London International Exhibition^ 1879. 
777 
The foregoing tabulated estimates do not include the dwell- 
ing-house nor sundry other items of outlay, which, as already 
pointed out in the case of " Cheddar," would involve an addi- 
tional charge of 3/. or 4/. per acre, from which the landowner 
ought fairly to look for a return in some form or another. With- 
out these necessary additions, the average estimated cost of the 22 
designs enumerated reaches 9/. I65. per acre ; while, icith such 
additions, it would not be less than 13/. per acre. 
Th^^reat difference in the estimated cost of the designs in 
each class, without any correspondent difference in the size of 
the farms, clearly shows, as already intimated, that not only 
has a different amount of accommodation been aimed at — 
which it is possible the customs of the different localities might 
justify — but that the materials intended to be used, the height 
and thickness of walls, the scantlings of timbers, 6cc., were in 
some instances adopted in disregard of those recognised rules 
and regulations which are deemed essential to strength and 
durability, and which therefore prevail on well-managed estates 
in all districts alike. The Minute issued by the Enclosure 
Commissioners, and put in force by them when they are called 
upon to sanction the borrowing of money for the erection of 
farm buildings, will best explain what the accepted rules and 
regulations are. It is probable that this important public docu- 
ment was unknown to some of the competitors. 
As a further illustration of the different provisions made 
where no great difference could reasonably exist, it may be 
pointed out that in Class I. two plans from the West of England 
were presented, of which one was to cost 2143Z., and the other 
nearly double, i.e. 4093/. ; while from the North two designs, 
having the same object in view, were sent in, of which the 
estimated outlay was in one case 2028/., and in the other 
3460/. It can hardly be conceived that any special powers on 
the part of the architect could effect such a saving as is dis- 
played by these differences, if the amount of accommodation be 
the same in each case, and equal attention be paid to durability 
and strength of structure. 
Having made these observations, we have to record in a 
tabular form our selection of the following six designs (in addi- 
tion to that of Mr. Keates) as severally displaying, in the order in 
which they stand, many points of excellence, both in arrange- 
ment and structure. The whole were " commended " when 
exhibited at Kilburn, and, having closely examined them since, 
the Judges are of opinion that to the authors of the first three 
designs (as well as to Mr. Keates) medals should be presented, 
and that there should be published in the Society's Journal a 
plan and view of each. 
