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own business in a way that will yield the greatest profit to our own producers. 
T need not elaborate the subject, as it is one that those of the pastoral section 
here present understand far better than I do. But in the meantime I may 
state that there are lying disused, in Brisbane, twelve refrigerating cars, and [ 
am informed that the railway authorities would put no obstacle in the way,- 
indeed would give every encouragement, for the use of these cars in order to take 
chilled meat away from north of the quarantine line into the metropolis. I 
only just throw out this hint to the pastoral section, as it may be worth con- 
sidering. In shipping meat by these cars the preliminary treatment would be 
simpler and less expensive than in preparing it for a sea voyage of several days. 
I have only just seen the programme of the pastoral section of this Conference, 
but I would have liked to have seen on it one of the most important questions 
of the present day—important both to the agriculturist, as he is generally 
interested in stock also, and to the pastoralist—and that is, how to increase the 
carrying capacity of the country, how to improve the natural pastures and 
-mmake them go further. We know it is being partially done in the West by the 
grazing-farm system, and in New South Wales new grasses are being laid 
down which are considerably increasing the carrying capacity of the country. 
There are many gentlemen in Queensland who have already gone to consider- 
able trouble and expense in connection with small though costly experiments 
in the laying down of new grasses. None of them, perhaps, have had the 
same success as Mr. Walker, of Tenterfield, who has partially restocked the 
Tenterfield Run with new grasses, so that it is now carrying sheep where fluke 
and footrot formerly rendered it impossible. I again throw this out asa hint 
to the pastoral section, because in this direction most valuable information 
could be given to the Department of Agriculture. The duties of the Depart- 
ment have, it seems to me, certain clearly defined limits, but amongst these 
duties are certainly the collection of information that cannot be collected by 
the ordinary individual, the inauguration of experiments that cannot be carried 
out by the ordinary individual, and the distribution throughout the colony of 
the information collected and of the results of the experiments. I shall not 
detain you longer, gentlemen. You have had a very heavy day at the show, and I © 
shall conclude by thanking you for the very kind reception you have accorded 
me. (Applause.) 
Mr. P. Mclean, after explaining the order of the business for the 
Tne day, moved the following resolutions, both of which were unanimously 
adopted :— : 
1. That delegates shall not speak more than once on each subject, and not 
longer than five minutes; the reader of a paper to be allowed ten minutes to reply. 
2. That the following constitute a Committee on Resolutions :—F. W. 
Peek, W. R. Robinson, W. Deacon, A. Walker, and E. Swayne; Mr. Swayne 
to be convener. © 
Mr. E. Horton, on behalf of the Rockhampton Agricultural Society, 
extended a cordial welcome to the delegates to Central Queensland. - 
Mr. 1. 8. Brarry (St. Lawrence) suggested that if similar gatherings 
were held in the future it would be an advantage to have the papers to be 
placed before the meetings printed and circulated among the delegates. 
The CuarrmMan, on behalf .of the other delegates, having thanked Mr. 
Horton for his welcome to Rockhampton, then adjourned the meeting till the 
following morning. 
SECOND SESSION. 
Trurspay, 127rH May, 1898, 9°30 ava. 
The Hon. J. V. Caraway having taken the chair, the following three 
papers were read by their writers :~— 
QUEENSLAND MARKETS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 
[By M. O’Kererg, Bleinheim, Laidley.] 
’ The existing system of markets for agricultural produce has long been a question 
_of much dissatisfaction to Queensland agriculturists. Especially is this the case as 
