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Memo from the Secretary of Offaly County Council to Eamonn G. Moore stating that the housing scheme has been held up pending the installation of the sewerage scheme.

Minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Guardians acting as the Rural Sanitary Authority, under the Labourers (Ireland) Acts, mainly recording decisions taken in respect of collecting rents from labourers' cottages; the sinking of wells; and the erection of new cottages. Includes copy correspondence from the Local Government Board, as well as details of tenders and contracts awarded for new cottages or repairs/improvements to existing cottages.

Typewritten letter from Patrick Boland, T. D., Ballycumber, to the Secretary of Banagher Parish Council stating that it has been learned from the County Manager that he intends to proceed with the Banagher Housing Scheme immediately.

The majority of the documents in this file concern the 1906-1907 improvements made to Borrisnafarney church. Examples of such records include a letter from Reverand John D Morrow, Rathenny Cottage, Cloughjordan, to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench regarding painting the church a new baptismal font, a new church window and new pews; specifications for alterations to be carried out in the existing church. Also included in the file is a letter from Benjamin Bloomfield Trench, 41 Onslow square, London regarding his hesitations over church improvements, he believes the congregation should have a say and therefore wants to hold a secret ballot. This is followed by a letter from The Rt Rev. Mervyn Archdall, Clarisford, Killaloe, Co. Carlow which states that according to religious law such a ballot would be illegal and therefore would not be honored. The file also covers topics such as sourcing and dedicating stain glass, raising financial funds and design plans.
The file also deal with other repairs the church required. Examples include an estimate from for supplying and fixing new boiler and case Musgrave & company ltd., Belfast, Northern Ireland .A letter from H. Sibthrope & son limited, 33 Molesworth Street, Dublin regarding repairs to the church sent to the Reverand G.A Earle, The Rectory, Dunkerrin, Roscrea.

Cover letter enclosing inspection reports by Louis E. H. Deane, Engineering Inspector, on 23 houses unfit for human habitation in the Tullamore Union district, as per the Labourer (Ireland) Acts Scheme No. III. The reports record the name of the electoral division, the townland, the name of the occupier, and a detailed description of the reason the house is unfit for human habitation.