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From: (Dennis Ahern)
Subject: Re: Excerpts from Irish newspapers
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 17:07:46 GMT


REGULATIONS FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE
IRISH AND SCOTCH POOR.
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A return has just been made by order of the House of
Commons, from the Magistrates of Liverpool, containing
a copy of the regulations made by them, in accordance
with the fourth clause of the Act 8th and 9th Victoria, c.
117, for the removal of Irish, Scotch, and other paupers
to their respective countries. The only portion of the
regulations which is worth quoting is that which relates to
the expense. It is laid down :--

"That an allowance shall be made for the maintenance and
lodging of each person above the age of ten years of not
exceeding one shilling per day.

"That the passage money (including rations) of each person
above the age of ten years, from this port to Cork, not to exceed
thirteen shillings ; persons under that age, six shillings and
sixpence ; to Waterford, above the age of ten not to exceed ten
shillings and sixpence ; under that age, three shillings and
sixpence ; to Dublin and Belfast, of all ages, except children in
arms, not to exceed four shillings and sixpence ; to Dundalk,
above the age of ten not to exceed four shillings and sixpence ;
under that age, two shillings and threepence.

"To Dumfries, Greenock, and Glasgow, above the age of ten
not to exceed seven shillings ; under that age, three shillings
and sixpence.

"As the conductor will in all cases be a salaried officer of the
parish, the Magistrates do not consider it necessary to make
any regulation as to the allowance to him.

"The fees to be paid for the warrant of removal and duplicate,
and the copies of the examinations, are settled by the table of
fees to be taken by the clerk to the Justice of this Borough, and
allowed by the Secretary of State."

At the above rates it will cost us something considerable
to get rid of the masses of pauperism with which we are overrun,
unless the expense is recoverable from the parties in Ireland and
Scotland, who have been so busy in transmitting them to this locality
--Liverpool Standard.

--The Cork Examiner, 5 July 1847

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