I^ABOUR AND THE MIGRATION OF IRISH AGRICUI.TURAI, I,ABOURERS 79 



instances to parts of Ireland distant from their homes. Estimates of the 

 number of such migrants, which are believed to be approximately accurate, 

 have been based on (i) returns compiled by the enumerators of agricultural 

 statistics, being the results of enquiries made in June of each year at the 

 homes of the migrants ; (2) returns furnished by the Registrar General as to 

 the temporary' emigrants from each Irish port except Dublin ; and (3) re- 

 turns furnished by the railway companies, for 1911 and previous j'ears, as 

 to the harvestmen who took tickets for journeys via Dublin! The follow- 

 ing table shows these estimates : 



The decrease which is here shown from 32,000 in 1900 to 13,000 in 1915 

 is ver>- considerable, 



b) The Places from which there is Migration. 



More details are obtained from the returns by the police enumerators 

 of agricultural districts made in June of each year, as to the persons who 

 had then migrated or who intended to migrate. 



These returns. include only about 60 per cent, of those who actually 

 migrated, yet the}'- may be taken as typical ; and the following figures, ab- 

 stracted from these returns, as to the number of persons emigrating from 

 each province, may therefore be considered as giving the proportion in 

 which the migrants were distributed over the provinces. 



