Land Problems and National Welfare 



For the sake of completeness I append the 

 following table. 



Imports of foodstuffs from British 

 possessions 



^3,821,000 



5.35y.ooo 



28,000 



11,930,000 



118,800 



13.895.000 



1,112,000 



211,000 



135,000 



415,000 



87,800 



78,000 



14,000 



706,000 



25,175 



5,072,000 



294,000 



60,000 



Total A3.371.775 



Under the re-distribution and guiding of the 

 sources of supply I suggest that some ;^30,ooo,ooo 

 worth of foodstuff now brought from foreign 

 countries should be purchased from our colonies. 

 And such tropical fruits as bananas, oranges, 

 lemons and nuts ought to come entirely from 

 British possessions : yet we purchase ^^6,492,000 



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