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The profits for the first six months of 1913 were 389,412.66 frs. 

 (389,458.06 frs. in 1912); the working expenses, with interest paid, amounted 

 to 211,322.91 frs. 



(B). General Financial Situation of the Communal Grazing Grounds, 

 from 1908 to 1913. 



The Superior Board of Agriculture has given its opinion with regard 

 to 2,138 grazing grounds offered to the communes, and the Home OflBce 

 has given its approval for the constitution of 1,316 of these as communal 

 grazing grounds. With regard to the rest: 



581 were refused ; 



232 were held over for consideration; 

 9 grants were cancelled. 



The total number approved were divided as follow: 



706 communal grazing groimds offered by private persons; 



358 1) )) )) » the State; 



252 » )) » » various institutions. 



The communes have received transfer of 1,040 of these in different 

 years, as follows : 



176 in 1909 148 in 1912 



354 in 1910 140 in 1913 



222 in 1911 i;040 



The diffrerence between the total number approved (1,316) and that 

 transferred (1,040) is 276. 



The communes will receive possession of 171 in 1914, and in regard 

 to 105 they are still in litigation with the proprietors for different 

 reasons. 



The total area of communal grazing grounds approved is 182,518 ha., 

 the purchase price being 114,457,838 frs., giving an average of about 

 628 frs. per ha. 



