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 DUBLIN 537 Agriculture.—The following tables show the acreage under births registered in the registration district (population in crops, including meadow and clover, and the amount of live- 1891, 349,594) between 1890 and 1899, both inclusive, was, stock in 1881, 1891, 1895, and 1900. The figures for 1900 are males 5200, and females 4952, and of deaths registered, for the new administrative county : — males 4711, and females 4859. The number of persons proceeded against in the metropolitan police district in 73S'a40> 1899 for indictable offences was 1256, of whom 933 were OOo a 3 convicted or committed for trial; for non-indictable offences, 36,195, of whom 27,752 were fined and 2785 otherwise 1881 5599 14,212 2282 9831 2045 3846 50,909 88,724 punished. Though the number of public-houses within 1891 4023 11,915 2436 8053 2315 3701 41,048 73,491 1895 2392 12,325 2587 7459 3159 44,553 74,882 the same limits fell from 897 in 1896 to 888 in 1899, the 1900 3056 9,887 1995 6666 2407 2363 3705 41,241 89,113 charges of drunkenness (including cases where some other For 1899 the total value of the cereal and other crops was esti- offence was charged) rose from 7677 in 1896 to 9277 in mated by the Registrar-General at £470,899. The number of acres 1899. under pasture in 1881 was 103,698 ; in 1891, 118,355 ; and in Something has been done since 1880 to improve the 1900, 122,373. > > > condition of the poorer parts of the city, but only a few important changes have been effected in the outward aspect Year. andHorses Mules. Asses. Cattle. Sheep. Pigs. Goats. Poultry. of the city. The restoration of Christchurch Cathedral 1881 22,060 1881 57,683 50,440 13,460 5327 236,018 was completed in 1878. What was then known as Carlisle 1891 22,502 1862 68,516 78,443 12,794 5766 250,093 Bridge was rebuilt in 1880, and now under its name of 1895 24,550 1941 61,534 57,365 11,095 4718 265,801 1900 22,492 2055 70,355 69,578 8,983 3619 249,147 O’Connell Bridge forms one of the finest structures of its The number of milch cows in 1891 was 17,322, and 1900, 17,748. kind in the United Kingdom. The Royal University, It is estimated that the total value of cattle, sheep, and pigs in established in 1880, is housed in the permanent building 1899 was £1,140,644. In 1900 the number of holdings not exceed- of the International Exhibition of 1865, to which many ing 1 acre was 2997, between 1 and 5, 1651, between 5 and 15, additions have been made. It possesses a fine hall, much 1628, between 15 and 30, 911, between 30 and 50, 585, between 50 used for concerts. In the same year St Stephen’s Green, and 100, 628, between 100 and 200, 387, between 200 and 500 138, and above 500, 13—-total 8938. The number of loans issued converted into a public park at the expense of Lord i(the number of loans being the same as the number of tenants) Ardilaun, was opened to the public; a statue of its donor under the Land Purchase Acts, 1885, 1891, and 1896, up to 31st has been erected in it. Statues have also been erected March 1900, was 148, amounting to £170,350. The number of of Father Mathew, the temperance reformer, in Sackville loans sanctioned for agricultural improvements under sect. 31 of the Land Act, 1881, between 1882 and 1900 was 202, and the Street, and of Surgeon-Major Parke and Sir R. P. Stewart amount issued was £25,030. The total amount issued on loan for in Leinster Lawn, Merrion Square. The most noteworthy all classes of works under the Land Improvement Acts from the new building is the museum and library of the Royal C I I r.°o ? ?^Cement of 0Perations in 1847 to 31st March 1900, was Dublin Society, erected at a cost of about £150,000, and .498,770. Fisheries. In 1899, 134 vessels, employing 546 hands, were opened in 1890. To it were transferred the collection of registered in the deep sea and coast fishing district of Kingstown. Irish antiquities belonging to the Royal Irish Academy In the same year 175 persons were employed in the salmon and the old library from Leinster House. Considerable fishery district of Dublin. H Po ^ attention has been paid of late years to providing facilities Dublin, a maritime city, county and parliamentary for the travelling public. A loop line now connects the borough, metropolis of Ireland, on the river Liffey, 292 miles various railway systems, thus facilitating the transit of “west-north-west of London. The population in 1881 was passengers and goods between the various parts of Ireland 249,602; in 1891, 245,001, of whom 117,503 were and between England and Ireland. Steam tramways are males and 127,498 females, divided as follows among the in operation between Parkgate Street and Lucan and different religions : Roman Catholics, 201,418; Protestant between Terenure and Blessington, and electric trams Episcopalians, 35,125; Presbyterians, 3492; Methodists, connect all the important suburban districts with the city. 1708; and other denominations, 3258. The population in Administration.—Dublin Avas formerly represented by 1901 was 289,108, the increase being due to the extension two members of Parliament, but in 1885 the parliamentary of the municipal area in 1900. Between 1891 and 1901 borough, the population of which in 1901 was 286,328, the population of the chief suburbs also increased, as will was divided into four divisions, College Green, Harbour’ be seen from the following figures :—Rathmines and St Stephen’s Green, and St Patrick’s, each returning one member. The number of registered electors in 1900 was ?fQQgoar((1901), /3,n^225,524; /’796; (1901 )’ 33’472 Blackrock (1891), 8401; (1901) 38,361. Dublin University, with a constituency of over 8719; Kingstown (1891), 17,183; (1901), 17,356. Of 4000, returns two members. In 1898 Dublin was conrecent years blocks of artisans’ dwellings have been erected stituted a county borough, but the position and duties of fiome from a fund provided by the munificence of Lord its corporation were otherwise left practically unaltered. Iveagh m 1889. The following table shows the standard The ratable value in 1900 was <£742,413, and the total of general education attained in 1891 : receipts of the corporation in 1898 were £565,448. A new body was created in 1898 for governing the port and Percentage. haibour, comprising the Lord Mayor, six members of the Males. Females. Total. Roman Protes. Presby- Methocorporation, twelve traders’ members, and nine shipping Cath. Epis. terians. dists. members.^ A scheme is on foot for reviving the shipRead and write 83,294 85,897 169,191 74-6 92-2 94-5 95-3 building industry in Dublin. 1 Read only. . 6,890 10,020 16,910 8-8 32-6 2-0 Illiterate. . 13,520 17,996 31,516 16-6 Commerce and Shipping.—By continual dredging a 47 2’9 2-7 greater depth of water is now available in the harbour than In 1881 the percentage of illiterates among Rom; ever before. The Custom House Docks, which cover an catholics was 18T, among Protestant Episcopalians 5area of about 8 acres, have 16 feet of water and can among Presbyterians 3-5, and among Methodists 3-5. ] accommodate 40,000 tons of shipping. A basin coni»yi there were 40 superior schools with 4024 pupi structed by the Port and Docks Board was named the (Roman Catholics 2238, and Protestants 1786), and 11 Alexandra Basin by the Prince and Princess of Wales in pnmary schools with 26,513 pupils (Roman CathoR April 1885. The lighting of the harbour has also been ^,117, and Protestants 5296). The yearly average « much improved, and a fog siren placed at Poolbeg lightS. III.— 68
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