 the variety of work carried on. Time offices, main offices, general 

 stores, electric generating station, pneumatic and hydi-aulic power 

 plant, mould loft, beam shop, platers' sheds, smiths' shops, 

 plumbers' shops, joiners' and carpenters' shops, cabinet makers, 

 pattern makers, upholsterers, french polishers, mast shed, 

 riggers, boat buiklers, sail loft, electric galvanizing Avorks. 

 Then in the Engine works we have again, pattern makers, 

 iron foundry, brass foundry, smith works, fitting and erecting 

 shops, &c. At the Alexandra Dock we should find the oil tank, 

 stabling, timber stores, saw mill, cement stores and so forth. 



