§ MR. J. MACVEAGHTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord - Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state what proportion of the emigrants from Ireland since 1841 came from each of the four provinces, and what proportion the total in each province bears to the average population in that province during the period.
§ (Answered by Mr. Birrell.) During the period from 1st May, 1851, to 31st December, 1906, the proportion of emigrants from Ireland according to provinces was: Leinster, 17.4 per cent.; Munster, 35.1 per cent.; Ulster, 28.2 per cent.; Connaught, 16.6 per cent.; province not specified, 2.7 per cent. In the same period the ratio of emigrants to every 100 of the average population was: Leinster, 52.5; Munster, 102.4; Ulster, 64.1; Connaught, 81.6. Emigration Returns were not prepared prior to 1851.