of society may become, there can be but two other classes--those who, by intelligence or other means, become directors of labour and those who by accumulation, or still higher intelligence, have become the employers of the other classes. The rules we laid down for the formation of these divisions were as follow: FIRST CLASS. - Heads of families possessing capital in wealth or in professional knowledge, or whose means of subsistence enable them to live without labour. In rural districts, this may include farmers of more than 50 acres. SECOND CLASS. - Heads of families who have some fixed income or employment; also, artizans who possess acquired capital in the knowledge of some trade; neither of which classes, however, is wholly exempt from labour. This may include farmers from five to fifty acres. THIRD CLASS. - Heads of families without capital in either money, land, or acquired knowledge, i. e. labourers, and persons who obtain the means of existence by employments which require little or no instruction. This may include small farmers up to five acres. Page xviii. APPENDIX B. STATISTICS for Leinster, Ulster, Munster, and Connaught, and for the connection with Land, Population, Poor Rates, &c. Compiled from Reports of Commissioners on Population, Arable Population Land estimated Counties of Wexford, Down, Kerry, and Mayo, in (For Civic Districts.) Par. Rep. 1843, Vol. xxiv. Value of Stock 100 Average number of Individuals Number of Farms in 1841. Number of Persons 100 acres. From 1 to 5 Acres. Total Number. Average Value Number of of Stock. Inhabitants. Families. to a Family. ACRES. ACRES. £ £ Area. at PROVINCES. ACRES. LEINSTER.. ULSTER. MUNSTER. 14,693 CONNAUGHT.. 3,877 TOTAL... 42,929 COUNTIES. WEXFORD... DOWN.... KERRY. MAYO....... TOTAL Uncultivated Woods 5,682 3,788 110,628 1,947 1,028 1,447 2.62 57,030 51.55 23,091 4.79 APPENDIX C. STATISTICS for Leinster, Ulster, Munster, and Connaught, and for the Counties of Wexford, Down, Kerry, and Mayo, in connection with Land, Population, Poor Rates, &c. (For Rural Districts.) Compiled from Report of Commissioners on Population, Par. Rep. 1843, Vol. xxiv. Arable Land Population Number of Persons. Number of Farms. Average Value of Stock 11 adding one-seventh 100 acres From in 100 of Waste Lands. 1841. 100 Arable 1 to 5 Acres. Total Number. Average Arable Land to each Farm. Stock. Farm. Arable of Inhabi Families. tants. Average number of Indviduals to a Family. Arable Area and Land. PROVINCES. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. 899,454 3,961,188 4,089,681 1,531,106 31,50 38.65 37.43 49,152 133,220 29.73 39.50 63.41 58.37 100,817 234,499 14.53 33.21 51.82 48. 57,028 162,386 23.86 30.50 60.27 53.29 99,918 COUNTIES. WEXFORD 574,196 63,494 DOWN. 610,284 96,104 KERRY. 1,185,319 MAYO..... STATISTICS for Leinster, Ulster, Munster, and Connaught, and for the Countie (Total of Rur Compiled from Reports of Commiss Uncultivated Woods and Water. Adding two-thirds of Civic Arable Land. Adding two-thirds of Civic Dis. Pepulation in Per 100 acres Arable Land. Per 100 acres Arable Land, Area PROVINCES. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. 1841. Per 100 Acres. 50,110 134 LEINSTER.. 4,876,211 899,454 3,971,568 4,100,061 1,973,731 40.47 49.69 48.14 TOTAL.. 20,808,271 7,301,042 13,492,919 14,555,924 8,175,124 39.29 60.59 56.16 310,436 691 COUNTIES. WEXFORD.. 576,588 63.494 512,297 521,367 MAYO. DOWN....... 611,919 96,104 515,270 528,999 202,033 35.04 39.43 38,75 5,393 18 14,394 31 293,880 24.77 70.78 55.95 8,751 25 388,887 28.51 78.06 62.53 33,941 46 TOTAL.... 3,738,515 1,795,750 1,940,871 2,197,406 1,246,246 33.33 64.21 56.72 62,479 127 From 1 to 5 Acres. AF |