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discussed by Mr. William Jones, Assistant Geologist to 

 the F.M.S., and other authorities, as far back as May, 

 1915, and probably before that. 



(3) The establishment of egret, pheasant, and other 

 plumage-bird farms in order to use their plumage for 

 bird millinery, thereby increasing the numbers of these 

 birds (whilst improving their plumes), and not reducing 

 them as some claim is being done. 



(4) To establish chinchilla, silver fox, and other valu- 

 able fur-animal farms, in order to prevent these animals 

 from becoming too scarce, and also to improve the quality 

 of their fur for trade purposes. 



(5) To encourage the breeding of cattle on coconut and 

 other vegetable-oil-yielding estates, so that margarine can 

 be manufactured locally (by such firms as Messrs. Lever's, 

 the Maypole Company, Ltd., the Wholesale Co-operative 

 Society, and other typically British firms, as Messrs. Tata 

 are reported to be doing out m British Cochin), since both 

 the oil and the milk are there, and the poonac, or seed- 

 cake, on which to help feed the animals, can be had for the 

 asking. 



(6) In the same way to rear pigs and poultry in huge 

 quantities, to the advantage of the crops, and also of this 

 country and other centres to which the meat if shipped in 

 cold storage would be very welcome. Properly encouraged 

 the raising of pigs in the Tropics would become as re- 

 munerative as the rearing of cattle in Argentina, Paraguay, 

 &.C. India shows that the animals take kindly to the 

 climate, and once care is taken to keep them from running 

 too lean, the profits obtained are incredible. Their bristles 

 alone are extremely valuable, the longest and best having 

 recently been sold at over 50s. per lb. {£2 ids. for 16 oz., 

 or more than 3s. per oz.). 



(7) Whilst waiting for the area under sugar-cane to be 

 planted we could not only expand the palm-sugar industry 



