AN ACCOUNT of all SUMS OF MONEY RECEIVED by the COMMISSIONERS of His Majesty's and AN ACCOUNT of the SUMS EXPENDED by the COMMISSIONERS of His Majesty's WOODS, FORESTS AND LAND REVENUES; and by the COMMISSIONERS of His Majesty's WOODS, FORESTS, LAND REVENUES, WORKS AND BUILDINGS in Ireland, in each Year, from the 2d July 1827; specifying the purposes for which the same were Expended. Gross Amount of the produce of the Irish Land Revenue during the period period 512,605 17 Of which there has been paid by Tenants and Purchasers into the Bank of 21,906 9 2 CROWN LAND EXPERIMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS, COPIES OF PAPERS Relating to Experimental IMPROVEMENTS in progress on the Crown Lands, at King William's Town, in the Barony of Duhallow, in the County of Cork; and to the NEW LINES of PUBLIC ROAD in course of construction through the District in which the said Lands are situated, in the Counties of Cork and Kerry; for the purpose of encouraging the EMPLOYMENT of the LABOURING POOR in similar IMPROVEMENTS on other Estates in Ireland. SCHEDULE OF PAPERS. Nos. 1 & 2.-Treasury Letter to the Commissioners of Woods, &c., with Treasury Minute, desiring information on the expediency of reclaiming a Tract of Waste Land belonging to the Crown in Ireland; dated 21st January 1831 p. 4 3.-Report of the Commissioners of Woods, &c., on the Improvements of the Lands of Pobble ôKeefe, in the county of Cork, belonging to the Crown, suggested by Mr. Weale; dated 31st March 1831 p. 5 4.-Report from Mr. Weale, of the Office of Woods, &c., on the expediency and practicability of carrying into effect his Suggestions for the Improvement of the Lands of Pobble-ô Keefe, in the county of Cork; dated 22d March 1831 p. 6 5.-Letter from the Chief Secretary of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to the Secretary of the Treasury, with Inclosures; dated 24th August 1831 p. 18 6.-Report of Mr. Griffith on the proposed completion of the new Lines of Communication between Tralee and Cork, and between Kenmare and Waterford, by the formation of new Roads through the M'Auliffe Mountain District, in the counties of Cork and Kerry; dated 16th August 1831 P. 18 7.-Report of the Commissioners of Woods, &c., on the means of providing the Funds required for forming the proposed New Roads in the counties of Cork and Kerry; dated 9th February 1832 P. 20 8.-Memorandum transmitted by the First Commissioner of His Majesty's Woods, &c., to the Foreman of the Grand Juries of the counties of Cork and Kerry, respectively, assembled at the Spring Assizes, 1832; dated 2d March 1832 P. 21 p. 23 9.-Letter, in answer, from the Foreman of the Grand Jury of the county of Kerry; dated 16th March 1832 p. 22 10.-Letter, in answer, from the Foreman of the Grand Jury of the county of Cork; dated 29th March 1832 11.-Letter from Mr. Griffith, with Abstract amended Estimates of the Costs of the proposed new public Roads through the M'Auliffe Mountain District; dated 17th April 1832 p. 23 12.—Mr. Griffith's Report, Plans and Estimate, for building the Carrier's Inn at King William's Town, and other Works, on the Crown Lands of Pobble-ô-Keefe; dated 2d May 1832 [Plate 1.] P. 24 13.-Report of Commissioners of Woods, &c., to the Lords of the Treasury, requesting Instructions on the General Scheme of Improvements proposed by Mr. Weale; dated 24th May 1832 p. 26 14.-Treasury Letter, desiring an Estimate of the Works proposed to be forthwith executed to facilitate the construction of the New Roads; dated 2d June 1832 P. 26 15.-Report of Commissioners of Woods, &c., to the Lords of the Treasury, submitting Copy of Mr. Griffith's Report, &c. of the 2d May 1832; dated 14th June 1832 · P. 27 16. Treasury Letter, authorizing the expenditure of 500l. on the Works proposed in the preceding Report of the Commissioners of Woods, &c. ; dated 28th June 1832 P. 28 17.