Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 1900. The Value of the Colonies.
I Great Britain, as is well known, cannot supply sufficient food for her population and has therefore to import largely from the whole world. It has often been said that this is a source of weakness to her in the event of war, as her food supply must be conveyed over some oceans, and this fact has always secured the proper upholding of the navy on a footing to be at least equal to any other of the two strongest naval powers. But though there is a sign of weakness owing to the danger of carriage yet at the same time it is a powerful lever for the retention of peace, as so large a consumer and so good a payer would bo a grave loss to the country that chose to drive her trade away by declaring war on so good a customer. This is, however, being mended by the extra-
■mbttc — m-yi-rrrj ..mm. ■«-,.r»rßc «.«■■■ ordinary developemenfc of trade with the colonies which must in time seriously affect the relations of Great Britain with the powers of Europe. The consumption of wheat in 1895 was valued at over 67 millions pounds worth from foreign countries and nearly 4 millions from Greater Britain and in 1898 the first named countries only supplied 50£ millions and the latter over 5£ millions, so that the loss in the first case was 16^ millions and the gain in the last case 1£ millions. In wheaten flour foreign countries are immensely ahead from the colonies. In butter great strides have been effected as in 1892 foreign countries sent close on 8£ millions pounds worth, Greater Britain only sent £782,006 worth, but in 1898 the former sent 8f millions and the latter 3ent almost 2 millions worth. In cheese it is pleasant to note that Greater Britain sent, in 1898, over 8 millions pounds worth and foreign countries did not reach to a million. Foreign countries send more eggs, which were valued at more than 1$ millions, whilst the colonies only sent £254,000 worth. Lard is as disproportionate, and in bacon and hams foreign countries sent ten times more than Greater Britain. Foreign countries beat us all in beef by 4 to 1 but in fresh mutton Greater Britain exceeded the others by one million, and in apples reached to the sum equal to the amount imported from elsewhere, as well as showing a good excess in preserved meats. It is only lately that any such excess has been gained and are now in the following proportions : — Cheese 68 per cent ; fresh mutton 58 per cent ; and preserved mutton 97 per cent.
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