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Kingdom dbd the Empire, ii. Population statistics; difficulties
3 6 4-.1 66 of international comparisons of
population; dissimilarity of units
INCOME 01 the people in relation of population; area and popula-
to imports, ii. 410. tion, 4J-46.
-.- tax and its inequalities,\op- Quality of population to be con.
position to, i. 238. sidered more thaD mere numbers;
importance of considering num-
- - growth of, as a sign of bers of adults and the $Cxes in
prosperity of the country, ii.l02. comparison. of strength of dif.
- - as a test of the increase ferent countries, 47'49-
of investments at home, ii. 285. Population of old and new coun-
- - yield of a penny at tries; difficulties of comparing,
owin~ to preponderance of people
different periods, ii. 333. in prime of life in the latter. 49-
INCREASE of expenditure in Uni- So.
ted Kingdom, 1853-60, greater Mortality statistics; difficulties of
comparing, owing to imperfect
than its increase of wealth, i. registration, SO-51.
241. Statistics as to character of popula-
INDEX numbers, first use of, by tion; education, school attend-
J. B. Smith in ,840, ii. 6. ance in United States, 52-53-
- -- of prices, 1845-79, i. Crime; difficulty of comparative
criminal statistics; illegitimacy
79, 125· as a test of sexual immorality;
-- -- of prices, criticism of drunkenness; consumption of
J evons's, i. 80. liquor not a test of insobriety;
bankruptcy statistics as a test of
-- -- used by Mr. Jevons, commercial morality of a coun-
ii·4. try, 54'58.
-- -- used in Mr. A. Wil- Thrift and diffusion of wealth;
liams's proposed II Value of erron of comparisons of; sup-
posed ~eater thrift of lower
Bullion Standard," ii. 167. classes In France than among
INDIA, necessary strength of the same class in England nol
British army in, ii. 253. proved statistically, S9-
-- population of, and its ex- Necessity for caution in use of
cessive growth under English statistics com paring moral qual.
ities of communities, 60.
rule, ii. 18. Industrial statistics; international
-- -- of. increase of, without comparison of statistics of pr0-
corresponding increase in its ductiOn, industry and trade;
resources. ii. 230. agricultural production; differ-
ences of quality of crops and
INDUSTRIES, British, present state live stock not sufficiently con-
.. sidered ; inaccnracies in com-
of, ii. 104.
-- Irish, compared with British, parisons per head and per acre.
61-6J.
1·433· Manufacturing production; com-
INDUSTRIAL statistics, difficulties parisons as a rule only possible
of international comparisons m money Yalues; AmeriCRII cen-
of, ii. 61. sus figures on this subject not
encouraging, 6J-64-
1N1ERCOLONIAL trade of Austral- Imports and exports; difficulties of
asia, ii. 68, 78. comparisons of, especially as re-
'7nlernllh'onaJ Siah'Jlical Compa,.. gards Yalues; reuons for excess
,'sons [1892]. ii. 41-78. of imports or of exports in the
trade Q/"I:ertain countries; __
Introductory remarks on misuse of J4I traae, 64-67.
statistics, 41'43. Importance of question of size and