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STATISTICS. 



[Sect. XV, 



of what is iiiKierBtood by ^^ tenant-right ;'^ whether by Lv. 

 or by custom the farmer is entitled to cojupensatioD for 

 such inmrovemeiJits as he may have made in the condition 

 of the land. The number and kinds of live animals that 



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tained 



bred and kept upon farms should if possible be ascer- 



the number of labourers usually em- 



as well as 



ployed upon a given extent of land ; the rate of wages 

 which they receive ; whether those wages are lessened by 

 reason of their being boardod by the farmer, or whether 



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they live and board themselves in separate 



also wliether there i- employment on the farms for women 



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or chi-'bai, with the rates of wages paid to them: and 



]f the labourers have any other advantages in aid 

 of wag:es. 



If it be important to know how the people of any 

 country are employed^ it cannot Ijc hjss so to ascertam 

 the result of their labour. It is especially desirable to 

 know the proportionate quantity of each kind of fooc 

 raised upon farms of a given size, or upon any known 

 measure of land of the averaii^e degree of fertility : the 



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quality of such of the cereal grains as may be raised will 



best be ascertained by learning the weight of a given 



quantity by measurement. While making inquiries con- 



cerning the supply of food of home growth, it must be 

 essential to ascertain whether, in seasons of average pro- 

 du'-^'vencss, that supply is equax .o or greater than the 

 ordinary consumption of the country. Should it fall short 

 of the requirements of the people, inquiries should be 

 made concerning the quantity deficient, and the sources 

 whence the same is ordinarily made good. On the other 

 hand, should the home produce exceed the consumption, 



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