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coction devoid of apple juice was placed upon the market and 

 sold as cider to the prejudice of the apple-growing and cider- 

 making interests. Inquiries were instituted and samples of 

 so-called cider were obtained from two manufacturers. It was 

 found on analysis that these samples were composed entirely of 

 sugar in solution, with chemicals, flavouring essences, and 

 colouring matter, and that they contained no apple juice. 

 Summonses were taken out under the Merchandise Marks Act, 

 and the premises of the two manufacturers were entered under 

 a search warrant. The information obtained by the execution 

 of the search warrant confirmed the analysis of the sample. 

 The defendants were each fined £5 and £20 costs. 



A number of inquiries have been made with regard to the 

 carriage of agricultural produce, and in many instances repre- 

 sentations have been successfully made to the railway com- 

 panies concerned. 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have, with the con- 

 sent of the Treasury, made a grant to the Agricultural Organisa- 

 tion Society under Section 39 (4) of the 



Grant to the Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 

 Agricultural Organisa- 1907. The amount of the grant will be 



tion Society. £1,200 per annum, payable quarterly, 

 for a period of three years from the 

 1st April, 1908, provided that the income of the Society 

 from subscriptions and donations in each year is not less 

 than £1,200. In the event of the income of the Society ex- 

 ceeding that sum, the grant to be made by the Board will 

 be increased by a corresponding amount with a maximum of 

 £1,600. The grant in any one year to be calculated upon the 

 income of the Societ}^ from subscriptions and donations of the 

 previous year. The conditions on which the grant is made 

 are as follows : — 



(1) The work of the Society shall be confined to organisation 

 and auditing only. By the term organisation is to be under- 

 stood : — The advocacy of the adoption of co-operative methods 

 by the agricultural classes for their benefit ; the giving of 

 advice and instruction as to the application of the principles 

 of co-operation to industries for the betterment of the rural 

 population ; the giving of advice and assistance to co-operative 



