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complete without a good economic and art gallery, in which 

 our mineral and other national products should be exhibited, 

 and their several uses in the arts illustrated, with the processes 

 by which they are rendered available. In our industrial 

 museum we should have selected examples of our home and 

 foreign textile productions, patterns, processes, inventions, 

 improvements, suggestions, and the combinations of industry 

 that are being provided to meet the increasing requirements of 

 advancing civilisation. Mr. Gray closed his lecture by describ- 

 ing the advantages that would arise from such a central 

 institute not only to the Schools of Art, Science, and Tech- 

 nology, but to the public generally, and hoped that a strong 

 effort would be made to have it established as a memorial of 

 the Jubilee year. 



At the close of the paper the Chairman invited discussion. 



Mr. Young congratulated Mr. Gray on having treated his 

 subject in an able and comprehensive manner, and expressed 

 himself in favour of having a proper School of Technology and 

 a Museum for Belfast. He did not think, however, that the 

 building should be connected with the Library, but considered 

 it would be much better in another part of the town. 



Mr. Greenhill said that, at the suggestion of the Mayor, a 

 committee had been formed for the purpose of carrying out the 

 preliminary arrangements in connection with a Technology 

 School, and adverted to the essayist's remarks in connection 

 with apprentices, observing that he would much prefer the lad 

 who got his training in a small shop, where his duties were of 

 a varied character, to the apprentice in a large establishment, 

 who was kept constantly at one class of work. 



Mr. Carson complimented Mr. Gray on the excellence of his 

 paper, and suggested that it should be published in pamphlet 

 form. 



Mr. Gray, in reply, said he would not like the Town 

 Council to have the whole management of the school, but he 

 would take advantage of the Council's power under the 

 Libraries Act so as to render the School or Institute permanent 

 by being conducted under the Council as the municipal authority. 



