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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

|    |    |    |    |    |    |very seldom meat. Greatest luxury, a
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |cup of coffee in the morning.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  MECKLENBURG, p. 422
     |Per week, in towns, 7_s._ to 10_s._ 6_d._, and free boarding. In the
     |country, about two-thirds.
     |    |Per week, in country, 3_s._ 6_d._, a dwelling, garden, and
     |    |pasture for a cow and two sheep in summer, and provender for
     |    |them in winter.
     |    |    |Per week, in towns, 5_s._ 3_d._ to 7_s._
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Could subsist on good sound food, and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |occasionally meat.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  DANTZIG, p. 465
     |Per day, summer, 13½_d._; winter, 23_d._
     |    |Per day, summer, 4⅔_d._ to 7_d._; winter, 3½_d._ to
     |    |4⅔_d._, besides a dwelling, either free of, or at a small rent,
     |    |pasture for a cow in summer, and a small load of hay in winter,
     |    |and fuel.
     |    |    |Per day, summer, country, 8¼_d._ to 11¾_d._; town,
     |    |    |8½_d._ to 16_d._ Winter, country, 4¾_d._ to 7_d._;
     |    |    |town, 7_d._ to 12_d._ Yearly, country, 8_l._ 10_s._ to
     |    |    |9_l._; town, 10_l._ to 10_l._ 10_s._
     |    |    |    |Per day, country, summer, 3½_d._ to 4⅔_d._;
     |    |    |    |winter, 2½_d._, to 3_d._ Towns, 4⅔_d._ to 7_d._
     |    |    |    |    |Per day, from 12 to 16, country, 2⅓_d._ to
     |    |    |    |    |3_d._; towns, about 2½_d._
     |    |    |    |    |    |Per year, country, woman, 3_l._ 15_s._; boy,
     |    |    |    |    |    |12 to 16, 3_l._ Towns, women, 4_l._ 10_s._;
     |    |    |    |    |    |boy, 12 to 16, 3_l._
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Very well; living in the country on rye
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |bread, potatoes, and other vegetables,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |fruit, food of wheat, flour, lard,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |milk, meat once or twice weekly, and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |fish; but chiefly on rye bread and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |potatoes.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  SAXONY, p. 481
     |The average amount of wages is not more than 9_d._ a day.
     |    |    |    |A woman can earn on an average 3_d._ daily, a child,
     |    |    |    |1_d._
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Parents with four children, with
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |management, abstemiousness and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |diligence, can earn their livelihood.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  WURTEMBERG
    (Mr. Wellesley’s Return), p. 510
     |Per week, in towns, 1 to 2½ _fl._, fed and lodged. In villages,
     |20_kr._ to 1 _fl._, fed and lodged.
     |
     |_Note._--1 _fl._ is equal to 60_kr._,

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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

|    |    |    |    |    |    |very seldom meat. Greatest luxury, a
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |cup of coffee in the morning.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  MECKLENBURG, p. 422
     |Per week, in towns, 7_s._ to 10_s._ 6_d._, and free boarding. In the
     |country, about two-thirds.
     |    |Per week, in country, 3_s._ 6_d._, a dwelling, garden, and
     |    |pasture for a cow and two sheep in summer, and provender for
     |    |them in winter.
     |    |    |Per week, in towns, 5_s._ 3_d._ to 7_s._
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Could subsist on good sound food, and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |occasionally meat.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  DANTZIG, p. 465
     |Per day, summer, 13½_d._; winter, 23_d._
     |    |Per day, summer, 4⅔_d._ to 7_d._; winter, 3½_d._ to
     |    |4⅔_d._, besides a dwelling, either free of, or at a small rent,
     |    |pasture for a cow in summer, and a small load of hay in winter,
     |    |and fuel.
     |    |    |Per day, summer, country, 8¼_d._ to 11¾_d._; town,
     |    |    |8½_d._ to 16_d._ Winter, country, 4¾_d._ to 7_d._;
     |    |    |town, 7_d._ to 12_d._ Yearly, country, 8_l._ 10_s._ to
     |    |    |9_l._; town, 10_l._ to 10_l._ 10_s._
     |    |    |    |Per day, country, summer, 3½_d._ to 4⅔_d._;
     |    |    |    |winter, 2½_d._, to 3_d._ Towns, 4⅔_d._ to 7_d._
     |    |    |    |    |Per day, from 12 to 16, country, 2⅓_d._ to
     |    |    |    |    |3_d._; towns, about 2½_d._
     |    |    |    |    |    |Per year, country, woman, 3_l._ 15_s._; boy,
     |    |    |    |    |    |12 to 16, 3_l._ Towns, women, 4_l._ 10_s._;
     |    |    |    |    |    |boy, 12 to 16, 3_l._
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Very well; living in the country on rye
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |bread, potatoes, and other vegetables,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |fruit, food of wheat, flour, lard,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |milk, meat once or twice weekly, and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |fish; but chiefly on rye bread and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |potatoes.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  SAXONY, p. 481
     |The average amount of wages is not more than 9_d._ a day.
     |    |    |    |A woman can earn on an average 3_d._ daily, a child,
     |    |    |    |1_d._
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Parents with four children, with
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |management, abstemiousness and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |diligence, can earn their livelihood.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  WURTEMBERG
    (Mr. Wellesley’s Return), p. 510
     |Per week, in towns, 1 to 2½ _fl._, fed and lodged. In villages,
     |20_kr._ to 1 _fl._, fed and lodged.
     |
     |_Note._--1 _fl._ is equal to 60_kr._,

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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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