Fz BELGIAN AGRICULTURAL BUDGET OF 1900. 

by the communal authority, and at least twenty-five yards 
from any butter stall. 
All vessels or wrappers in which margarine is sold must 
have the word “margarine” in letters distinctly visible to 
the public, at least four-fifths of an inch high, and clear of all 
other matter; as well as the name and address of the seller. 
Ifsold in blocks, these must be cubical in shape and marked 
in a similar manner. 
Abnormal butter, z.c., butter of which the characteristics 
differ from those of most pure butter, without exhibiting 
clearly adulteration or serious alteration, may not be sold. A 
Royal decree will specify the physical and chemical indica- 
tions by which these characters may be recognised. 
BELGIAN AGRICULTURAL BUDGET OF 1900. 
The State expenditure in Belgium for the promotion of - 
agriculture, which is provided for in the Budget of the 
Minister of Agriculture for 1900, included the following 
items :— 
& 
Grants for compensation for animals slaughtered by order of the 
authorities, expenses of applying tuberculin test, and 
subsidies to organisations for insurance of live stock - 56,000 
Veterinary inspection - : - - : - : - 8,000 
Grants for the improvement of breeds of farm animals - - 20,000 
Veterinary and agricultural education = - - : - - 32,160 
State Botanic Garden - - - - - - - 3,936 
Agricultural experts and experiment stations - - - - 6,640 
Grants for agricultural council and societies - - - - 10,400 
Annual statistics - - - - - - - --" 25240 
Making a total under the head of Agriculture of £139,376. 
In addition, provision is made for an expenditure of 49,050 
on the Agronomic Stations and Analytical Laboratories. 
(Aoniteur Belge, No. 131.) 


AGRICULTURAL WAGES ABROAD. 
Lhe First Annual Abstract of Foretgn Labour Statistics 
issued by the Board of Trade contains some information 
