VALUATIONS for POOR RATES, IRELAND.
227 b which rating under the present law would qualify all so far as value is concerned 1,820 Deduct of these registered in October, 1840, and January, 1841, not yet ripe 205 " Total number that would be entitled to vote rated at 9/.
and upwards under the present system of qualifying, viz.,
by six months occupation of the same premises previous to registry, and six mouths after previous to voting 1,615 c< Being 38^ per cent, on the tenements rated at 9/.
and upwards.
Number of tenements rated at 8/.
and under 9/.
within the Parliamentary boundary , 441 36 per cent, of these would probably be qualified, viz 158
*' Total number that would be entitled to vote as above rated at 8/.
and upwards.
.
1,773
Number of tenements rated at 71.
and under 8/.
within the Parliamentary boundary 447 33 per cent, of these would probably be qualified, viz 147
" Total number that would be entitled to vote as above rated at 71.
and upwards.
.
1,920
Number of tenements rated at 6/.
and under 71.
within the Parliamentary bouudary .
680 28 per cent, of these would probably be qualified, viz 190
" Total number that would be entitled to vote as above rated at 6/.
and upwrards.
.
2,110
Number of tenemeuts rated at 51.
and uuder 6/.
within the Parliamentary boundary 1,069 20 per cent of these only would be qualified, a large proportion, as appears by the rate-book, being occupied hy two or more families 213
" Total number that would be entitled to vote rated at 51.
and upwards ....
2,323
(: According to clause 16 in Lord Morpeth's Bill parties who have been registered from one house and removed to another of sufficient value would be again entitled to register at first sessions subsequent to removal, which would add at least 10 per cent, to each and all of the above estimates.
"According to clause 17 in same bill joint occupants would be entitled to register, which would add 130 to each and all of the above estimates.
" N.
B.
Partners who have private dwelling-houses independent of their partnership premises are not reckoned.
Archibald M'Briar."
Belfast, April 11, 1841.
No.
I.—Abstracts
of preceding Statement, and of the Returns which accompanied it.
Appendix.
Belfast.
Evidence.
Total Number
Total Number of Electors
Total Net Value Total Gross Estimated Estimated Net of Electors Total Number of Tenements Value of Tene¬ Population Value of Registered and of Electors of Electors Regis¬ ments of Electors within the Property within letaining their entitled to Vote
Clerk of Peace's Lists entitled
to Vote.
tered up to 1st Registered up to Parliamentary Boundary.
the Parliamen¬ tary Boundary.
Occupancy up to 1st March,
on 1st March,
1841.
March, 1840,who retain their
1st March, 1841, who retain their 1841.
Occupation.
Occupation.
£.
J.
d.
£.
s.
d.
70,000 1 £156,647 2,083 1833 4,087 50,741 5 0 65,173 15 7
Summaries of pre¬ ceding statement.
No, II.—'Estimated
Number, of Persons who would be entitled to Vote on the 1st March, 1841, if
the qualification were a rating-at any of the undermentioned Amounts.
£5.
£6.
£7.
£8.
2,323 2,110 1,920 1,773
£9 and upwaids.
1,615
No.
III.—'Valuation
of £10 Electors in the Borough of Belfast,* so far as ascertained.
Total Number of £10 Electors whose Valuations
appear iu Rate Book.
Of whom there are rated at Sums
Under £5.
Under £6.
Under £7.
.Under
£8.
Under £9.
Under £10.
At £10 and upwards.
2,083 17 38 68 132 263 420 1,663
* The returns, which are very voluminous, of the names of the Electors and their respective valuations in Belfast, have not been printed.
The original papers are deposited in the Irish Office.
The above table contains the result of the list of the £10 Electors, as furnished and classified by Mr.
M'Briar.
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