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other green crops by 368 acres, leaving a net increase of 9,569 

 acres in the extent under green crops. 



The acreage under flax in 1893 was 67,487 acres, and in 1894 

 the extent leturned under this ci op is 100,8.51 acres, being an 

 increase of 33,364 acres. 



In the returns the area under meadow and clover is shown as 

 the extent " For Hay only," subdivided under the headings 

 " Clover, sainfoin, and grasses under rotation " and " Permanent 

 pasture, or grass not broken up in rotation." The extent for 

 hay under " Clover, &c.," in 1893 was 642,355 acres, and in 1894 

 it is 641,043 acres, being a decrease of 1,312 acres. The area 

 for hay on permanent pasture in 1893 was 1,525,118 acres, and 

 in 1894 it is 1,547,967 acres, showing an increase of 22,849 

 acres. There is, therefore, an increase of 21,537 acres in the 

 total area under meadow and clover. 



As regards the returns of live stock, it appeal's that between 

 1893 and 1894 there has been an increase of 9,638 in the 

 number of horses and mules ; an'l an increase in the number 

 of pigs amounting to 236,893. Cattle exhibit a decrease of 

 71,863, and sheep a decrease of 316,205. Of the 16,179,897 

 poultry enumerated in 1894, 1,011,591 were turkeys, 2,082,005 

 were geese, 2,838,071 were ducks, and 10,248,230 were ordinary 

 fowl. 



Royal Commission on Labour . The Agricultural Labourer, 

 Vol. v., Part 1. [C— 6894.— ZZF.] Price 2s. Id. 



This volume contains the general repoi t by Mr. William C. 

 Little (Senior Assistant Agiicultural Commissioner) dealing with 

 the inquiry into the condition of the agiicultural labourer in 

 different ]^arts of the United Kingdom, which has been cai ried 

 out under the direction of the Royal Commission on Labour. 



In this general report Mr. Little describes tl.e nature and scope 

 of the inquiry ; the method which has been pursued ; the area 

 which has been surveyed ; the characteristic features of the 

 several districts of inquiry ; and finally, the conclusions whic h 

 may be drawn from the informatic^n and evidence which has 

 been obtained. 



Mr. Little has already summarised the conclusions in his 

 Review of the Inquiry, which was published in Part L of the 

 Fifth and Final Report of the Royal Commission on Laboui', 

 and reviewed in detail in No. 1 of this Journal. In the present 

 volume these conclusions are stated at greater length, and stip- 

 ported by extracts from the reports of Mr. Little's colleagues. 



Report of the Committee of Council on Education in Scotland 

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This report states that during the year 1893 the number of 

 scholars on the registers of inspected schools was 664,838. 

 Examinations were held in the principles of agriculture under 



