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has practically been the same for many years past, now shows a 

 slight tendency to decline. 



According to the Returns there would appear to have been a 

 decrease of 54 per cent, in the quantity of honey produced in 

 1894, as compared with the preceding year, the returns for 

 which showed au increase of 29'0 per cent, as compared with 

 the quantity in 1892. 



The quantity of honey produced was 234,838 lbs. ; of which 

 129,825 lbs. were produced " in hives having movable combs," 

 and 105,013 lbs. " in other hives." It was stated that 112,331 

 lbs. was " run honey," and 122,507 lbs. "section honey." 



The number of stocks brought through the winter of 1894-95, 

 amounted to 17,317 ; of which 7,810 were in hives having 

 movable combs, and 9,507 in other hives. 



According to the returns collected there were 4,949 lbs. of 

 wax manufactured in 1894 ; of which 1,893 lbs. were from 

 hives having movable combs, and 3,056 lbs. from other hives. 



Inspectors of Meat [H.C. — 74.] Price l\d. 



A Return showing the number of officials employed as Meat 

 Inspectors in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Bolton, 

 Birkenhead, Bradford, Blackpool, Hull, Nottingham, Derby, 

 Portsmouth, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Paisley, Perth, and 

 Greenock ; date of their appointment ; qualifications for appoint- 

 ment ; vocation prior to receiving appointment ; and whether such 

 officials act as Meat Inspectors only, or hold any office of emolu- 

 ment in a Department other than that supervised by the Medical 

 Officer of Health. 



Agricultural Produce {Ireland). [H.C. — 136.] Price \d. 



A return of the average prices of agricultural produce in 

 Ireland, as collected by the Irish Land Commissioners, year by 

 year, from 1881 to 1895 inclusive. The figures given in this 

 publication show a fall in price, except in the case of potatoes, 

 as regards every commodity to which reference is made. The 

 most notable diminutions are as follows, the figures quoted 

 referring to the average price in 1881 and 1895 respectively : 

 wheat, 9s. 5c?. to 5s. 9d. per cwt. ; butter, 51. 8s. 4>d. to M. 7s. 5d. 

 per cwt. ; pork, 21. 12s. 3d. to 11. 18s. lid. per cwt. ; and flax, 

 6s. lid. to 5s. 6d per 14 lbs. 



