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PAELIAMENTARY PUBLICATIONS. 



[Sept. 189&. 



In every large province of India an Agricultural Department 

 has been organised, which is charged with the duty of super- 

 vising the maintenance of the village records of land tenures, 

 rent, produce, and land transfers, and with the work of organ- 

 ising and directing State undertakings for the furtherance of 

 agriculture, and for the improvement of stock. The Agricul- 

 tural Departments also keep the public and the Government 

 informed concerning the condition and the out-turn of the 

 crops, the range of prices, and the approach of dearth or famine 

 in any particular tract. 



Report from the Select Committee on Food Products Adultera- 

 tion, with the Proceedings of the Committee. [H. C. — 863.] 

 Price l^d. 



This is the Keport of the Select Committee appointed to 

 inquire into the working of " The Margarine Act, 1887/' and 

 "The Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875," and any Acts amend- 

 ing the same, and report whether any, and, it' so, what amend- 

 ments of the law relating to adulteration are, in their opinion, 

 desirable. 



The Committee state that they have taken further evidence 

 upon the matters referred to them, but have not had sufficient 

 time to conclude their investigation. They have, therefore, 

 agreed to report the evidence alread}^ taken to the House, and 

 to recommend that a Committee on the same subject should be 

 appointed in the newly elected Parliament. 



Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom with 

 Foreign Countries and British Possessions for the Year 

 1894. [C— 7759.] Price Ss. lOd. 



This publication, which is compiled in the Custom House 

 from documents collected by that Department, contains abstract 

 tables of imports, customs duties, exports and transit trade for 

 the five years from 1890 to 1894, as well as detailed figures 

 relating to the general imports, exports, and general transit 

 trade during the year 1894. 



The quantities and value of the principal articles imported 

 and exported from and to each foreign country and British 

 possession are given, and also the bonded warehouses accounts 

 for 1894. 



