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the plants, imported into the country, may be inspected, the authorities promulgated in March, 

 1914, the Law of Control of Importation and Exportation of Plants and opened inspection ofifices 

 at the leading foreign trade ports, where the inspectors of the Central Government are at work 

 rigorously. 



VI. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. 



The Statistics of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce are compiled at the Section 

 of Correspondence in the Secretariat of the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, the compilation 

 being done with the date furnished by the prefectural governments and offices. These statistical 

 reports, which covers all the matters relative to agricultural products, are issued once a year. As 

 for the probable crops of rice, wheat, and cocoons, the Department makes public the forecast 

 reports. 



There are another agricultural statistics, the data of which are collected and furnished by the 

 agricultural societies throughout the country and which are published by the Bureau of Agricult- 

 ural Affairs. This report will give the reader a most comprehensive survey of the Japanese 

 agriculture. Moreover, the bureau exerts itself for the investigation of industrial and economic 

 matters and gives out at times the results of that investigation. 



