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The increase in above articles of consumption is very noticeable, showing 

 the rapid growth of population. 



As regards the figures for malt, it is understood that Eastern malt is, to 

 a certain extent, supplanting the United States product, Winnipeg being the 

 chief shipping-point now, but no reliable figures are available at present as 

 to what extent the supply coming from the East originated in the United 

 States. 



IMPORTS FROM PROVINCES IN THE DOMINION. 



These were valued at $12.X33.593 i" 1 J) 10, 'ind $10,859,671 in 1911, showing 

 a decrease of $1,973,922, or 13.3 per cent., the chief decreases being in the 

 following items: 



11)10. 1911. Decrease. 



Per Cent. 



Live-stock and poultry #5.< MM ).<H55 $3,471,105 30.5 



Butter, cheese, and milk 2.477.493 1.5X9.021 35.8 



drain 2.22<;.<;ou 2,021,464 <>.: 



Increases. 



I'.Hn. I'.Ml. Increase. 



Per Cent. 

 Eggs $129.4:5.- $501.517 280.7 



A striking feature of the statistics for 1911 is the large increase of 63.1 

 per cent, apparent in the importation of dutiable agricultural products, chiefly 

 from the United States, whilst similar imports from Canadian Provinces show 

 a decrease of 15.3 per cent, on the total value. 



Although the total agricultural imports from the Dominion amounted to 

 $10,859.671, and from the United States (chiefly) to only $3.X40.ls:5. yet the 

 fact is disturbing that foreign imports are increasing so largely at the expense 

 of Dominion interests: this probably being due to the lack of co-operative 

 enterprise at home. This Province is expanding so rapidly that the home 

 supply of all agricultural products, although showing a great increase during 

 the past year, is quite inadequate to meet the demand. American producers 

 have apparently grasped this fact more quickly than their Eastern Canadian 

 competitors, and, having in their favour increased transportation facilities. 

 their surplus products have been shipped in at the lowest possible figure to 

 allow of a marginal profit to all parties. 



MARKETS, LIVE-STOCK, ETC. 



The total importations of dairy and poultry products into British Columbia 

 for the year 1911 were as follows: 



Butter $954,908 



Milk (including condensed) and cream 373.667 



Eggs 973,133 



Poultry 1,142.735 



Cheese . 654,706 



Total $4,099,149 



Excluding cheese, of which practically none is made in British Columbia, 

 there is a total of $3,500.000 sent out of the Province annually for articles 

 which should be produced at home. 



