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Mr. Gibson, His Majesty's consul at Dantzic, states 

 in a letter received since my return, dated 24th 

 November, 1825, that the " cultivation of Wheat has 

 been much circumscribed of late years ; and that it 

 will take much time to extend it ; that flax is culti- 

 vated now to a much greater degree than formerly in 

 East, and parts of West Prussia ; that the export of 

 butter is increasing very much; that rape seed is 

 attracting much attention ; and that these circum- 

 stances, with the breeding of sheep, will further' 

 operate in diminishing the production of Grain." It 

 appears too by the official returns of Exports (see 

 Appendix, No. 10,) that the excess of exports of 

 Corn in the years 1821, 1822, and 1823, had much 

 declined from those of former years ; and that in the 

 year 1824, the maritime provinces of Prussia, instead 

 of having any surplus of Wheat, imported 47,23(> 

 quarters more than they exported. This quantity 

 may probably have been added to the former accumu- 

 lation ; but. if so, it is still evidence of a decline in the 

 actual produce of Wheat in the Prussian territories. 

 Those Prussian provinces to which my chief atten- 

 tion was directed, have never been manufacturing 

 districts, although they have, during a long series of 

 years, made both linen and woollen cloths for their 

 own use. They have had rather domestic labour, 

 than any establishment for the purpose ; of late, 

 however, attempts have commenced upon a larger 

 scale, and projects were in agitation of various kinds, 

 for making woollens and cottons in manufactories 

 where the aid of machinery was to be applied. The 

 chief inducement to these attempts was the low price 

 of provisions, and the consequent expectation of a 

 low rate of labour. They were, however, but 

 attempts, and were not viewed with any very pro- 

 mising expectations by the persons I had any oppor- 

 tunity of conversing with on the subject. They 

 seem to be rather the creations of the Government, 



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