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Obituary notice of the late Alexander Thom, Esq. J. P., Queen's printer in Ireland, a vice-president of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1880)Since the last meeting of this Society, we have lost one of its original members, Mr. Alexander Thom, who did more to popularize statistics in Ireland and place before the world the real condition of the country than any ... -
Obituary notice of the late Most Rev. Richard Whately, D.D. Lord Archbishop of Dublin, President of the Society
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1864)Since we last assembled together for the annual election of officers, a vacancy has occurred by the death of Archbishop Whately, who for sixteen years presided over this Society. I have been, requested by the Council ... -
On (1) the value of Adam Smith's ?Wealth of Nations?, as a text book at the present day; and (2) the history of his life as an illustration of the importance of endowments for higher education and for research
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1879)As this Society took its origin in part from the section of Economic Science and Statistics of the British Association, it occurred to me that it would be fitting to close the session with an economic paper, showing that ... -
On Irish absenteeism
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1851)There are few questions in political economy on which a greater diversity of opinion has prevailed, than the one which I have selected as the subject of my paper this evening. Thus, some allege "that absenteeism is not ... -
On strikes with respect to hours of labour
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1865)In old times, when business of all kinds was carried on in small establishments, the hours of labour were regulated by the hours kept by the employer and his family, who generally resided at the place of business, and ... -
On the advantages of policies of insurance terminable at the age of 63 or at death, instead of at death only
Hancock, W. Neilson (Dublin Statistical Society, 1856)The common mode of life assurance is subject to one defect. If the insured should happen to attain a considerable age, he changes, as time advances, from being a productive member of society, to a state of inability for ... -
On the anomalous differences in the poor-laws of Ireland and of England: an address to the Trades Union Congress
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1881)Asked to address you on the anomalous differences in the Poor-laws of Ireland and England, my first inquiry was, what views had been adopted by the parliamentary committee of your Congress on the subject of equal laws for ... -
On the assimilation of the law in England, Scotland, and Ireland, as to the care of lunatics and their property
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1880)As the care of lunatics is a work of state charity, which is necessarily free from all religious or political bias, it is difficult to understand why there should be any difference in the laws on the subject in the Three ... -
On the causes of the distress at Skull and Skibbereen, during the famine in Ireland
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1851)In this paper I propose to direct your attention to some statistical information which throws considerable light on the real causes of distress in Ireland. The information relates to a tract of land situate in the ... -
On the condition of the Irish labourer
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)I propose in this paper to submit to the consideration of the society, the results of some applications of economic principles to an investigation of the causes on which the condition of the Irish labourer depends. The ... -
On the cost and delay in obtaining loans on land and the high rate of interest charged to tenants for loans
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1881)The failure of the potato crop in Ireland, in 1845, which led to Sir Robert Peel's cabinet adopting and carrying Free Trade, was followed by the still more extensive failure in 1846. This brought on a paralysis of credit, ... -
On the cost of obtaining patents of invention in different countries
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1851)In this paper I propose to direct your attention to some statistical information respecting the cost of obtaining patents or brevets of invention in different countries, which I have arranged in the following tabular form. -
On the economic causes of the present state of agriculture in Ireland: part five
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)In the former papers of this series I have directed your attention to the general legal impediments to the application of capital to agriculture in Ireland. In this paper I purpose to bring under your notice the special ... -
On the economic causes of the present state of agriculture in Ireland: part four
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)In my last paper on the Economic Causes of the State of Agriculture in Ireland, I noticed three of the six legal impediments to the application of capital, by tenants, to agricultural operations, namely the old feudal ... -
On the economic causes of the present state of agriculture in Ireland: part one
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)As the state of agriculture forms such an important element in our social condition, I propose to occupy the time of this society, on this and some other evenings during the session, with a statement of the results of ... -
On the economic causes of the present state of agriculture in Ireland: part six
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)In this paper I propose, in the first place, to direct your attention to the special impediments to the application of capital to mining operations in Ireland, which arise from the state of the law with regard to mines. ... -
On the economic causes of the present state of agriculture in Ireland: part three
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)In my first paper on the state of agriculture in Ireland I ascribed that state to two sets of causes ? first, the legal impediments to the free transfer and sale of land; and, secondly, the legal impediments to the ... -
On the economic causes of the present state of agriculture in Ireland: part two
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)In this paper I propose to notice the second, third, and fourth elements of the cost of the transfer, viz: the expense of searches for incumbrances, the stamps on conveyances and searches, and the length of conveyances. ... -
On the effect of the limitation of Parliamentary Title to Ireland, in promoting purchases of land by English and Scotch capitalists
Hancock, W. Neilson (Dublin Statistical Society, 1855)When the sales of land first took place under the Incumbered Estates Act, it was expected that there would be a very large number of English purchasers. So strong was this impression, that one of the Commissioners was ... -
On the effect of the usury laws on the trade of lending money to the poor in Ireland
Hancock, W. Neilson (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1851)In the course of some investigations into the condition of the poorer classes in Ireland, my attention has been directed to the state of the trade of lending money amongst them. I find that whilst the large farmers ...