EARNINGS OF IRISH PEASANTS. 



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may have been omitted. It should, however, be added that 

 the figures have been obtained from gentlemen whose know- 

 ledge of the districts for which the figures are given is great, 

 and that in their opinion the rates quoted are representative. 

 The yearly earnings of the hired men have been obtained 

 by adding the sum of 53. a week to represent the value of board 

 and lodgings, there being no other cash payments or allow- 

 ances in kind in the case of this class of men. The selec- 

 tion of any particular sum as the value of the board 

 and lodging of the men throughout Ireland is open to 

 objection, because any figure so selected must of necessity 

 be sometimes too high or too low according to the varying 

 circumstances ; but after consultation with a number of 

 authorities, the figure named has been selected as fairly 

 representative. 



TABLE 14. ANNUAL AND WEEKLY EARNINGS OF HIRED MEN 

 IN IRELAND. 



