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Our sugar-planters have overtaken the colony’s requirements; why should 
not our wheatgrowers do the same? There is no such expenseattached to wheat- 
growing as to sugar-planting. JF lour-mills can be built for one-tenth the cost 
of a very ordinary sugar-mill, yet we find that, in addition to wheat, we import 
nearly £11,000 worth of flour in one month. 
It will be said that the returns of imports for one month are not a criterion 
of the imports for the year. Thatis so, but during some months some articles 
are imported in excess of others, and during others the figures are reversed, 
but the fact remains that in the last month of 1898 we imported agricultural 
produce to the tune of £35,538, the greater part of which should remain in 
the colony. 
Rerurw showing the Arua of Lanp under Dirrernnr Crops during 
the YEAR 1897. ; 
Acres. Acres. 
Wheat, grain ... Kt, ... _ 59,875 Gooseberries ... iT isa 108 
Maize shiypedet rs ... 109,721 Lemons ie ae S39 46 
Barley ,,  «.. te on POLE Mangoes... re 235 
Oats espe 7” aby, 1,034 Melons 4 a ve 124, 
Potatoes, English ... oe 8,197 Peaches be ~* at 38 
in sweet an oe 3,581 Peanuts mS br ¥r 29 
Arrowroot ae a uP 391 Persimmons ... nit ti) 27 
Bananas x¥ a st 4,828 + Plums so a Pe 53 
Pineapples... eee cat 909 Strawberries .., ns: ah 32 
Oranges a ay hy 2,196 Cabbages- .., es! a 182 
Gardens and Orchards i. 3,878 Cucumbers... es ans 103 
Coffee ... Pr xt on 311 Swede Turnips cit wad Ady 
Rice, grain... We: ani 445 Tomatoes... oa on 96 
Onions ... os i. no 50 Yams and Taro “i me 201 
Peas... iy re a 36 Kafir Corn... ve on 17 
Beans... an Ho rrE} 10 Hay, Wheaten ws Pe 5,898 
Pumpkins ~ ir} or 1,185 peeeGarlevaer i52 i 291 
Apples .., 50 is ou 86 ae ater: ax az IBARO 
Cocoanuts ae tn 0 510 
Return showing the Quantiry and Vatur of the undermentioned ARTICLES 
Invortep from the Sournern Cotontes into the Port of Brispane during the 
Monre of Decemper, 1898. 
Article. | Quantity. Value. 
£ 
Wheat 26,457 bushels 4,229 
Maize 38,730. ,, 6,969 
Barley Oe CTs 535 
Oats | 9,615 ,, 1,227 
Flour | 1,098 tons _ 10,731 
Malt | 2,866 bushels 973 
Potatoes 261 tons 2,280 
Onions | 180 ,, 987 
Hay | 10 4, « 36 
Chaff... oy Dees 184 
Beans and Peas eT, i aN) we _ in | 683 bushels W71 
Maizena and Cornflower... uri: 5 wet ie 1,312 lb. 18 
Arrowroot a) it ~~ ae “s a2 te 564 ,, 7 
Fruit, green... +e Ses AL se Shc Mas 31,654 cases 5,793 
Fruit, dried on Ape ae EG we ++2)] 39,047. lb. 649 
Ricomeee A SECO Deep aia 153,916 ,, 744 
Roasted Coffee ... | 1,165 ,, 55 
} —-_—_. 
Total af £) 35,538 
Taking 50 bushels as the equivalent of this season’s wheat of a ton of 
flour, the imports of breadstuffs for December, 1898, represent 54,650 bushels 
brought in in the shape of flour, and 26,457 bushels of grain, or a total of 
81,107 bushels of wheat. 
