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one or two lines. The following table shows the average value of 

 importations into Great Britain in millions sterling during each of the 

 last six years. The total amounts to £224,000,000. The value of these 

 imports in millions of pounds sterling is as under : — 



Live stock for meat 10 millions 



Dead meat 38 " 



Butter, cheese, milk 31 " 



Wheat and flom- 38 



Other grain and meal 25 " 



Suear and farinaceous food 25 " 



Wool 24 



Fruit and vegetables !4 " 



Cattle foods 9 



H ides, horns, tallow 6 " 



Rabbits, poultry, eggs 4 " 



£224 " 



It may be noted that the only items in this list that Australia 

 supplies to any appreciable extent are wool, rabbits, hides, tallow, 

 and butter. Our contributions to meat and wheat are comparatively 

 insignificant. 



I look upon the steady extension of the area of cultivated land as 

 being essential for the continued expansion of our agricultural industries. 

 Wheat is the crop which lends itself most favorably to Australian 

 requirements and conditions. As will be seen from the following table, 

 Australian exports have only on one occasion reached 10 per cent, of 

 the total amount of wheat consumed in Great Britain in any single 

 year, and it is clear from the following tables that every effort must 

 be made to increase the wheat yield of Australia if we are to make a 

 substantial advance in this direction, especially in view of the enormous 

 strides that have been made in recent years by the Argentine Republic, 

 both with regard to the amount of wheat shipped to Great Britain and 

 also with regard to the total area placed under cultivation. 



Imports op Wheat and Flour lnto Great Britain. 

 (Percentage from each Country.) 



