§ Mr. MacVEAGHasked the Chief Secretary whether he can state the total emigration from Ireland since 1850; the total number of families evicted in the same period; and the total number of individuals evicted?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe total number of emigrants, natives of Ireland, who left Irish ports from 1st May, 1851, to 31st May, 1910, was 4,171,202. The number of families evicted from agricultural holdings in Ireland since 1850 was approximately 115,287. There is no record of the number of persons evicted.