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Use of Import and Exjort Sta. -'- - ..... ~nce " popula'
tistits [1882] -continued. tions of other c .. :;,lijes, aA well
as England, on ltnp~rtea food,
Negative use of import and export ( 14·
statistics: figures of the com· Decrease of population in Ireland
parative increase in the foreign from one· third to one.seventla of
trade of the United States and that of the United Kingdom; and
of France not in favour of the consequent over.representation
protectionist, 362-365. in Parliament, and its effects on
Other uses of import and export the Irish difficulty, 16.
statistics: instances and facts Excessive growth of the population
. which show protection to have of India by removal of obstacles
injurious tendencies in checking to its growth under our sway, and
consumption, 366'368. consequent increasing difficulty
-- injuries of protection to certain ·of the problem of its support,
industdes in United States while 18-20.
stimulating growth of others, and Growth of population of United
great reduction in American ship· States; the unprecedented fact
building and carrying trades, 369- of its doubling every twenty· five
372. years, and its probable future
--instances of confusion of ideas, consequences, 21.
in fair-trade arguments as to ex- Numbers of the population we have
cess of imports and a reference to lost by emigratton since 1820,
Mr •. Farrer's pamphlet, '.' Free eight millions (including five mil·
Trade fl. Fair Trade," and Mr. lions to the United States), 23.
Seyd's on the "Effects of-the Millions in United Kingdom and in
Gold and Silver Standards," 373' Europe who live on imported
379· foods from America, 24·
Conclusion: necessity for remedy- Future increase of the United
ing by the teaching of statistics, States' population at the present
the wrong uses made of them, rate will, in a hundred years,
379· render it a third to twice as dense
Note. Reference to the author's as the populationsof England and
Paper on "The Excess of 1m· France, with no area left for
ports," read in 1899, in which settlement, 25-28.
figures in regard to imports are Groups of States showing area
continued, and a new estimate is settled in each, and population
made of earnings of our shipping per square mile, and discussion
fleet. Reference to Blue-book of questions of its future increase,
[cd. 1761]. and serious alterations in our
economic conditions, 29-37.
The Utility of Common Statistics
[1882], ii. I-tO. Summary of observations drawn
from the population statistics,
Character of the late Mr. New- 38-4°.
march lIS a statistician; import-
ance of his additions to Tooke's VALUE, economic, of Ireland to
History of Prices, etc., 1-4- Great Britain, i. 431.
Notice of the late 1\1r. J evons, and •
his principal works on the coal -- standards of, criticism of
supply, gold depreciation, and suggested, ii. 166.
gold coinage, and his invention VICTORIES, Protectionist, and
of the" index number," 4-6. Free ~ade successes, ii. 178•
Index number first used in 1840 by •
J. B. Smith, 6.
Uses of common statistics to society WAGES of agricultural labourers
exemplified in the publication of 60 per cent. lilgher since repeal
statistical annuals, 7-8. of com laws, i. 391.
Relative populations c1;tnations of -- difficulties of international
Europe as illustratiflg interna-
tional politics and changes, 9-13. statistical comparisons of, ii. 7 0 •