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(25) That in years of glut railway companies should be urged tem- 

 porarily to lower their rates for fruit, just as excursion passenger fares 

 are lowered on special occasions, and that, if this cannot be done by 

 agreement, it is desirable that the Railway and Canal Traffic Act of 1894 

 should be amended for that purpose. 



(26) That jam made wholly or in part from foreign fruit be so 

 labelled. 



(27) That the Government should undertake the inspection of imported 

 fruit and fruit pulp at the ports of entry. 



(28) That it would be an advantage to fruit growers and to the public 

 generally if the Local Government Board collected statistics of the fruit 

 seized and condemned as unfit for food. 



(29) That the present by-laws for building in country districts be 

 modified so as to allow of the cheaper construction of cottages. 



(30) That boys in industrial schools be allowed to stay away from 

 such schools for the purpose of fruit picking, subject to suitable re- 

 gulations. 



(31) That the provisions of the Robson Act as to "half-timers" be 

 made generally known, and applied by local education authorities in 

 country districts. 



(32) That, with regard to markets, it is desirable that more local 

 markets, similar to that of Kew Bridge, be established in the suburbs of 

 London. That, as regards the large distributing markets in provincial 

 centres, it is desirable that certain of these be extended and improved. 

 That the provision of retail markets in many country towns is urgently 

 needed, and that very good results would be likely to follow if the Councils 

 of other towns followed the example set by Hereford in establishing a 

 fruit market under their own authority. 



(33) That the telephone should be further extended in country 

 districts. 



(34) That County Councils, in the publication of any Orders made by 

 the Home Secretary on their application under the Wild Birds' Protection 

 Acts, should clearly state the powers belonging to owners and occupiers 

 of land under these Acts. 



(35) That it is desirable that an inquiry be instituted into the alleged 

 practice of growing fruit on sewage farms, and the effect of such 

 practice on the public health. 



(86) That fruit growers should pay more attention to the carefu 

 packing and proper grading of better-class fruit, and to the selection o 

 the right kinds of fruit to plant according to the soil, and to the im 

 portance of cultivating fewer varieties, especially of Apples. 



(37) That the establishment of co-operative societies, similar to tha 

 existing at Blairgowrie, for the disposal of fruit, and for other purposes 

 such as the obtaining of adequate supplies of pickers, would be beneficial 

 particularly in districts where there are many small holdings. 



(88) That it would be an advantage to fruit growers if they kept bee 

 in connection with their fruit plantations. 



(39) That the attention of landlords, especially in the West o 

 England, should be called to the pressing need of renovating and re 

 planting the decayed orchards on their property. 



