191 1.] Imports of the Cereal Year. 



485 



discomfort to which horses have in the past been subjected 

 during the voyage is now avoided by the improvement which 

 has been brought about in the vessels used in the trade and 

 their fittings, and the careful attention which is given to the 

 feeding and watering of the horses whilst on board, as well 

 as to their comfort on the voyage. 



There is still room for considerable improvement, at some 

 of the ports at any rate, in the provision made for the shelter 

 of horses presented for embarkation and the facilities avail- 

 able for resting, feeding, and watering the horses at the 

 various places of shipment. It is, however, confidently ex- 

 pected that these difficulties will shortly be solved in a satis- 

 factory manner. 



IMPORTS OF GRAIN IN THE CEREAL YEAR 



1910-11. 



The extent to which this country has been dependent on 

 the Colonies and foreign countries for grain to supplement 

 the harvest of 19 10 may conveniently be considered at the 

 end of the cereal year (September 1st to August 31st). 



The imports of wheat into the United Kingdom amounted 

 to 23,516,000 quarters, a quantity which, though it failed 

 to reach the import of the preceding year by 580,000 quarters, 

 has only twice been exceeded. The home harvest and the 

 imports of flour were also less than those of 1909-10, so that, 

 converting the flour into an equivalent quantity of wheat, the 

 total quantity of wheat available for consumption in the 

 United Kingdom was 33,854,000 quarters, compared with 

 35,500,000 quarters in 1909-10. In these amounts seed is 

 included, but not stocks carried over. Similar figures for 

 recent years are given in the following table : — 



Harvest 

 Year. 



Wheat Crop 

 of the United 

 Kingdom. 

 Qrs. 



Imports of 

 Wheat during 

 the Cereal Year 

 Sept. t- Aug. 31. 

 Qrs. 



Imports of 

 Wheat Flour in 



equivalent 

 Weight of Grain. 

 Qrs. 



Total Imported 



Wheat 

 and Flour in 

 equivalent^ 

 Weight of Grain. 

 Qrs. 



Total estimated 

 Wheat Grain , 

 available for 

 home consumption 

 (including seed). 

 Qrs. 



1903- 4 



1904- 5 



1905- 6 



1906- 7 



1907- 8 



1908- 9 



1909- 10 



1910- II 



6,102,300 

 4,740,000 

 7,541,600 

 7,577,300 

 7,066,400 

 6,741,200 

 7,899,600 

 7,074,200 



21,723,820 

 24,529,170 

 22,063,580 

 22, 105,180 

 21,362,720 

 21,727,220 

 24,099,060 

 23,516, 14O 



6,203,350 

 3,526,620 



4,677,33° 

 . 4,284,490 

 4,339,090 

 3,554,650 



3,5 QI , 520 

 3,263,380 



27,927,170 

 28,055,790 

 26,740,910 

 26,389,670 

 25,701,810 

 25,281,870 

 27,600,580 

 26,779,520 



34,029,470 

 3 2 ,795,790 

 34,282,510 

 33,966,970 

 32,768,210 

 32,023,070 

 35,500,180 

 33,853,720 



