Browsing Archive JSSISI: 1847- Complete Collection by Author "Pim, Joseph T."

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    • The condition of our railways considered with reference to their purchase by the state 

      Pim, Joseph T. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1867)
      The condition of the Railways of Great Britain and Ireland has for the past few years increasingly occupied public attention. It has caused much dissatisfaction both to the public and to the shareholders?to the public ...

    • Is our commercial depression due to free trade, and would it be relieved by limited protection 

      Pim, Joseph T. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1877)
      It used to be said formerly that after a bad harvest there was sure to be a change of Ministry. In recent times, whenever, through over-speculation or over-trading, the demand for banking accommodation has out-run the ...

    • Municipal government and taxation 

      Pim, Joseph T. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1875)
      The wide and complicated question of local government and taxation, probably occupies more public attention at the present time than any other question of home politics. It is my purpose this evening to consider only that ...

    • Our foreign commerce and free trade policy 

      Pim, Joseph T. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1881)
      In February, 1878,1 read a paper before this Society in defence of our national policy of free trade, which was at that time assailed with some vehemence as the cause of the then prevailing mercantile depression. Since ...

    • Report of the Council at the opening of the twenty-eighth session 

      Pim, Joseph T. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1874)
      The plan, introduced this time twelve-months, of applying to the management of the Barrington Lecture Trust Fund the change which had been previously applied to the public funds given towards scientific instruction in the ...

    • Report of the Council at the opening of the twenty-fifth session 

      Pim, Joseph T. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1872)
      On the present occasion the council have much pleasure in referring to three very large and important measures of law reform, which received the sanction of the legislature in the past session of parliament, upon subjects ...