Supposing him to have two children, steady work, a rent-free cottage, and an average weekly wage of thirteen shillings, which is equivalent to $3.25, then here is his weekly budget:- s.

d.
Bread (5 quarterns) 1 10 Flour (0.5 gallon) 0 4 Tea (0.25 lb.) 0 6 Butter (1 lb.) 1 3 Lard (1 lb.) 0 6 Sugar (6 lb.) 1 0 Bacon or other meat (about 0.25 lb.) 2 8 Cheese (1 lb.) 0 8 Milk (half-tin condensed) 0 3.25 Coal 1 6 Beer none Tobacco none Insurance ("Prudential") 0 3 Labourers' Union 0 1 Wood, tools, dispensary, &c.

0 6 Insurance ("Foresters") and margin 1 1.75 for clothes Total 13 0 The guardians of the workhouse in the above Union pride themselves on their rigid economy.

It costs per pauper per week:- s.

d.
Men 6 1.5 Women 5 6.5 Children 5 1.25 If the labourer whose budget has been described should quit his toil and go into the workhouse, he would cost the guardians for s.