Lanarkshire

The leading industries are those in connection with the rich and extensive coal and iron field to the east and south-east of Glasgow; the shipbuilding in Glasgow harbour; the textiles at Airdrie, Hamilton, Lanark, New Lanark and Glasgow; engineering at Cambuslang, Carluke, Coatbridge, Airdrie, Blantyre, Mother well and Wishaw ; brick and fireclay works in many places and the large and varied manufactures centred in Glasgow and neigh bouring places, such as Rutherglen.

Communications.

In the north, where population is most dense, railway facilities are highly developed. The L.M.S. com pany's main line to the south runs through the length of the shire, sending off branches at several points, especially at Carstairs junction. The L.N.E. company serves various towns in the lower and middle wards and its lines to Edinburgh cross the north western corner and the north of the county. The Monkland canal in the far north and the Forth and Clyde canal in the north and north-west carry a considerable goods traffic.

Population and Administration.-1

lie population in 1931

was 1,585,968. Though only tenth in point of extent, Lanarkshire is much the most populous county in Scotland, containing within its bounds nearly one-third of the population of the country. The chief towns, with populations in 1931, apart from Glasgow, are Airdrie (25,954), Cambuslang (27,128), Coatbridge Hamilton (37,863), Motherwell and Wishaw (64,708), Ruth erglen (25,157). Among smaller towns are Bothwell, Blan tyre, Larkhall, Bellshill, Carluke, Holytown, Lanark, Uddingston, Lesmahagow and East Kilbride. The county is divided into seven parliamentary divisions called Bothwell, Coatbridge, Hamilton, Lanark, Motherwell, Northern and Rutherglen, each returning one member. The royal burghs are Glasgow, Lanark and Rutherglen. The county of the city of Glasgow returns 15 members to parlia ment. Lanarkshire is a sheriffdom. For advanced education, besides the university and many other institutions in Glasgow there are schools in Hamilton, Motherwell, Wishaw, Lanark, etc.