Jubilee Record in Ireland.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 212, 23 July 1887, Page 1

Jubilee Record in Ireland.

A book lately written for the Jubilee of the Queen, for the purpose of showing the progress ot the nation during the fifty years of the Queen's reign, made it clear that while all other parts of the empire had flourished the condition of things had been most disastrous in Ireland. The author says under the heading of Ireland the present reign has been the most disastrous since that of Elizabeth, as the following statistics &how :— Died of famine, 1,2*25,000 j persons evicted, 3,608,000 ; number of emigrants, 4,18(3,000. Evictions were more numerous immediately after the famine, the landlords availing themselves of the period of greatest calamity to enforce their " rights." Official returns give the number of families, and these averaging seven persons we ascertain the actual number of persons c\ icted : —

The number of persons evicted is equal to 75 per cent, of the actual population. No country, either in Europe or elsewhere, has suffered fcuch extensive extermination. Last Quarter's Evictions. The following figures show the agrarian evictions in Ireland during the quarter ended April. Cth last : —

*In Kerry alone 306 families, or 1,766 persons, were evicted.

The horses belonging to the Hon. W. Robinson that are intended to take part in the Melbourne Cup and other events will be hipped from Chrifctchurch on Friday nexfc

[Jlster .. Itonnaught.. Vtunster* .. 1 Ivamiuei H5 143 531 '.B. Persons. 019 ~ 590 0.53 .. 2,880 1,008 5,042

fears. [849-51 1852-fiO LB6l-70 LB7l-S6 Total Families. 2G3.00J 110.000 47,000 101,010 521,000 Persons. 1,811,000 770.0C0 329,000 728,0.0 3,668,000