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advertisers as regards the purchase of machinery, technical equipment,

and products necessary for the rebuilding of their mills and plants.


The most important American periodicals have promised to

put our name on their free lists, and we think we are right in

assuming that you will probably grant the same favour to our

committee.


Thanking you in anticipation, we are, dear Sir,


Yours faithfully,


CONSEIL ECONOMIQUE DU


Cannon Street House, GOUVERNEMENT Belge.


110, Cannon Street,


London, E.C.4.


[A reply was sent to the above letter, suggesting that a

mistake had been made, and that aviculture had been confused with

agriculture. We then received the following]:


The Editor, the ‘Avicultural Magazine,’


Bridge House, Sale, Manchester.


Dear Sir, —Referring to your letter of the 9th inst., allow me

to point out to you that a special agricultural and avicultural section

has been formed among the Belgians temporarily living in England,

for the sake of investigating the problems relating to the relief of

these industries.


Under the circumstances, I would very much appreciate the

services of your magazine, it being understood that the members of

our committees will no doubt be very much interested as regards the

topics raised in your paper, and they will surely consult your adver¬

tisers in due course as regards the re-equipment of their poultry and

avicultural plant, birds’ food, etc.


I am, dear Sir, with thanks,


Yours faithfully,


CoNSEIL ECONOMIQUE DU


Cannon Street House, GOUVERNEMENT BELGE,


110, Cannon Street,


London, E.C.4.


[Poultry, pigeons, and canaries being outside the scope of the

Society, the assistance we can render the Belgian committees will



