CONTENTS 



Belgium. 



Report of the '' Commission for the Cultivation of Waste I^antd ", and the 



Measures Proposed for the Consider.4Tion of the Government . . . Pas,e 92 

 § I. Origin and Office of the Commission, page 92. — § 2. The Area Uncultivated 

 in Belgium, page 93. — § 3. Proposals in Regard to the Road System and the 

 Regulation of Waters, page 94. — § 4. Conclusions and Proposals for the 

 Cultivation of Waste I^nd, page 95. — § 5. Conclusions and Proposals for the 

 Cultivation of Waste I^nd Belonging to Private Owners, page 96. — § 6. Society 

 for the Cultivation of Waste I^and, page 97. 



France. 



The Results of the Law on Undistrainahle Homesteads Pa?e 98 



Great Britain and Ireland. 



Small Holdings in Scotlan-d and the Effects of Recent Legislation regarding 

 them, by John M. Ramsay, Superintendent of Statistics and Intelligence, Board of 



A '^riculture for Scotland Page 103 



Introduction, page 103. — §1. The " Crofting Counties, " page 104. — § 2. The 

 Crofters' Holdings Act, 1886, page 105. — § 3. Work of the Crofters' Commiss- 

 ion, page 106. — § 4. The Congested Districts Boaid and its Work, page 108. — 

 § 5. The Small Landholders Act, 1911, page no. — § 6. The Landholder, page 

 III. — § 7. The Statutory Small Tenants, page 112. — § 8. Preservation of 

 Existing Small Holdings, page iia. — § 9. Formation of New Holdings, page 

 113. — § 10. P;nlargement of Existing Holdings, page 114. — § 11. The Scot- 

 tish Land Court, page 114. — § 12. Work of the Land Court, page 115. — § 13. 

 The Board of Agriculture for Scotland, page 116. — § 14. Work of the Board 

 of Agriculture, page .17. — Conclusion, page 121. 



Japan. 



Fluctuations in Prices and Wages Page 122 



Introduction, page 122. — §1. The Rice Market, page 125. — § 2. Fluctuations 

 in the Price of other Commodities, page 130. — §3. Fluctuations in Wages, 

 page 132. — § 4. Importance of the Fluctuations in Prices and Wages for the 

 Domestic Economy of Working Men's families, page 135. 



Servia. 



Small Rural Industries in Servia Page 138 



§ I. Introduction, page 138. — § 2. General View of the Rural Industries of Servia, 

 page 139. — § 3. Orchard Cultivation, page 139. — § 4. Sericiculture, page 141. 

 — § 5. Livestock Improvement, page 142. — § 6. Tapestry Making, page 143. 



