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According to a report by Mr. D. Wilson, Dairy Expert for 

 Victoria, it appears that the dairy trade 

 E2 Victoria' 0m * s g ra 4ually recovering from the effects of 

 the drought which extended over the 

 seasons 1895-6, 1896-7, and 1897-98. The quantity and value 

 of butter exported fell from 11,584 tons in 1894-95, valued 

 at £i,o3 1,243, to 7> J 57 tons in 1897-98, valued at £670,090. 

 With the break-up of the drought milk production rapidly 

 increased, and, in consequence, the export for the year ending 

 April 30th, 1899, amounted to 8,888 tons, valued at £888,000 

 Of this quantity of butter 7,100 tons were consigned to 

 London, 1,000 tons were sent to West Australia, and 700 tons 

 were consigned to the Cape Colony. 



The next most important article exported through 

 the Agricultural Department is rabbits, of which no less than 

 1,210,139 pairs were exported in 1898-99, of a value of 

 £90,000. This trade was started in 1894-5, when 89,000 

 pairs of rabbits were exported. Among the other products 

 which were shipped under the superintendence of the export 

 branch of the Department were condensed milk and cream, 

 valued at £3,136; meat to the value of £23,000; fruit, 

 £5,000 ; hares, poultry, and eggs, about £1,600. 



In his report to the Foreign Office on the trade of Bavaria, 

 Mr. Frederic Harford says that great 



Horse Breeding endeavours are being- made in Bavaria to 

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encourage horse-breeding, and especially 



the breeding of cavalry remounts, which at present come 

 chiefly from North Germany and Hungary, in spite of the 

 export tax in the latter country. At the horse fair, held 

 annually at Munich in April, prizes are given for horses of 

 all classes, and a lottery takes place for a number of horses 

 bought at the fair. Very high prices are given for heavy 

 brewers' dray horses, mostly "Belgians." In 1898, 289 

 thoroughbreds, including 141 mares, were imported into 



