THE TRADE IN LUCERNE. 75 



SOUTH RHODESIA 



<unly classifies its imports of Fodder and Forage under three heads, 

 Chaff, Hay and " all other." Consequently we have no means of 

 ascertaining what her consumption of lucerne is, but as the total of 

 .all three classes only amounted to 518 in 1907, and 663 in 1906, 

 the market is evidently extremely limited ; the total exports of 

 fodder and forage figure at 17. 



NORTH-WEST RHODESIA 



'imported 16 worth of Fodder and Forage of all kinds in 1907, 

 .and 61 in 1906, and exported none. 



Customs Payable on Lucerne. 



The Customs Union tariff on lucerne is 2s. per 100 Ibs., with 

 ra rebate allowed on the produce of the United Kingdom, and reci- 

 procating British Colonies of 2d. per 100 Ibs 



LUCERNE FOR THE MILITARY. 



Stores for the British Government are, however, imported free 

 of duty, and therefore the lucerne hay of other countries for the use 

 of the military can be imported free of the above duty. 



The military, nevertheless, recognise the desirability of using 

 the South African article when they can procure it at satisfactory 

 prices, and in recent seasons have improved their system of buying. 

 They now buy large quantities of lucerne hay from farmers direct 

 and pay for same when passed by the Army Service Corps, accept- 

 ing the weights signed for by the Railway Department. 



