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Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law ReportSenior, Nassau William

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Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

Name: Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report
Author: Senior, Nassau William

Senior, Nassau William

Poor -- Europe; Poor -- United States; Working class

|    |    |    |    |Under 16, in harvest, per day, 2_d._ to 3_d._
     |    |    |    |    |    |Per year, about 3_l._
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Yes; on the following food, viz., 11
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |bushels of rye, cost 1_l._ 5_s._;
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |4¾ bushels of barley, 8_s._; 4¾
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |ditto of peas, 5_s._; 4¾ ditto of
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |malt, 4_s._; 9½ ditto of potatoes,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |3_s._ 2_d._; 19 lbs. of salt, 1_s._; 75
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |lbs. of herrings, 3_s._ 6_d._; 19 lbs.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |of butter, 6_s._ 6_d._; 3 lbs. of hops,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |1_s._; 19 lbs. of stockfish, 2_s._
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |3_d._; 19 lbs. of pork, 4_s._ 6_d._;
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |half a cow, 15_s._; about three pints
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |of sweet milk daily, 15_s._ 2_d._; and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |six pints of sour milk, in summer,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |daily, 6_s._ 6_d._; 42 bottles of
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |potatoe brandy, 8_s._ 3_d._; lodging
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |and wood, 1_l._ 5_s._; taxes, 5_s._;
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |sundries, 10_s._ Wages, about 3_l._
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |10_s._, or in the whole, say, 10_l._
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |18_s._ 10_d._ The above statement
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |applies to a small farmer; reduce it
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |about one-third, and it may apply to a
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |common (married) labourer in the
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |country.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  RUSSIA:
    General Return, p. 334
     |(No distinction of classes given). The pay of labourers varies in
     |different parts of Russia. In Georgia, it is 3½_d._ per day, which
     |is the lowest; in St. Petersburg, it is 1_s._ 3_d._ per day, which is
     |the highest.
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |It would subsist. On rye bread, buck
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |wheat, and sour cabbage soup, well
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |seasoned with salt, and occasionally
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |a little lard.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    ARCHANGEL Return, p. 338
     |Summer, 10_d._, winter, 8_d._; often doubled.     } Per Year: 18_l._
     |    |Summer, 8_d._, winter, 6_d._; often doubled. } to 30_l._
     |    |    |...
     |    |    |    |...
     |    |    |    |    |...
     |    |    |    |    |    |Per year, 10_l._ to 15_l._ (This is supposed
     |    |    |    |    |    |to be the meaning of the answers to queries
     |    |    |    |    |    |6 and 7).
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Decidedly yes. Their food consists of

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Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

Senior, Nassau William

Poor -- Europe; Poor -- United States; Working class

|    |    |    |    |Under 16, in harvest, per day, 2_d._ to 3_d._
     |    |    |    |    |    |Per year, about 3_l._
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Yes; on the following food, viz., 11
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |bushels of rye, cost 1_l._ 5_s._;
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |4¾ bushels of barley, 8_s._; 4¾
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |ditto of peas, 5_s._; 4¾ ditto of
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |malt, 4_s._; 9½ ditto of potatoes,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |3_s._ 2_d._; 19 lbs. of salt, 1_s._; 75
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |lbs. of herrings, 3_s._ 6_d._; 19 lbs.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |of butter, 6_s._ 6_d._; 3 lbs. of hops,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |1_s._; 19 lbs. of stockfish, 2_s._
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |3_d._; 19 lbs. of pork, 4_s._ 6_d._;
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |half a cow, 15_s._; about three pints
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |of sweet milk daily, 15_s._ 2_d._; and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |six pints of sour milk, in summer,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |daily, 6_s._ 6_d._; 42 bottles of
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |potatoe brandy, 8_s._ 3_d._; lodging
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |and wood, 1_l._ 5_s._; taxes, 5_s._;
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |sundries, 10_s._ Wages, about 3_l._
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |10_s._, or in the whole, say, 10_l._
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |18_s._ 10_d._ The above statement
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |applies to a small farmer; reduce it
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |about one-third, and it may apply to a
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |common (married) labourer in the
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |country.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  RUSSIA:
    General Return, p. 334
     |(No distinction of classes given). The pay of labourers varies in
     |different parts of Russia. In Georgia, it is 3½_d._ per day, which
     |is the lowest; in St. Petersburg, it is 1_s._ 3_d._ per day, which is
     |the highest.
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |It would subsist. On rye bread, buck
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |wheat, and sour cabbage soup, well
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |seasoned with salt, and occasionally
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |a little lard.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    ARCHANGEL Return, p. 338
     |Summer, 10_d._, winter, 8_d._; often doubled.     } Per Year: 18_l._
     |    |Summer, 8_d._, winter, 6_d._; often doubled. } to 30_l._
     |    |    |...
     |    |    |    |...
     |    |    |    |    |...
     |    |    |    |    |    |Per year, 10_l._ to 15_l._ (This is supposed
     |    |    |    |    |    |to be the meaning of the answers to queries
     |    |    |    |    |    |6 and 7).
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Decidedly yes. Their food consists of

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Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe: Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

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