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of storage in India. Causes of damage. Rains supervening 
on harvest. Damp and heating. Weevil. Drying as remedy. 
Forced sale. Spasmodic exports and traffic. Attendant dis- 
advantages. Congestion and glut. Effect on trade movement 
and prices. Desirability of adopting methods accepted in 
other countries. Principal export grains: rice and wheat. 
Large growth in shipments of secondary grains: barley, 
‘“eram,** maize, millets, &c. 
The CuairMAN: Before we proceed to the discussion on the 
last two papers I shall call upon M. Emil Baillaud, of the 
Colonial Institute of Marseilles, whom we are glad to see with 
us, to read his paper. He also is an expert on grain, and, as 1 
understand, has interested himself largely in the possibilities 
of grain traffic and export from the French Colonial Posses- 
sions in Africa. 
LES BLES D’ALGERIE ET DE TUNISIE ET LEURS 
SELECTIONS. 
Par M. Emit BaiLiaup, 
Secrétaire-Général de V Institut Colonial de Marseille. 
[No abstract supplied by the author. ] 
[ Discussion. ] 
The Cuatrman: I am afraid I must ask those gentlemen who 
will be good enough to speak in the discussion concerning the 
three papers which have been read to limit themselves to a 
few words, much as we should like to hear them at greater 
length. 
Mr. S. K. TuHorre: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen—I have 
listened with much interest to Mr. Noél-Paton’s valuable 
paper, and look forward with much pleasure to reading it, 
when one will have more facility to digest the valuable informa- 
tion which it contains. 
In view of the increasing importation to this country of 
barley from India, I wish Mr. Noél-Paton had given us more 
information which we know he must have on the production 
and exportation of this cereal, particularly as barley which was 
formerly imported from India for feeding is now almost 
entirely imported for brewing purposes. When we consider that 
two years ago this country used something like one and a half 
to two million quarters of barley for brewing, the production 
of the best varieties for the purpose and the handling and 
exportation of the grain in such a manner that it will not be 
