of storage in India. Causes of damage. Rains supervening 

 on harvest. Damp and heating. Weevil. Drying as remedy. 

 Forced sale. Spasmodic exports and traffic. Attendant dis- 

 advantages. Congestion and glut. Effect on trade movement 

 and prices. Desirability of adopting methods accepted in 

 other countries. Principal export grains: rice and wheat. 

 Large growth in shipments of secondary grains : barley, 

 " gram," maize, millets, &c. 



The CHAIRMAN : Before we proceed to the discussion on the 

 last two papers I shall* call upon M. Emil Baillaud, of the 

 Colonial Institute of Marseilles, whom we are glad to see with 

 us, to read his paper. He also is an expert on grain, and, as I 

 understand, has interested himself largely in the possibilities 

 of grain traffic and export from the French Colonial Posses- 

 sions in Africa. 



LES BLES D'ALGERIE ET DE TUNISIE ET LEURS 

 SELECTIONS. 



Par M. EMIL BAILLAUD, 

 Secretaire-General de I'lnstitut Colonial de Marseille. 



[No abstract supplied by the author.] 



[DISCUSSION.] 



The CHAIRMAN : I am afraid I must ask those gentlemen who 

 will be good enough to speak in the discussion concerning the 

 three 'papers which have been read to limit themselves to a 

 few words, much as we should like to hear them at greater 

 length. 



Mr. S. K. THORPE: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen I have 

 listened with much interest to Mr. Noel-Paton's valuable 

 paper, and look forward with much pleasure to reading it, 

 when one will have more facility to digest the valuable informa- 

 tion which it contains. 



In view of the increasing importation to this country of 

 barley from India, I wish Mr. Noel-Paton had given us more 

 information which we know he must have on the production 

 and exportation of this cereal, particularly as barley which was 

 formerly imported from India for feeding is now almost 

 entirely imported for brewing purposes. When we consider that 

 two years ago this country used something like one and a half 

 to two million quarters of barley for brewing, the production 

 of the best varieties for the purpose and the handling and 

 exportation of the grain in such a manner that it will not be 



