born in other foreign countries of Scotch descent. Of the total, 5,789 are literate and 151 illiterate.

Manufactures is the only class of occupation in which more than 1,000 aliens born in Scotland or of Scotch descent are employed, and of these, 3,421 are literate and only 67 illiterate. We present aggregates and percentages below.

By this table we find that the number of aliens born in Scotland or of Scotch parentage is 5,940, of whom 97.46 per cent are literate and 2.54 per cent are illiterate. In the manufacturing industries, the number employed being 3,488, 98.08 per cent are literate, while but 1.92 per cent are illiterate. Of the 506 aliens employed as laborers, 90.91 per cent are literate and 9.09 per cent illiterate, this latter being the highest percentage of illiteracy found in any class of occupation.

From the table giving the branches of occupation in detail, we find that the aliens born in Scotland or of Scotch descent are employed in 99 branches; in 63 of these there are no illiterates found, while in 36 some illiterates are employed in each.

Aliens Born in Germany or of German Descent.

In the recapitulation subjoined, it will be seen that of the 5,349 aliens considered, 5,121 were born in Germany, while 228 were born in other foreign countries of German parentage.

Of the total number of aliens, 5,349, 4,938 are literate and 411 illiterate. There is but one class of occupation in which we find more than 1,000 aliens employed, namely, Manufactures, in which there are 3,300, of whom 3,063 are literate and 237 illiterate. Of the 546 aliens engaged as laborers, 481 are literate and 65 illiterate.

Comparative figures for literates and illiterates, with aggregates and percentages, will be found in the following table:

Of the whole number of aliens born in Germany or of German descent, 61.69 per cent are employed in manufacturing industries, while 10.21 per cent are laborers; of those employed in Manufactures, 92.82 per cent were literate and 7.18 per cent illiterate; and of the Laborers, 88.10 per cent could read and write, while 11.90 per cent could not. Of the total number of aliens born in Germany or of German descent, 92.32 per cent were literate and 7.68 per cent illiterate.

Considering the detail lines, each of which represents a branch of occupation, we find that the aliens of specified birth and descent are employed in 100 different branches; in 51 of these some of the aliens employed are illiterate, while in each of the 49 other branches none of the aliens are illiterate.

Aliens Born in Portugal or of Portuguese Descent.

Of the aliens classified under this heading, 4,722 in number, 4,707 were born in Portugal and but 15 in other foreign countries of Portuguese parentage. Of the whole number, 1,528 could read and write, while 3,194 were unable to do so.

Of the 1,429 aliens born in Portugal or of Portuguese descent who were employed in manufacturing industries, 525 were literate and 904 illiterate; of the 1,578 employed as laborers, 391 were literate and 1,187 illiterate; of the 726 engaged in the Fisheries, 161 were literate and 565 illiterate. In these three classes of employment, embracing 3,733 persons, 1,077 were able to read and write, while 2,656 could not do so; that is, 28.85 per cent were literate and 71.15 per cent were illiterate. The percentage table follows:

Of the whole number of aliens born in Portugal or of Portuguese descent, 32.36 per cent are able to read and write, while 67.64 per cent are illiterate. Of those employed in Agriculture, 67.53 per cent are illiterate; in the Fisheries, 77.82 per cent; in Manufactures, 63.26 per cent; while of the Laborers, 75.22 per cent are illiterate.

The aliens of birth and descent as specified above are found to be employed in 73 branches of occupation; in 55 of these branches, those employed, as shown in the previous tables, are largely illiterate; while in only 18 branches out of the 73 are the aliens of such birth and descent. all able to read and write.

Aliens Born in Poland or of Polish Descent.

As shown in the following table, of 3,156 aliens born in Poland or of Polish descent, 1,750 are literate and 1,406 illiterate.

Of the 1,750 aliens of specified birth and descent employed in manufacturing industries, 934 were literate and 816 illiterate; of the laborers, numbering 1,047, 563 were literate and 484 illiterate. The usual percentage table is subjoined.

Of the whole number of aliens considered, namely, 3,156, 55.45 per cent were literate and 44.55 per cent illiterate. Of the 1,750 aliens employed in manufacturing industries, 53.37 per cent were literate and 46.63 per cent illiterate; while of the laborers 53.77 per cent could read and write and 46.23 per cent were illiterate.

Referring to the detail table in which the branches of occupation are given, we find that the aliens born in Poland or of Polish descent are employed in 63 different branches; in 44 of these some of the employés are illiterate, while in 19 of the branches the aliens of specified birth and descent so employed are all able to read and write.

Aliens Born in New Brunswick or of such Parentage.

Of the aliens born in New Brunswick or of such parentage, 2,785 in number, 2,629 were literate and 156 illiterate.

In only one class of occupation are more than 1,000 persons of specified birth and descent employed, that being in Manufactures; of the 1,416 aliens employed therein, 1,350 are literate and 66 illiterate. Aggregates and percentages are shown, as usual, in the table which