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contents, which had become very crowded. The well-lighted 

 wall space in the new gallery has enabled the collection of 

 maps and plans of the establishment at various periods to 

 be brought together. Several of these were contributed by 

 H.M. the late Queen and by H.M.'s Office of Works, and are 

 of considerable historic interest. A set of the fine photographs 

 of Kew in its various aspects, which were sent by the Government 

 to the Paris Exhibition of 1900, is also shown, as well as an 

 extensive series of photographs of coniferous trees in their native 

 countries. 



The Board of Trade Journal for 3rd March last gives a list of 



officers, commercial attaches, and commercial agents in the 



Colonies and in foreign countries desig- 



Commercial, nated to undertake the duties of receiving" 

 Agents Abroad. 



and answering commercial enquiries which 

 may be addressed to them either by the Board of Trade or by 

 merchants and British traders who may seek advice. It is sug- 

 gested, however, that British manufacturers and traders should 

 apply to the Commercial Intelligence Branch of the Board of 

 Trade, 50, Parliament Street, London, S.W., for any special 

 information relating to trade in the Colonies or in foreign 

 countries which they may desire ; and if the Branch is not 

 already in possession of the required information steps will at 

 once be taken to forward the questions to the proper quarter. 



The Wenlock Farmers' Club, which was founded in 1842, and 

 is therefore among the oldest of the Farmers' Clubs in the 

 countrv, has published a summary of its 

 Wenlock Farmers' record ; in the form of a pamp hiet. The 

 Club Records. ■ .... t lJ . 



discussions which were held monthly in 



the earlier years of the association generally dealt with questions 



