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 and the Tyrolese peasants can and do build themselves a chalet, fittingly proportioned, daintily carved with scrolls or inscriptions, and with variations of line, and form, and colour, which give an individuality to each dwelling. I hope that, whatever may be the laws which govern the tenure of houses or of land in Wales, we shall do, as I am glad to find the Committees of our Eisteddfodau do, our very utmost to impress upon the workmen and the handicraftsmen of Wales the dignity and the value and the possibilities of their every-day work. I am not to-night going to enter into the work, precious and priceless pioneer work, which the Committee of the Newport Eisteddfod, and, in a more modest way, of the Festiniog Eisteddfod are doing for art and handicraft in Wales. I believe that a perusal of the published programme of Newport and a perusal also of the manuscript programme of Festiniog, give one some sense of joy that the Eisteddfodau, not content with instilling a love for and helping the practice of excellence in music and in literature and in poetry, are doing something,