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I have therefore had to make an approximate esti- 

 mate of the value, and in making that value in addi- 

 tion to the value of the production of the land, I am 

 not valuing that production twice over, because the 

 bulk of the value given by the production of the soil 

 is for grain and other things which the cattle do not 

 consume in a very large proportion. The fodder, of 

 course, they do consume, but I think I have made 

 allowance for that in the value I have put upon the 

 services of the bull and cow and other animals. 

 The production of the forests, the salt pans, the 

 mines and fisheries are to a great extent taken from 

 the Government statistics ; where those fail, the 

 value of the production has been roughly estimated, 

 and all the figures are round figures. With regard 

 to the fisheries, I have not been able to find sufficient 

 statistics, but I have just made a rough estimate. The 

 figures in Tables IV, V and VI show that (exclusive 

 of minerals) the PRODUCTION FROM THE LAND AND 



WATER IS IN ROUND FIGURES WORTH MORE THAN 



1,500,000,000 A YEAR, at the rate of production 

 and at the prices ruling in the year 1919-20 for 

 grain and other agricultural produce. The number 

 of cattle is for the year 1917-18, checked by reference 

 to later figures. The forest production is for the 

 year 1918-19. Salt production for the year 1917. 

 The production of the mines, fisheries, rubber, salt- 

 petre, lac and petroleum for the year 1919. Subse- 

 quent to that time, so far as the figures go, up to 

 January 1922, the prices have not fallen. Though 

 undoubtedly the prices of 1919 were much higher 



