Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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Page 343
... railways upon an extensive plan , because , -1 . They would give temporary employ- ment to the peasantry , and drain off some of the com- petitors for land . 2. By employing the peasantry the class above them would temporarily profit ...
... railways upon an extensive plan , because , -1 . They would give temporary employ- ment to the peasantry , and drain off some of the com- petitors for land . 2. By employing the peasantry the class above them would temporarily profit ...
Page 344
... railways . " " * This scheme for the redemption of Ireland had pro- bably been matured before 1835 ; the state of landed titles , as a source of the national evils , seems never to have struck Drummond . He had great faith in the scheme ...
... railways . " " * This scheme for the redemption of Ireland had pro- bably been matured before 1835 ; the state of landed titles , as a source of the national evils , seems never to have struck Drummond . He had great faith in the scheme ...
Page 345
... railways , and that with a view to ascertain the best lines between any of the principal places in Ireland which it may be advisable to connect by railways , and for which works Joint- stock Companies may be willing hereafter to apply ...
... railways , and that with a view to ascertain the best lines between any of the principal places in Ireland which it may be advisable to connect by railways , and for which works Joint- stock Companies may be willing hereafter to apply ...
Page 346
... railways in Ireland in such manner , either by causing surveys to be made of the leading lines , or otherwise , as may serve best to guide the Legislature in the consideration of the projects that may be brought before it . Secondly ...
... railways in Ireland in such manner , either by causing surveys to be made of the leading lines , or otherwise , as may serve best to guide the Legislature in the consideration of the projects that may be brought before it . Secondly ...
Page 347
... sion was issued by Queen Victoria on 4th November . The second and final Report of the Commissioners is dated 11th July 1838 . The labours of the Commissioners were most arduous ; their COMMISSION ON IRISH RAILWAYS . 347.
... sion was issued by Queen Victoria on 4th November . The second and final Report of the Commissioners is dated 11th July 1838 . The labours of the Commissioners were most arduous ; their COMMISSION ON IRISH RAILWAYS . 347.
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