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of Natal passed an Act authorizing Gov- 

 ernment loans to combat cattle diseases. 

 The Orange Free State passed an Act to 

 establish co-operative agricultural societies. 

 In Basutoland Proclamations were issued 

 dealing with bee disease and cattle diseases. 

 In Bechuanaland Proclamations dealt with 

 bee disease and the formation of co-operative 

 agriculture societies. Swaziland dealt with 

 bee disease, cattle disease, and forests 

 preservation. 



In other parts of our African Empire 

 there were agricultural enactments : in 

 Northern Nigeria, dealing with cotton cul- 

 ture ; in East Central Africa, dealing with 

 plant diseases and the export of maize ; in 

 Nyasaland, to encourage cotton growing. 



Canada passed Statutes dealing with fer- 

 tilizers, with food products, with the con- 

 servation of natural resources. In almost 

 all the provinces there was other agri- 

 cultural legislation. British Columbia had 

 Acts dealing with irrigation and drainage ; 

 Manitoba, with noxious weeds, agricultural 

 societies, drainage, and live stock ; Sas- 



