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REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 



Society's agent on this occasion. Mr. Thompson was directed 

 to keep very full notes of all that he found worthy of notice, 

 and it hereafter will be laid before the Fellows in the 1 Journal.' 



Another and, as the Council believe, a very important subject 

 has this year engaged the attention of the Garden Committee. 

 From an early period of the establishment, the education of the 

 young men employed in the Garden as workmen has been pro- 

 moted by the Council ; a small library has been gradually formed 

 for their use ; and, for their encouragement, a private examina- 

 tion of their qualifications in certain branches of knowledge has 

 been held by the Vice-Secretary, who was authorised to grant 

 official certificates of proficiency, upon the gaining of which the 

 men became eligible to be recommended to places. It is due to 

 the young men who have from time to time been recommended 

 from the Garden, to say that they have in general fully justified 

 the good opinion formed of them ; and if this has not happened 

 in all instances, the exceptions have only been such as inevitably 

 occur in human affairs. 



The following return, which shows the exact result of the first 

 twenty-five years' management of the men, also furnishes mate- 

 rials for judging of the relative fitness of different nations for the 

 peculiar duties connected with the business of a Gardener : — 



A Return of the manner in which the Labourers in the Gar- 

 den have been disposed of, who have left the Garden between 

 May 20, 1822, and December 6, 1846. 



Recommended to places (including) 

 permanent garden appointments) . J 

 Left for improvement, without re-) 



turning J 



Left at their own request 

 Left from illness, or died 

 Discharged on account of reduction) 



in establishment / 



Resigned 



Deserted 



Discharged for drunkenness 



„ incapacity . . . 



„ stealing flowers or) 



seeds .... J 

 „ for other causes 



Total 



English. 



5S 



12 

 32 



►24 



Scotch. 



Irish. 



Welsh. 



43 



3 



5 



3 



3 





18 



7 





4 



1 





1 





1 



3 



1 



.. 





2 I 



•• 



-> 



2>8 

 4J 



•• 



German 



and 

 others. 



14G 



24 



