.It is not perhaps generally known under what hurtful conditions the culture of rice is carried on. It necessitates, in fact, the inundation of the tract of country where it is cultivated, and' obliges the labourer to Carry on his work during a portion of the year with his legs submerged 1 in stagnant water. Accordingly, in the rice districts of Piedmont and elsewhere, the population, has hitherto been consumptive, and decimated by disease.
The Hon Ward in refering to our commercial outlook in the Financial Statement said: —‘ The great difficulty which has confronted all producing countries in recent years has been the steady decrease in the prices of the natural products of the soil. Many causes are assigned, some attribute it to mono-metallism, others to the overproduction, and others believe that the system of rapid transit has so developed that the former high level of prices have for ever disappeared. . The Governmenthave endeavoured to apply common sense to . lengthen the reach of commercial activity. It is one of the essentials of a producing country; not only to increase the 1 output, but to hav<3 new markots in which i to sell these products. j
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Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1756, 3 August 1895, Page 2
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