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FIFE. It is considered that there has been little change in Changes in 

 the circumstances since 1901, with the exception that there Agricultural 

 may be a slight decrease in the number of labourers. Population. 



FORFAR. Mr. Duncan and Mr. Hume consider that the 

 changes shown in 1901 have continued, but Mr. Kydd does 

 not consider that there has been any material change in the 

 population of his district. 



HADDINGTON. Mr. Shields is inclined to think that while 

 the changes have continued since 1901, the decrease in labourers 

 has not gone on in anything like the same ratio as prior to 

 that year. Mr. Hope also considers that the decrease is now 

 less marked. 



KINCARDINE. The changes indicated in 1901 are believed to 

 have continued. 



KINROSS. Mr.. Tod answers that the changes have continued. 



MIDLOTHIAN. It is thought that there has been little, if 

 any, change since 1901. 



PEEBLES. Mr. Ritchie considers that the changes have gone 

 on at a more rapid rate. Mr. Constable on the other hand 

 thinks that a census at the present time would show little 

 change from the last. 



PERTH. The changes are believed to have continued in the 

 same direction, in Mr. Craig's view to a considerably less 

 extent than during the twenty years previous to 1901, but 

 according to Mr. Campbell, without abatement. 



ROXBURGH. The changes indicated in 1901 are believed to 

 have continued, but Mr. Smith thinks, to a lessened degree. 

 He says : " I have no figures to prove this, but draw the con- 

 clusion from the supply of labour in the hiring markets, which, 

 during the last two years especially, has been more plentiful." 



SELKIRK. There appears to be no change in the tendency 

 to migrate from the land. 



DIVISION VII. 



Counties of Argyll* Ayr, Bute, Caithness, Dumbarton, Dumfries, 

 Inverness, Kirkcudbright, Lanark, Orkney, Renfreiv, Pass 

 and Cromariy, Shetland, Stir Una, Sutherland and Wigtown. 



ARGYLL. There is general agreement that the changes 

 indicated in 1901 have continued in very much the same way. 

 Mr. Martin (Portaskaig), however, states : " So far as this 

 district is concerned there has been practically no change 

 in the numbers employed in agriculture since the date of the 

 Census Returns in 1901, or in the previous twenty-five years." 



