122 OUR ENGLISH LAND MUDDLE. 



this kind. There could be no more clear proof 

 of the general neglect of the land in Great 

 Britain than the refusal of all parties to allow it 

 a proper importance in the national economy. 



Looking into the records of systems of Credit 

 Fonder — the French phrase is the handiest for 

 indicating a system of cheap credit for the 

 farmer — in various parts of the world, I amused 

 myself in compiling for the year 1910 a list of all 

 the agricultural legislation — by Act, Ordinance, 

 or Proclamation — throughout the British Empire. 

 It is worth giving here in summary as an indica- 

 tion of how the Briton regards agriculture abroad 

 and at home. During 1910, the following legis- 

 lation affecting agricultural industries was passed 

 within the British Empire : — 



In India : an Act to deal with diseases in 

 horses. 



In the Straits Settlements : a Land 

 Improvement Act. 



In the Malay States : a Credit Fonder 

 Act ; an Act to regulate Asiatic field labour. 



In Mauritius : a Plant Diseases Act. 



In the Seychelles : an Ordinance dealing 

 with diseases of plants. 



