The Surveyor and municipal engineer . The station masters house is the only masonry structurein the Cork yard. Tt was built about two years ago undertho supervision of Mr. \V. II. Hill, junr., , resident en-gineer. Tho footways have practically been constructedupon the surface of the ground, which has only been ex-cavated snfticiently to give a leaning surface. Theyare formed of cement concrete, and are very wide at the baseand bound together with old railway irons, which are wellbonded at the comers. On arriving at St. Annes the visitors were met by thechairman of the Cork and
The Surveyor and municipal engineer . The station masters house is the only masonry structurein the Cork yard. Tt was built about two years ago undertho supervision of Mr. \V. II. Hill, junr., , resident en-gineer. Tho footways have practically been constructedupon the surface of the ground, which has only been ex-cavated snfticiently to give a leaning surface. Theyare formed of cement concrete, and are very wide at the baseand bound together with old railway irons, which are wellbonded at the comers. On arriving at St. Annes the visitors were met by thechairman of the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Company,Mr. IJichard Barter, , who conducted them to his beauti-fully-situated residence, where they were entertained to leaand in every way hospitably received. Mr. Barter is amany-sided man, who interesits himself in many things, andcultivates not a few elegant and cultured tastes. His guestscould have spent much more time than was practicable inexamining his valuable collection of historial REsinENCF. OF Mn. R. , .;..Chairman of tho Cork and llnskeny Light Railway Co. not tho least interesting of which were those relating toNapoleon I., especially during his exile at St. Helena, whorehe was attended by Surgeon OMeara, and where his relationswith the governor. Sir Hudson Lowe, wore so Barter is known far and wide in Irelami as a remarkablysuccessful breeder of cattle and sheep, and ample ovidencyof this is forthcoming in the trophies and certificates in-ntimerable with which some of the rooms in tho house areadorned. Tie conducted his guests over the grounds ofhis model fiuni, when they had an opportnnity of seeingthe splendid herds for the breeding of which Mr. Barter is BO renowned. A man of Mr. Barters calibre most be ofvalue throagh the example be sets his neighbours. If theexample does not bear fruit it ought to. In this case it iscertainly not Mr. Barters fault. An opportunity waa alsoafforded of in
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