8 STATISTICS OF EXPENDITURE AND 
For purposes of comparison, however, the corresponding 
figures and percentages for the whole number of towns taken 
together, and for the whole province, are more useful ; and suit 
our purpose of international comparison better :— 
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. 
Clothin 
Earnings. | ays Oe Rent. | Fuel. ee 3 gee 28 
Page| tee ee Ane 
1886 Wea 270 $76 $40 520.83 $42.30 
1887 449 257 82 39 15.85 44.37 
1888 479 269 77 37 17.41 42.7 
1889 467 Zaha | 81 41 17.10 44,14 
Aver. 462 2GG el alicvece acetal faeece ko ay epotel teen are | eee Bee es 
| 
Days LABOR NECESSARY TO PROCURE | PERCENTAGES OF INCOME EXPENDED ON 
Clothing Hoadiner Clothing | good per 
Rent. | Fuel. oe per ly. annie Rent. | Fuel. nee 2 Family. 
; 1886 , 45 24 57 91 17 8 21 33 
1887 | 45 22 41 91 18 8 16 3D 
1888 | 41 20 46 115 16 et 18 43 
1889 | 47 23 46 122 17 8.8 | 17 44 
Aver.| 44.5 | 22.2 47.5 | 105 aii | 8.1 18 39 
The average of the averages of the five cities above may be 
placed beside the provincial average (taken from returns made 
by artisans in the smaller towns and villages) :— 
| | PERCENTAGES EXPENDED ON 
Days La- | Clothing | Food 
Earnings. | bor in Rent | Fuel. per per 
year. Family. | Family. 
ike: 2, Peta Sat aci| Dae ea 
City average, 1886-89 $451 256 18.4 8.3 i 47.8 
Prov. average, 1886-89 462 267 17 8.1 18 39, 
The results thus obtained are in substantial agreement with 
the results established under greatly varying conditions in 
