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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

|    |    |    |    |    |    |barley bread, potatoes, cabbages, and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |about 6 lbs. of pork weekly. A little
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |grease for the cabbage soup, which is
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |poured on barley bread.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    LA LOIRE INFERIEURE, p. 176
     |Per day, summer and winter, 1_s._ 8_d._ to 2_s._ 6_d._ Per year
     |26_l._ 10_s._, in Nantes.
     |    |Per day, summer and winter, 7½_d._ to 10_d._ Per year, 12_l._
     |    |to 12_l._ 10_s._ If lodged and boarded, from 5_l._ to 8_l._
     |    |6_s._ 8_d._
     |    |    |Per day, summer and winter, 1_s._ ½_d._ to 1_s._ 3_d._ Per
     |    |    | year, 13_l._--_s._ 5_d._ to 15_l._ 12_s._ 6_d._ in Nantes.
     |    |    |    |Per day, summer and winter, 4_d._ to 8_d._ in the
     |    |    |    |country, 6_d._ to 10_d._ in towns.
     |    |    |    |    |Per day, summer and winter, 3_d._ to 6_d._, under
     |    |    |    |    |16, in Nantes.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Per year, in Nantes, sometimes from 15_l._
     |    |    |    |    |    |to 16_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._; in the country
     |    |    |    |    |    |considerably less.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |If the father obtains constant
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |employment and applies the whole of his
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |earnings to the support of his family,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |and his wife and children are enabled
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |to add 200 or 300 francs thereto, he
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |may have in his power to buy a little
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |bacon or other meat now and then, and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |maintain his family without assistance
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |from the bureau de bienfaisance, but
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |that allows only 70 francs to provide
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |fuel and clothes for the whole family,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |after the hire of a room. The bread and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |vegetables had been paid for out of the
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |father’s wages.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    BOURDEAUX, p. 235
     |Per day, 1_s._ 7½_d._ to 2_s._ 5_d._
     |    |Daily labourer, 1_s._ 4½_d._
     |    |Yearly labourer:
     |    |  Money             £17   0
     |    |  Other advantages,   4  12
     |    |                     ------
     |    |  Annual inc.       £21  12
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |Per week, 3_s._ 4½_d._; in harvest, 4_s._ 2½_d._;
     |    |    |    |in the vine districts, except during harvest, 2_s._
     |    |    |    |10_d._
     |    |    |    |    |    |Per year, 12_l._
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Certainly. The food varies in different
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |districts. Throughout the district

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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

|    |    |    |    |    |    |barley bread, potatoes, cabbages, and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |about 6 lbs. of pork weekly. A little
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |grease for the cabbage soup, which is
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |poured on barley bread.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    LA LOIRE INFERIEURE, p. 176
     |Per day, summer and winter, 1_s._ 8_d._ to 2_s._ 6_d._ Per year
     |26_l._ 10_s._, in Nantes.
     |    |Per day, summer and winter, 7½_d._ to 10_d._ Per year, 12_l._
     |    |to 12_l._ 10_s._ If lodged and boarded, from 5_l._ to 8_l._
     |    |6_s._ 8_d._
     |    |    |Per day, summer and winter, 1_s._ ½_d._ to 1_s._ 3_d._ Per
     |    |    | year, 13_l._--_s._ 5_d._ to 15_l._ 12_s._ 6_d._ in Nantes.
     |    |    |    |Per day, summer and winter, 4_d._ to 8_d._ in the
     |    |    |    |country, 6_d._ to 10_d._ in towns.
     |    |    |    |    |Per day, summer and winter, 3_d._ to 6_d._, under
     |    |    |    |    |16, in Nantes.
     |    |    |    |    |    |Per year, in Nantes, sometimes from 15_l._
     |    |    |    |    |    |to 16_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._; in the country
     |    |    |    |    |    |considerably less.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |If the father obtains constant
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |employment and applies the whole of his
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |earnings to the support of his family,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |and his wife and children are enabled
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |to add 200 or 300 francs thereto, he
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |may have in his power to buy a little
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |bacon or other meat now and then, and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |maintain his family without assistance
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |from the bureau de bienfaisance, but
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |that allows only 70 francs to provide
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |fuel and clothes for the whole family,
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |after the hire of a room. The bread and
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |vegetables had been paid for out of the
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |father’s wages.
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    BOURDEAUX, p. 235
     |Per day, 1_s._ 7½_d._ to 2_s._ 5_d._
     |    |Daily labourer, 1_s._ 4½_d._
     |    |Yearly labourer:
     |    |  Money             £17   0
     |    |  Other advantages,   4  12
     |    |                     ------
     |    |  Annual inc.       £21  12
     |    |    |. . . .
     |    |    |    |Per week, 3_s._ 4½_d._; in harvest, 4_s._ 2½_d._;
     |    |    |    |in the vine districts, except during harvest, 2_s._
     |    |    |    |10_d._
     |    |    |    |    |    |Per year, 12_l._
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |Certainly. The food varies in different
     |    |    |    |    |    |    |districts. Throughout the district

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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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