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denotes the perfons who have come into the parifli to refide 

 fince that period — And the ninth thofe who have left it— 

 Unfortunately the fafts refpefting thefe two laft particulars 

 liave fcarcely in any cafe been accurately afcertained ; a de- 

 fect not only in this, but in almoft all other ftatiftical ac- 

 counts that have been publifhed — The tenth column marks 

 the number of poor who receive public charity in the parifti 

 — And the eleventh the fums that are appropriated for their 

 fupport — The twelfth is the number of horfes — Thirteenth 

 cattle — Fourteenth, (lieep maintained in the parilh at the pre- 

 ient time — 'Yhe. fifteenth is the amount of the minifters ftipend 

 — ^h.c fixteenth the number of acres in the parifh, which 

 has been only in a few cafes afcertained by meafure- 

 raent — And \.\\e feventeenth and lafl, is the total rental of the 

 parirti at the prefent time. On each of thefe heads we fhall 

 make a few curfory remarks. 



Number of Perfons. This has been in the prefent cafe af- 

 certained with great accuracy in general by actual enume- 

 ration ; and it may be accounted perhaps the moft accurate 

 ilatement of this particular that ever has been publiflied of 

 any country. Not only are the numbers afcertained with 

 precifion j but in moft cafes thefe are clafled according to 

 their ages, and in a good raany cafes they are alfo arranged 

 according to their employments and condition. As an ex- 

 ample, the following is the ftate of population in the parifli of 

 Croffmichael ; the inhabitants of which are thus arranged 

 by the Rev. Mr. John Johnfton. viz. 



