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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

|Per week, summer, 4_s._ 4_d._ to 10_s._ 10_d._; winter, one-fourth
     |less. Weavers, from 10_s._ to 13_s._ 4_d._
     |    |. . . .
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |Per week, summer, 4_s._ 4_d._ to 5_s._; winter,
     |    |    |    |one-fourth less.
     |    |    |    |    |Per week, summer, 8_d._ to 3_s._; winter,
     |    |    |    |    |one-fourth less.
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    NORTH HOLLAND, p. 587
     |Per week, 3_s._ 4_d._ to 15_s._; firewood free.
     |    |Per year, 3_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._ to 8_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._, with board and
     |    |lodging.
     |    |    |Per day, first class, 20_d._
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    VRIESLAND and GRONINGEN, p. 587
     |Per week, 2_s._ 6_d._ to 10_s._
     |    |Per year, 3_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._ to 8_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._ with board and
     |    |lodging. Per day, summer, 10_d._ to 20_d._; winter, 8_d._ to
     |    |1_s._
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  BELGIUM:
    BOOM, p. 634
     |Per year, brickmakers, summer, 10_l._ 16_s._ 8_d._; winter, 3_l._
     |10_s._ 10½_d._; total p’ year, 14_l._ 7_s._ 6½_d._
     |    |Per year, farming labourers, summer, 4_l._ 14_s._ 6_d._; winter,
     |    |1_l._ 19_s._ 4½_d._; total, 6_l._ 13_s._ 10½_d._, with food.
     |    |    |Per week, waterman, 5_s._ 8¾_d._, with food.
     |    |    |    |Per week, in the brick manufacture, summer, 3_s._
     |    |    |    |1½_d._
     |    |    |    |    |Per week, under 16, summer, 2_s._ 9½_d._
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Such family can subsist by their
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |earnings only, bread, potatoes, and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |milk.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    OSTEND, p. 639
     |Per day, skilled, summer, 1_s._ 2_d._ to 1_s._ 5_d._; winter, 10_d._
     |to 1_s._ 2_d._ Yearly, 20_l._ in a town. Unskilled, summer, 7_d._ to
     |1_s._; winter, 5½_d._ to 8_d._
     |    |Per day, summer, 1_s._; winter, 10½_d._; when boarded,
     |    |5½_d._ is deducted. Yearly, 14_l._
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |Per day, in towns, 10½_d._, with food, 1_s._ 5_d._
     |    |    |    |without. In the country, summer, 8½_d._, winter,
     |    |    |    |7½_d._, without food; summer, 4¼_d._, winter,
     |    |    |    |3½_d._, with food.
     |    |    |    |    |Per day, of 11, summer, 1½_d._ and food; winter
     |    |    |    |    |nothing.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Yearly, women and two eldest children, food
     |    |    |    |    |    |in summer, and from 6_l._ 8_s._ to 7_l._

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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

|Per week, summer, 4_s._ 4_d._ to 10_s._ 10_d._; winter, one-fourth
     |less. Weavers, from 10_s._ to 13_s._ 4_d._
     |    |. . . .
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |Per week, summer, 4_s._ 4_d._ to 5_s._; winter,
     |    |    |    |one-fourth less.
     |    |    |    |    |Per week, summer, 8_d._ to 3_s._; winter,
     |    |    |    |    |one-fourth less.
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    NORTH HOLLAND, p. 587
     |Per week, 3_s._ 4_d._ to 15_s._; firewood free.
     |    |Per year, 3_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._ to 8_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._, with board and
     |    |lodging.
     |    |    |Per day, first class, 20_d._
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    VRIESLAND and GRONINGEN, p. 587
     |Per week, 2_s._ 6_d._ to 10_s._
     |    |Per year, 3_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._ to 8_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._ with board and
     |    |lodging. Per day, summer, 10_d._ to 20_d._; winter, 8_d._ to
     |    |1_s._
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
  BELGIUM:
    BOOM, p. 634
     |Per year, brickmakers, summer, 10_l._ 16_s._ 8_d._; winter, 3_l._
     |10_s._ 10½_d._; total p’ year, 14_l._ 7_s._ 6½_d._
     |    |Per year, farming labourers, summer, 4_l._ 14_s._ 6_d._; winter,
     |    |1_l._ 19_s._ 4½_d._; total, 6_l._ 13_s._ 10½_d._, with food.
     |    |    |Per week, waterman, 5_s._ 8¾_d._, with food.
     |    |    |    |Per week, in the brick manufacture, summer, 3_s._
     |    |    |    |1½_d._
     |    |    |    |    |Per week, under 16, summer, 2_s._ 9½_d._
     |    |    |    |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Such family can subsist by their
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |earnings only, bread, potatoes, and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |milk.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    OSTEND, p. 639
     |Per day, skilled, summer, 1_s._ 2_d._ to 1_s._ 5_d._; winter, 10_d._
     |to 1_s._ 2_d._ Yearly, 20_l._ in a town. Unskilled, summer, 7_d._ to
     |1_s._; winter, 5½_d._ to 8_d._
     |    |Per day, summer, 1_s._; winter, 10½_d._; when boarded,
     |    |5½_d._ is deducted. Yearly, 14_l._
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |Per day, in towns, 10½_d._, with food, 1_s._ 5_d._
     |    |    |    |without. In the country, summer, 8½_d._, winter,
     |    |    |    |7½_d._, without food; summer, 4¼_d._, winter,
     |    |    |    |3½_d._, with food.
     |    |    |    |    |Per day, of 11, summer, 1½_d._ and food; winter
     |    |    |    |    |nothing.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Yearly, women and two eldest children, food
     |    |    |    |    |    |in summer, and from 6_l._ 8_s._ to 7_l._

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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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