-Report of Commissioners of Woods, &c., to the Lords of the Treasury, requesting a Warrant for the payment of the Crown Grant of 17,000l. towards defraying the Costs of the new Public Roads, conformably with the Act 2 Will. 4, c. 52; dated 4th July 1832 p. 28 18.-Letter from Secretary of the Treasury to the Commissioners of Woods, &c., with Treasury Warrant of same date authorizing the payment of 17,000l. accordingly; dated 24th July 1832 p. 29 19.-Abstract Certificates of Presentments at the Summer Assizes in 1832, for raising by instalments the sum of 2,300l. in the county of Kerry, and the sum of 4,700 l. in the county of Cork; being the required contributions of those counties, respectively, towards defraying the costs of the new public Roads; dated 19th October 1832p. 29 20.-Report of Mr. Griffith, stating probable Amount of Expenditure on the Works to be exe cuted in the year 1833; dated 8th November 1832 P. 30 · Nos. 21. Mr. Griffith's Report, Plans, Specifications and Estimates for two double and two single storyHouses and Office-buildings, erected at King William's Town; dated 15th January 1833 [Plates 2 and 3.] p. 31 22.-Report of the Commissioners of Woods, &c., to the Lords of the Treasury, requesting authority for the expenditute of 6,000l. in the proposed Improvements on the Crown Estate; dated 12th February 1833 P. 33 23.-Treasury Letter, authorizing the Commissioners of Woods, &c., to apply 6,000 l. out of the Land Revenues to the Improvements on the Crown Estate; dated 12th March 1833 P. 34 24.-Mr. Griffith's Report of the Progress made in the Improvements on the Crown Lands, in the half year ended 31st March 1833; dated 3d May 1833 p. 34 25.-Mr. Griffith's Report of the Progress made in the Construction of the new Public Roads, of the number of Workmen employed and of the Expenditure thereon, in the half year ended 31st March 1833; dated 4th May 1833 p. 35 26.-Mr. Griffith's Report of like particulars relating to the new Public Roads and Bridges and to the Improvements on the Crown Lands, for the four months ended 1st August 1833; dated 10th August 1833 P. 36 27.—Mr. Griffith's further Report of the like particulars from the commencement of the Works to the end of the year 1833; with explanatory details of the course pursued by him in the execution of them, and submitting Plans, Specifications and Estimates for Buildings and Agricultural Improvements to be executed in the year 1834; dated 25th January 1834 P. 37. 28.-Mr. Griffith's Abstract of Expenditure on the new Cork and Kerry Roads, between the 1st April and 1st December 1833 • p. 44 29 a. & b.-Mr. Griffith's Accounts of Expenditure on the Improvements at King William's Town, up to the 3d December 1833 - p. 45 30.-Plans, Specifications and Estimates for two Houses and Office-buildings to be erected for shopkeepers [Plate 4.] 31.-Plans and Estimate for a School-house and Offices [Plate 5.] P. 47 P. 52 P. 54 32.-Plans and Estimates for a Model Farm-house and Offices [Plate 6.] 33.-Plan of the proposed Improvements at King William's Town, county of Cork [Plate 7.] p. 56 34.-Mr. Weale's further Report on the subject of the Experimental Improvements on the Crown Estate; explaining the principles on which it is proposed to conduct them, and some proceedings taken in furtherance thereof; dated 15th March 1834 - p. 56 35--Letter from Mr. Griffith on the subject of reclaiming the flat Bogs of Ireland, annexed to the preceding Report from Mr. Weale; dated 22d February 1834 p. 67 36.-Map of part of the counties of Cork and Kerry, showing the direction of the new Lines of Public Roads through the Mountains, and the relative situation of the Crown Estate and principal Towns in the District [Plate 8.] P. 68 |