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Agriculture with regard to the carriage of agricultural 

 produce by rail. 



Resolution passed by the Lincolnshire Chamber of Agriculture 

 on 4th April, 1902 :— 



Resolved unanimously : " That this Chamber considers 

 that a special inquiry should be made by the Board of 

 Agriculture on the question of railway rates for all agri- 

 cultural produce, with a view to put them on a more equitable 

 basis compared with the rates charged on foreign produce." 

 From Assistant Secretary, Board of Agriculture, to Secretary, 

 Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce. 



" 19th April, 1902. 



" Sir, — I am directed by the Board of Agriculture to 

 advert to your letter of the 7th inst., and to inform you that 

 a copy of the resolution relating to railway rates referred to 

 therein has been sent to the Board of Trade. 



" I am at the same time to state that, although it would 

 not be practicable for the Board to undertake any general 

 inquiry of the character suggested by the Lincolnshire 

 Chamber of Agriculture, they would be happy to investigate, 

 and bring under the notice of the Board of Trade, any 

 specific complaint made in cases in which it was alleged 

 either that i unfair or unreasonable rates' were charged, or 

 that 'preferential treatment' was given." 



I am, etc., 



W. SOMERVILLE, 



Conveyance of Dogs by Rail. 



The following is a copy of a Circular issued on May 3rd, 

 1902, by the Board of Agriculture to Secretaries of Railway 

 Companies in Great Britain with regard to alleged unsatis- 

 factory provision for the conveyance of dogs by railway : — 



" Sir, — I am directed by the Board of Agriculture to 

 acquaint you that they have from time to time received many 

 complaints with regard to the unsatisfactory nature of the 

 accommodation provided at railway stations and in railway 

 carriages or luggage vans in connection with the conveyance 



