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Table Headings:

Col A. Population in 1861
Col B. No. of Holdings in 1864
Col C. Total Area (in Stat. Acres)
Col D. Area under Crops, 1864 (in Stat. Acres)
Col E. Valuation in 1807 (in L)
Col F. No. in Workhouse and receiving Out-door Relief
Col G. Protestants of all denominations
Col H. Roman Catholics

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TENANT-RIGHT AND TILLAGE.
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Names of Unions | A. | B. | C. | D. | E. | F. | G. | H.
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Kilkeel |22,614| 3,540| 50,000|20,904| 40,668| 521 |8,080|14,534
Average for each| | | | | | | |
person | | | 2-1/2 | 1 | 2 | | |
Average for each| | | | | | | |
holding | | | 14 | 6 | 11 | | |
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LARGE FARMS AND GRAZING.
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Trim |22,918| 2,816|119,519|38,867|109,068|2,474|1,700|21,218
Average for each| | | | | | | |
person | | | 5 | 2 | 5 | | |
Average for each| | | | | | | |
person | | | 42 | 14 | 38 | | |
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In Kilkeel Union there were 4,012 acres of flax in 1864, which at 20
l. an acre would produce 80,000 l., considerably more than the rental
of the entire district. Trim, in that year, produced only 78 acres of
flax.

What everyone wants to know now is this--whether any measure can be
devised that will satisfy the cultivators of the soil without wronging
the landlords, or militating against the interests of the state. A
measure that will not satisfy the tenants and put an end to their
discontent, would be manifestly useless. It would be but adding to the
numerous legislative abortions that have gone before it. A man engaged
in such enquiries as this, is to ascertain what will satisfy the
people. It is for the legislature to determine whether it can be
rightly or safely granted. I have, therefore, directed