Report on the Cost of Living in Ireland, June 1922Ireland. Ministry of Economic Affairs
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Report on the Cost of Living in Ireland, June 1922
Ireland. Ministry of Economic Affairs
Cost and standard of living -- Ireland
in _________________________ of ________________________
(Parish). (City, Town or District).
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PRICES. | ESTIMATED WEIGHTS.
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Insert under _Beef_ the exact |On each blank line below insert the
description (e.g., "round steak," |same description as you have
"stewing beef," "rib steak," "corned|already inserted on the same line
brisket," "shoulder," "liver," etc.,|in the lefthand column, then insert
or whatever is the exact |below the best estimates of
description) of each of the six |comparative weights which you can
parts, kinds, etc., on which the |get from the shopkeeper.
_working classes_ at present spend |
most _money_, naming the parts in |That is to say, for every 10 _lbs._
the order of their importance from |of that part, kind, cut, etc., on
this point of view. Please insert |which the working classes spend
prices opposite each description. |most _money_, insert below the
Similarly, in the case of _Mutton_ |approximate _weight_ of each of the
insert the exact description of the |other descriptions (2), (3), etc.,
four parts, kinds, etc., in the |purchased by the working classes.
order of their money importance to |
the working classes, entering the |
exact price opposite each. Again, |
under _Bacon, etc._, insert the |
exact description (e.g., "Irish |
shoulder rashers," "Irish bacon, |
back piece," "American bacon, |
shoulder piece," "Pigs' heads," |
"American Gams," etc., or whatever |
is the exact description) of each of|
the six parts, kinds, cuts, etc., of|
cured pigs on which the _working |
classes_ at present spend most |
_money_, naming the parts in order |
of their importance from this point |
of view. Enter the exact prices |
opposite each description. |
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Do not estimate prices. As regards |
Mid-March, shopkeeper's books should|
be referred to in each case. |
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