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In the Federal District the number of trees planted was 748,057 and 

 the number of those planted in the various States of the Republic was 

 6i,754- 



(Summarised, from the Economista Mejicano, of September 20th., 19x3). 



2. — Institution of arbitration commissions for agricultural 

 LABOUR in the STATE OF TABASCO. — One of the greatest impediments up 

 to the present in the way of Mexican agriculture has been the insufficient lab- 

 our supply. To this difficulty, very serious in itself, we must add those 

 caused in certain States of the Union, as, for example, that of Tabasco, 

 by the non-fulfilment of the engagements undertaken for the benefit of the 

 labourers. 



In view of these evils, the Congress of the State of Tabasco has 

 approved a decree estabhshing institutions for facilitating the settlement 

 of these difficulties in all the principal municipahties. 



These institutions will be called Arbitration Commissions for Agricul- 

 tural Labour. Their duty is to intervene to settle, without their being 

 brought into court, all questions of civil law which may arise between the 

 rural landowners and their labourers with regard to the carrjdng out of 

 their contracts, and particularly those in relation to abandonment of work, 

 receipt of wages and settlement of accounts. 



Each commission will be formed of four members, and its president 

 will be the chief pofitical authority of the municipahty. Of these four mem- 

 bers, two must be councillors and two farmers. 



The decree finally authorizes the Government to amend the law and, 

 if it deems fit to pass one or more entirely new special laws on the agricul- 

 tural labour contract and to amend the existing laws, in so far as they relate 

 to the matter. 



(Summarised from the Economista Mtjicano of July 26th., 1913)' 



SALVADOR. 



Institution of public granaries. — By recent Executive Decree, 

 the Government of the Republic has decided that public granaries or store- 

 houses shall be founded in the chief towns of the departments for storage 

 of agricultural produce the farmers may desire to keep back in order 

 to get their prices and for more favourable markets. 



These granaries will be under the supervision of the Agricultural Depart- 

 ment Commissions. 



Those desirous of storing their grain in these granaries must apply to 

 the manager of the commission, who will authorize and deliver receipt. 

 The depositors will pay storage at the rate of 3 centavos (15 centimes) 

 a month per fancga of grain stored. The proceeds will be used to meet the 

 cost of maintaining the granaries. 



