TH \D OF TO 27 



crs." Moreover, the Irish industi 

 m question are mostly minor industries with 

 or such as ieeds for 



lance, building firms, clothing factories, &c. 

 The most important industry is perhaps t 

 iic business, which employs altogether 58,566 



1 In the tir>t re the railways. Ireland 



i land of private lines ; there are about thirty 



private companies, the network of which is about 



Kn.^lish miles in length. Their work- 



n 1902 to about forty 



millions. The t >{ the receipts over the 



i -58 millions, producing an interest 

 re of e: ; per cent. The Irish r. 



ire in the main passenger lines. Of the 

 receipts two millions were brought in by 

 Ific, and the rest of the receipts 

 ollows : 



Goods in general .1,238,000 



Cattle ... 330,000 



219,700 



Whilst in England an income of fifty-seven 



millions from goods transport is balanced by an 



income of 33*4 millions from passenger traffic, 



>n between the two in Ireland is as 



the following, see " Ireland, Agricultural and Indus 

 iited by \V. P. Coyne, pp. 73 et *y., and Railway 

 ; ; the Census Report has been also used here, as in 



ici-s. 



