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                Local for Board Dublin    11 <hi rend="superscript">th</hi> May 1916    Sir   â Adverting to the Certificate forwarded <lb/>in the Board's letter of the 10 <hi rend="superscript">th</hi> ultimo, made in <lb/>persuance of the provisions of Section 5 of the Housing <lb/>of the Working Classes (Ireland) 1908, I am <lb/>directed by the Local for Board for Ireland, to <lb/>inform the Layford Urban Dist Council that a <lb/>sum of Â£6,133:13:4 in Standing to the Credit of the <lb/>Housing Fund on the 31 <hi rend="superscript">st</hi> of March last is available <lb/>for distribution in respect of Â£33.61:19:3 the <lb/>total liabilities of local authorities under the <lb/>section referred to â   The proportion amount of the Fund payable <lb/>to the Urban District Council in respect of the <lb/>liabilities incurred by them is therefore Â£62:14:3   Instructions have been given for the payment of that <lb/>amount to the Treasurer for the Local Authority.  <seg type="closer"> I am Sir <lb/>Your obed <hi rend="superscript">t</hi> Serv <hi rend="superscript">t</hi>  J E Devlin  Ass <hi rend="superscript">t</hi> Secty   The Clerk  Urban Dist Council  Longford  </seg> 
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