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     emigrated during the years 1865 and 1866, as far as can be ascertained from the Passenger Lists furnished by the Custom House authorities.

    Year. Port of Departure. United
    States.
    British
    North
    America
    Australasia. All
    other
    places.
    Total.
    1865 Liverpool 1,674 176 93 4 1,947
    London . 7 . . 106 . . 113
    Plymouth . . . . 17 . . 17
    Glasgow . 211 32 . . . . 243
    Cork 14 . . . . . . 14
    Londonderry . 169 142 . . . . 311
    All other Ports . . 38 . . 1 39
    Total 2,075 388 216 5 2,684
    1866 Liverpool 1,847 122 55 37 2,061
    London . . . . . 48 20 68
    Plymouth . . . . 23 . . 23
    Glasgow . 111 2 . . . . 113
    Cork 4 . . . . . . 4
    Londonderry . 157 85 . . . . 242
    All other Ports . . . . 3 . . 3
    Total 2,119 209 129 57 2,514

    Government Emigration Board,

    8, Park Street, Westminster,
    15th February, 1867.
    101,497
    Ratio of Irish occupiers to Irish Emigrants in 1865 = ———— = 2.6 p.c
    2684
    100,602
    " 1866 = ———— = 2.5 p.c
    2514

    The number of emigrants in 1866 is deduced from the average of the last five years.