The Irish standard., 1913-04-26
A DECREASE

A DECREASE
Drop in the Tide Of Emigration from
Ireland.
The emigration from Ireland, ac-
cording to the annual report of the
Registrar General, showed a decrease
of 1,229 last year as compared with
! the previous year. the figures heing
Males. Females. Total.
1856 14,124 3a,79y
The emigrants of Irish birth formed
Cd per 1000 OF the population. Since
1851, when the collection of returns
: commenccd-and ii must be rcmcm-
bered that the famine years preceding
drove out thousands-the total NUM-
! hcr of cmiGrants amount to
Males. Females. Total.
2,207,637 ..O39,723 4.2i7,3Go
In 80 the record of l90,323 was 800
per 1000, and the lowest figure was
touched in 1908. viz, 1925, or 5.3 per
1000. The number Of natives of Ire
land 4,241,36O) who emisratcd during
the period of 1S51-1912 is equivalent
to STA per cent of the average popu.
lation. Munster contributed 1,474,OS9
persons. being equal to 1893 per cent
OF the average population of the prov
ince; Connausht, 714,705, or S9.7 pc,
cont: Ulster, 1,2lA,O7S. or So. per
oent; and Leinster, r73s,749, equivalent
| to 55.5 per cent of the average popu-
lation.
OecenniaI Periods.
i For the past ten years the emisra
ton vas below tho average for amy OF
the dcccnnial periods for which rec
ords are available, as will he seen bv
the following:
1S52-1sG1. .1O7 SCI lSS2-ls91. 15.l91
1s62-1s71.. G5,G7S 1Sa3-19O1. .41,s5a
1872 1881. GILL l902-191l. .33,69S
AS compared with 1871. there was
a decrease in emigration by provinces
IlStcf. f....r... lH0 l-cnStcr. $40
| munster. oGG COnnaught.. 19S
or those who left ireland in 1912
S53 per cent were between the ages
of 10 and 30, the percentage over 81
being Ga, and that OF persons under
Is 7.G. The only uuinuucnnial age.
period in which the females greatly
outnumbcred the males is hat be-
tween u and 90: at this agc-pcriol
the number of females was 1000, and
Of males 1899. The quinuucnnial age.
period, 2O-25 years, furnished the lar
gcst number of both male and female
emierants 6.9S2 males and 5.554 fc.
males) - the cmiErants at this u-c.
period forming 42.1 per cent of the en-.
tire number of those who cmiyra ted
during the year 1912.
During 1912 of the male elniernnts
numbering 1865. there were 1.4s1
married mon or widowcrs: and OF tht
\ I,DS were
married or widowed. or the 12.53t
persons between the ages of 20 ano
o5 who emigratcd 27s only were mar.
ricd-~2l males and 1871 females
The Destinations.
The United States was the destina,.
ton of 20, 46G emigrants, in compari.
son with an average of 2l,3ss for the
four preceding years. Emigration tt
Canada showed an increase Of 31O
The number of cmigrants to South
Africa was IA. as against II3 The
cmgrants to Australia numbered S42
as against 7G5. and those to New Zeal.
and 1879. as against 1865.
| The number Of natives of IRELAND
who cn1igrated with the intention o,
settling permanently in Great Britain
in 1912 was 1867. The highest prov.
| incial rate was 1876 per 1000 OF the
/ population for Connaught; Ulstc,
[ came next with a rate of rs. and the
rates for Munster and Leinstcr were
| respectively G.9 ana 3.3 per 1000. The
number of cmisrants who embarked
as steerase passengers to the United
+, States was 1881, and Of these 5,76:
had their passages paid for in Amer,
lea.
l Lots wife is the only woman or
record who became a pillar OF salt
u lIut :, lot of NIL wives. hcrur,n nan