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actual expenditure on works for which charges on estates 
have been created was £113,721. 
The promoters of the Abergavenny and Monmouth Light 
Railway, in Monmouthshire, being desirous of obtaining a 
special advance from the Treasury, made application to the 
Board for a certificate as required by section 5 (1) of the 
Light Railways Act. The Board after due inquiry were 
satisfied that such a railway would benefit agriculture in the 
district, but that owing to the exceptional circumstances it 
would not be constructed without special assistance from the 
State, and they gave their certificate accordingly. 
Prices of Irish Agricultural Produce. Return for the year 
1881 Zo 1899 zncluszve. [Cd.113. Price 1s. 114d.| 
This publication gives tables of prices of various agricul- 
tural products grown, bred, fattened, produced, or manufac- 
tured in Ireland, together with various diagrams. The 
following table gives the prices for the past three years :— 





Commodities. 1897. | 1898. 1899. 
| 
4s. a | sur id Liissad 
Wheat - - - - - per cwt. °o 7 34 o 6 43 o 6 1 
Oats - - - - - - x3 © 5 3% © 5 25 Oo 5 2y 
Barley = - 7 - - - 3 o 6 5f OW i o 6 72% 
Hay - - : = - : . | o 2 7F | Or enas 3 2 3% 
Potatoes - - : - - 9f o 3 of o) 3) 53 0 2 of 
Butter - - - - - 6 AuOn La: 4 8 x2 4. Toe 
Pork - - - - - - Ss ORO, 2 xz 81 Ii7 Sf 
Flax - - - - - - per 14 lb. QO h & © 5 10% o 6 5} 
Wool - - - - - - per lb. o o 8h oo 75 oo 6¢ 
Eggs - - : - - - per 120. On Oer o 6 5s o 6 7% 
Beef - - : - - - per cwt. 213 of 2 10 10% 20 Eos 
Mutton - - - - - = 3 zr 5} | 218 of 219 6 
Cattle, one year old - - - per head. TE | 6 8 8 6 14 0 
Two at - - - 3 @} ale 10) | 8 I4 Io QO 2a 
Three ,, - - - Fr reg ae | re 7 IT: 1g) 4 
Springers - - - . 1 a6) | I2 10 Oo i217 2 
Lambs - - - - - 5 Teas. | DS LO Tao 
Sheep, over 12 and under 24 months old ,, Tee et | Derg) 2 neeey is) 
», Lwoyearseld andover - 55 Tears o¢ aul rors) 2 

