MIGRATION OF AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS. 71 



Number of Indoor and Outdoor Paupers per 1,000 of population in 

 15 agricultural counties of England, and in the remainder of 

 the country, on January 1st and July 1st, 1891 : — 



Taking the fifteen typical agricultural counties, it 

 appears that their mean pauperism was in January 6-5, 

 and in July 5-2 of indoor paupers, and in January 36-9, 

 and in July 34-7 of outdoor paupers, per 1,000 of popula- 

 tion, while the mean of all other counties of England was, 

 in both months, less for indoor, and considerably less for 

 outdoor, pauperism. 



It is only possible — perhaps it is only necessary — to 

 make a very brief reference to some of the many sugges- 

 tions which have been made, more or less authoritatively, 



