wing
members:--

(a.) Three persons to be appointed by the county council of
each of the county boroughs of Dublin and Belfast;

(b.) One person to be appointed by a joint committee of the
councils of the several urban county districts in the
county of Dublin; such committee to consist of one member
chosen out of their body by the council of each such
district;

(c.) One person to be appointed by the council of each county
borough not above mentioned;

(d.) One person to be appointed by the provincial committee of
each province;

(e.) One person to be appointed by the Commissioners of National
Education;

(f.) One person to be appointed by the Intermediate Education
Board; and

(g.) Four persons to be appointed by the Department.

11. The Council of Agriculture shall meet at least once a year for the
purpose of discussing matters of public interest in connexion with any
of the purposes of this Act.

12. The Agricultural Board shall advise the Department with respect to
all matters and questions submitted to them by the Department in
connexion with the purposes of agriculture and other rural industries.

13. The Board of Technical Instruction shall advise the Department with
respect to all matters and questions submitted to them by the
Department in connexion with technical instruction.

APPENDIX F

THE REDUCTION IN IRISH PAUPERISM OWING TO OLD AGE PENSIONS

The Report of the Irish Local Government Board for 1911 shows a
reduction in Irish pauperism between March, 1910, and March 26th, 1911,
amounting to over 18,000:--

March 26th, 1910 99,607
March 25th, 1911 80,942
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18,665

An analysis of the figures shows that the reduction is almost entirely
due to the Old-age Pensions Act. There is little or no reduction in
children, lunatics, or mothers, while there are the following
reductions in aged and infirm paupers:--

-----------------------------------+---------+---------+------------
| 1910. | 1911. | Reduction.
-----------------------------------+---------+---------+------------
Aged and infirm in work-houses | 13,478 | 11,291 | 2,187
| | |
Aged and infirm on out-door relief | 51,304