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1 have iiad my attention drawn to the frailness of the Australian 

 cases, many of which are scarcely fit to stand the somewhat rough 

 handling they receive at the African ports. 1 have seen them in 

 various stores falling to pieces, which occasions unnecessary handling 

 of the contents, and the risk of depreciation. The Canadian and 

 English are both stronger cases, the latter of which I have already 

 described, and it is the correct kind of case to use to insure the 

 poultry opening to the best advantage. 



I trust what I have written may be some help to Victoriau 

 breeders and shippers of poultry in assisting them to know the 

 present position of the trade here, and how to cope with it, and that 

 when the statistics of imports for 1903 are published it will be found 

 that Victoria has regained her position as principal supplier of the 

 poultry imported to South Africa. 



