THE TRADE IN LUCERNE. 73-' 



under this heading. This is confirmed by the value of the imports 

 of lucerne credited to France, which figures at 1,160 Ibs. of the 

 value of 35, or say 7fd. p3r lb., which would b3 about the value 

 of Provence seed. The statistics of seed imported do not specially 

 mention lucerne, which presumably is included under "Seeds :. 

 garden, vegetable and field/' 



CAPE EXPORT OF LUCERNE. 



The statistics showing the export of lucerne are as follows : 



To 10:7. 



United Kingdom 6 



German South West Africa 1,457 



Portuguese East 171 



West 238 



Ships 1 Stores 12 



1,884 

 Other States in Customs Union .. 27,444 



29,328 



1907 is the first year in which the returns have treated lucerne 

 as a special line apart from "Fodder all other than oathay." 



The abDve figures sli3w that the Cape is already creating a, 

 valuable export trade in lucerne. 



NATAL. 



Apparently the Natal statistics are prepared on a different 

 system from those of the Cape. We find the Natal imports of 

 lucerne have been as under : 



From 19C7. 1906. 



United Kingdom 27 



New South Wales 39 49 



South Australia 2 7 



Victoria 4 



Argentine 10 ; 948 15,805 



11,016 15,865 

 South African Produce 2,807 446 



13,823 16,311 

 This return shows a satisfactory decrease in imports from 



oversea, and a six-fold increase in imports from countries in the 



South African Union. 



Natal also exported lucerne to Portuguese East Africa to the 



value of 83. and to other countries in the Customs Union 421. 



