1908.] Earnings of Irish Labourers in 1907. 301 



^13 $s. 4d., or an average of iSs. id. each per week, and in addition they were 

 provided with sleeping accommodation in a granary and were given milk. They also 

 had an allowance of beer when working hay. These men came direct from Ireland, 

 and sought other work in England after completing their engagements. 



On a farm near Birtley four men from Mayo were employed, and their* cash 

 earnings amounted to £*] 2s. 3d. each. They were provided with sleeping 

 accommodation in a granary and were given tea. One man who had been working in 

 a coal mine remained on the farm for harvest, but the other three who had come over 

 direct from Ireland returned at the end of their engagement. 



Lancashire. — An employer near Widnes gives particulars respecting two men from 

 Mayo who were employed from June 24th to November 10th. Their total cash 

 earnings amounted to , £18 181. each (or an average of iSs. lid. per week). They 

 were provided with sleeping accommodation, coals, &c. , but found their own food. 

 During hay and harvest time they were allowed five pints of ale per day. On 

 completing their engagements one obtained employment at a copper works, while the 

 other returned direct to Ireland. 



Yorkshire. — On a farm near Hull seven Irishmen from Mayo were engaged. 

 They were provided with sleeping accommodation in a corn granary, and were 

 allowed beer. Their cash earnings while employed on this farm were as follows : — ■ 



Total 

 Cash 

 Earnings. 



Period of Employment. 



Average 

 Weekly 

 Earnings. 





£ 



s. 



d. 







I. 



1 1 



1 



0 



August 6th to Oct 



ober 6th 



2. 



1 1 



1 



0 



,, 6th to 



6th 



3- 



10 



12 



0 



8th to 



5th 



4- 



10 



6 



0 



,, nth to 



1st 





9 



10 



0 



„ nth to 



, 5th 



I 



9 



14 



0 



,, nth to 



6th 



7- 



10 



6 



0 



,, 15th to 



6th 



s. d. 



5 o 



5 o 



4 11 



8 1 



All these men worked at haymaking before commencing work on this farm, and 

 on leaving they went to other farms in England for potato digging. 



Another employer in Yorkshire gives particulars respecting the employment on 

 three farms of nine Irishmen from Mayo. Their total cash earnings amounted to 

 j£68 155-,, or an average of 2§s. gd. per week for each man, and in addition they 

 were all provided with sleeping accommodation in an outhouse or barn, and given 

 lunch and beer. Each of them worked at hay harvesting in Lancashire before 

 •commencing work on these farms, and on terminating their engagements two returned 

 to Ireland, while the others sought further employment in England. 



Derbyshire. — On a farm near Derby five Irishmen from Mayo were employed for 

 the hay harvest. Four of them received from i$s. to \ds. per week, and were 

 provided with beds and food and drink. The other received \%s. per week, and 10s. 

 extra at harvest, but he received no allowances other than beer. 



Cheshire. — One man from County Roscommon was employed on a farm in 

 Cheshire from 24th June to 31st October. His total cash earnings amounted to 

 ^"14 \os. , or an average of i$s. 6d. per week, and in addition he received beer, and 

 about half his food during the harvest, which lasted about ten weeks. 



Another employer in Cheshire had six labourers from County Sligo, to each of 

 whom he paid 16s. per week till the end of June, and then 19^. per week and 6d. per 

 hour for whatever overtime they made. All were given food at harvest time, and 

 those who were engaged in milking were provided with dinners on Sundays. 



Staffordshire. — On a farm in Staffordshire two men from Galway were employed 



