244 MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. 
approval of statutes of associations for the insurance of 
domestic animals; civil veterinary matters, including 
measures relating to infectious diseases among sheep, cattle, 
etc.; and the inspection of meat. 
All the above matters were formerly controlled by the 
Department of the Interior. The Department of Agriculture 
has not taken over any matters belonging to any other 
Department than that above mentioned. 

In the Annual Statement of Trade for 1899 particulars are 
given of the value of the imports and 
Miscellaneous ¢xports of certain articles of an agrti- 
Toon cultural character usually included under 
Exports. the heading of “goods unenumerated.” 
The imports of 1899 included cut 
and everlasting flowers to the value of £211,106, and 
manufactured basketware to the value of £244,988, whilst 
the imports of willows were valued at £38,162, or over £9,000 
more than last year. The imports of glue stock, glue, size 
and gelatine were of some importance and amounted together 
to £633,684, an increase of nearly £90,000, whilst the re- 
exports of these articles were returned at £65,143. Among 
other imports may be mentioned albumen, £11,723; fruit- 
juice, £70,858; grass and moss, £10,899; dextrine, £9,939; 
and straw envelopes, ropes, etc., valued at £60,361. 
The exports of British produce included various animal 
products valued in the aggregate at £497,517. and comprising 
the following items : Bladders and sausage casings, £137,003; 
bones, £34,948; feathers, £28,156; hair, £91,417; hide cut- 
tings, £464,812; horns and hoofs, £54,109; and glue, size and 
gelatine, £87,072. Among other items it may be noted that 
British hay was exported to the value of £11,955; and plants 
and shrubs to the value of £45,144. Other articles of British 
manufacture included oil-seed cake, 4196,749; bran and 
pollard £123,212; straw plaiting, £39,456; and basket-ware 
414,558. 
