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reckoned at the small sum of 6d. This census, however, 

 is only an approximation to the truth ; for it is stated, on 

 good authority, that the country people were not unna- 

 turally suspicious of the intentions of the parties em- 

 ployed to ascertain the point in question, and apprehend- 

 ing that the inquiry was only |he prelude to some new tax, 

 they gave such statements as seemed most advantageous 

 to their interests ; hence their returns were below the 

 mark numerically, and, consequently, also in a pecuniary 

 point of view. The returns were as follows : — 



Carlow, 

 Dublin, 

 Kildare, 

 Kilkenny, . 

 King's County, 

 Longford, . 

 Louth, . 

 Meath, *? . 

 Queen's County, 

 Westmeath, 

 Wexford, 

 Wicklow, . 



LEINSTER. 



CONNAUGHT 



Galway, 

 Leitrim, 

 Mayo, . 

 Roscommon; 

 Sligo, . 



Clare, 



Cork, . 



Kerry, 



Limerick, 



Tipperary, 



Waterford, 



MUNSTER. 



£2,550 



2,859 

 3,986 

 6,962 

 5,077 

 3,943 

 . 3,385 

 7,566 

 5,138 

 5,343 

 6,389 

 3,045 



£56,243 



£10,753 

 4,083 

 8,457 

 7,814 

 4,109 



£35,216 



£1,031 



23,547 



7,864 



. 10,687 



4,794 



. 14,907 



£62,830 



