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Changes in AYR. Mr. Sloan considers that farmers and labourers have 

 Agricultural continued to decrease since 1901. Mr. Hannah, however, thinks 

 Population. ^ ie cnan g e nas no t continued in the same direction. Farm 



labourers have, he states, been much more plentiful during 



the last two years. 



CAITHNESS. It is thought there has been a continuation of 

 the changes indicated in 1901. 



DUMFRIES. Dr. Gillespie thinks the changes have continued 

 since the last census. Mr. Waugh holds a similar view as 

 regards the district of Upper Annandale. Mr. Moffat is of the 

 contrary opinion and thinks that, miners' wages having become 

 lower, there is less inducement to leave the country. 



INVERNESS. The tendencies revealed in 1901 are apparently 

 still manifest. Mr. Cran states that grazing farmers, shepherds, 

 labourers and farm servants have decreased and that arable 

 farmers have not increased. Mr. Cameron writes : " In the 

 last five years there has been a considerable increase in the 

 number of crofters or small farmers in Skye owing to the action 

 of the Congested Districts Board in purchasing land which was 

 formerly let as large farms, and subdividing this into smaller 

 holdings, and also in advancing money to new crofters and 

 enabling them to take and stock lands which were formerly let 

 as sheep farms." Mr. Wilson thinks that since 1901 the agri- 

 cultural population of North Hist, Harris and Barra must have 

 increased by the wise action of the proprietors of North Uist 

 and Harris, and the Congested Districts Board in Barra, in en- 

 couraging people to settle on the land ; but in South Uist, which 

 is at this moment the scene of a severe agrarian agitation, the 

 agricultural population is steadily decreasing as the landless 

 cottars cannot obtain small holdings. 



KIRKCUDBRIGHT. The changes have continued, but perhaps 

 to a less marked degree. 



LANARK. Mr. Gilchrist is of opinion that the changes in- 

 dicated in 1901 have continued. Mr. Scott states that no change 

 has taken place in the condition of the agricultural population 

 since 1901, and Mr. Speir also thinks that if any change has 

 occurred it has been very slight. 



ORKNEY. Mr. McLennan, observing that the decrease in 

 agricultural labourers took place between 1881 and 1891 and 

 that there was an increase during the succeeding ten years, 

 states that as far as he can judge the increase has not been 

 maintained during the past three or four years. 



RENFREW. Mr. Pollock's reply is that -the changes have 

 continued in the same direction since the last census. 



Ross AND CROMARTY, The tendency is stated to be still in 

 the same direction. 



