6 REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS. 



EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS : 

 On the object of the Inquiry, the difficulties which it pre- 

 sented, and the course they have pursued, in order to 

 render it complete and impartial. 



To the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 



SIRE, We, the Commissioners commanded by Your 

 Majesty "to inquire into the condition of the poorer 

 " classes of Your Majesty's subjects in Ireland, and into 

 " the various institutions at present established by law 

 " for their relief, and also whether any, and what further 

 " remedial measures appear to be requisite to ameliorate 

 " the condition of the Irish poor, or any portion of them;" 

 having made very considerable progress in the arduous 

 duties entrusted to us, are now enabled to lay before Your 

 Majesty the large body of evidence which has been col- 

 lected. 



We take this opportunity of stating to Your Majesty, 



I. The difficulties which we have had to encounter, 

 both from the extensive and complicated nature of the 

 subject itself, and from the peculiar social condition of the 

 people of that portion of Your Majesty's dominions in 

 which the inquiry has been prosecuted. 



II. The course which we have pursued in collecting in- 

 formation ; showing how far it is full and impartial, and 

 therefore how far worthy of confidence. 



III. The reasons why we are not yet enabled to obey 

 Your Majesty's Command to report, " Whether any and 

 " what further remedial measures appear to be requisite to 

 " ameliorate the condition of the Irish poor or any of them." 



