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3.">,494£ grs. per week. Family per adult, 24,616£ grs. carbon, 1310 grs. 

 nitrogen. Total, 25,926^ grs. per week. 



INVERNESS-SHIRE. 



5. Parish of Bracadale. A. M'A. — Description of Food. — Labourer 

 and Family: Oatmeal, 17 lbs. 8 ozs. ; fish, 5 lbs. ; sugar (or treacle), 1 lb. 

 8 ozs. ; potatoes, 26 lbs. ; tea, 1 oz. ; coffee, 2 ozs. Total, 50 lbs. 3 ozs. 

 Milk, 63 imperial pints. 



Remarks. — The articles consumed are chiefly grown by the family. When 

 potatoes are in use, say from August to March inclusive, little or nothing else 

 is consumed, unless occasionally a little fish. During the summer months, oat* 

 meal is almost exclusively the staple food, with occasionally a little tea or 

 coffee added by some families, but this is not general. Meat and butter are 

 so little used, that it is not deemed worth while estimating these quantities, 

 being quite infinitesimal. 



Family taken as three adults. 



Abstract— 28,9971 g r8 - carbon, 1973i grs. nitrogen. Total, 30,971J grs. 

 per week per adult. 



ABERDEENSHIRE. 



14. Parish of St Nicholas. W. B. — Description of Food. — Artisan 

 Labourer and Family (occupied at Railway Station and Docks) : Breadstuff's 

 (bread), 4 lbs. ; oatmeal, 28 lbs. ; butter, 8 ozs. ; sugar (or treacle), 1 lb. ; 

 potatoes, 63 lbs. ; tea, 2 ozs. Total, 96 lbs. 10 ozs. Milk, 14 imperial quarts. 



Remarks. — In this case we have been unable to obtain separate returns of 

 the weekly consumpt of labourer and his famdy. 



Family in all may be taken as 3^ adults. 



Abstract. — 44,380 grs. carbon, 2009 grs. nitrogen. Total, 46,389 grs. per 

 week per adult. 



KINCARDINESHIRE. 



15. Parish of Banchory-Ternan. W. S. — Description of Food. — 

 Labourer : Breadstuff's (including bread, rice, flour, barley, pease, &c), 4 lbs. ; 

 oatmeal, 10 lbs. ; fish, 1 lb. ; bacon, 1 lb. ; butter, 6 ozs. ; sugar (or treacle), 

 8 ozs. ; green vegetables, 3 lbs. ; Potatoes, 8 lbs. 8 ozs. ; tea, 1 oz. Total, 

 27 lbs. 7 ozs. Milk, 3 quarts ; soup or broth, 1 quart 1 pint imperial. Total, 

 4 quarts 1 pint imperial. Family : Breadstuffs as above, 6 lbs. 8 ozs. ; oat- 

 meal, 12 lbs. ; fish, 1 lb. 8 ozs. ; butter, 10 ozs. ; sugar (or treacle), 1 lb. 8 ozs. ; 

 green vegetables, 5 lbs. ; potatoes, 10 lbs. 8 ozs. ; tea, 1^ oz. Total, 37 lbs. 

 ll£ ozs. Milk, 6 quarts; soup or broth, 2 quarts 1 pint imperial. Total, 

 8 quarts 1 pint imperial. 



Remarks. — This family may be taken as labourer and 2| adults. 



Abstract. — Labourer, 56,431 grs. carbon, 3746j grs. nitrogen. Total, 

 6(),177£ grs. per week. Family per adult, 25,038 grs. carbon, 1899 grs. 

 nitrogen. Total, 26,937 grs. per week. 



16. Parish of Durris. J. A. — Description of Food. — Labourer : Bread- 

 stuffs (including bread, rice, flour, barley, pease, &c), 4 lbs. ; oatmeal, 11 lbs.; 

 fish, 1 lb. ; butter, 6 ozs. ; sugar (or treacle), 8 ozs. ; green vegetables, 3 lbs. ; 

 potatoes, 8 lbs. ; tea, 1 oz. Total, 27 lbs. 15 ozs. Milk, 3 quarts. ; soup or 

 broth, 1 quart imperial. Total, 4 quarts imperial. Family: Breadstuff's as 

 above, 10 lbs. ; oatmeal, 16 lbs. ; fish, 2 lbs. 8 ozs. ; butter, 1 lb. , sugar (or 

 treacle), 2 lbs. ; green vegetables, 7 lbs. ; potatoes, 16 lbs. ; tea, 2 ozs. Total, 

 54 lbs. 10 ozs. Milk, 8 quarts ; soup or broth, 3 quarts imperial. Total, 

 1 1 quarts imperial. 



Remarks. — This family may be taken as labourer and three adults. 



Abstract. — Labourer, 54,074 grs. carbon, 2619 grs. nitrogen. Total, 

 56,693 grs. per week. Family per adult, 34,208| grs. carbon, 1609-i grs. 

 nitrogen. Total, 35,818^ grs. per week. 



