INTRODUCTION 9 



legislation asked for has been for the general welfare of agri- 

 culture, while nothing has been urged that would be inequit- 

 able to other sections of the community. 



The following pages will show that the Chambers have met 

 with a gratifying measure of success and have thoroughly 

 justified their existence. The question is often asked : " What 

 have the Chambers done ? " This book gives the answer. 

 It is not claimed that all, or even most, of the results recorded 

 here are entirely due to action taken by the Chambers. It 

 is very seldom that any end can be attributed to the influence 

 and efforts of this or that Society ; as a rule, many factors 

 are requisite to bring about satisfactory results. The Chambers, 

 however, have no cause to feel ashamed of their record. 

 Rather may they point to it with pride, and as cause for 

 greater confidence and fuller support from their fellow-agri- 

 culturists in the future. 



