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THE RURAL PROBLEM 



A ton of eggs from County Gal way to London, Birming- 

 ham, or Nottingham would cost 90s. 10d., while a ton of 

 eggs to the same three places from any part of Denmark 

 would cost 24s., from Russia 22s., from Normandy or 

 Brittany 16s. Sd. Mr. A. W. Munro stated on behalf of the 

 Board of Agriculture before the Agricultural Commission 

 that if rates in England were equalised with foreign rates it 

 would considerably increase the egg industry in this country. 

 lie also handed in the following table : 



The preference to foreign growers of grain varies from 

 5 to 25 per cent., and Mr. T. W. Barclay, M.P., said some 

 time ago at a traders' conference, " I may bring the result 



