Those goods consisted mostly of linen and
ships from Belfast. The export of farm stuffs increased from
L31,000,000 in 1905 to L35,000,000 in 1910.
[22] Ireland now exports into England three times as much live stock as
any other country. She imports more potatoes and poultry than any
other. She also stands in butter only second to Denmark, in eggs only
second to Russia, and in bacon and hams only third to the United States
and Denmark (Cd. 5966).
[23] "Local authorities are more exposed to the temptation of enabling
the majority to be unjust to the minority when they obtain jurisdiction
over a small area, than is the case when the authority derives its
sanction and extends its jurisdiction over a wider area. In a large
central authority the wisdom of several parts of the country will
correct the folly and mistakes of one. In a local authority that
correction is to a much greater extent wanting, and it would be
impossible to leave that out of sight in any extension of any such
local authority in Ireland."--Lord Salisbury (1885).
[24] Proposing to buy out the Irish landlords at an estimated cost of
L100,000,000.
[25] See Appendix D for a summary of the 1893 Home Rule Bill.
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