, 1885-06-24

also for the home grown sugar (about
23,OO0,O 900 lbs.); That was one reason why
such a reduction could not be granted, and
another reason was that the beet sugar
producers bad not asked for it. Therefore
the only thing that could be done was to
bring before the Diet a Bill for placing st.
CrolX sugar on the same footing as the
home grown sugar, namely by reducing
the import duty ON the former by 8 per ct.
l will layacopy of this Bill also on thetable
for information OF members. At the same
time 1t was proposed to make a grant TO
the Colonial Treasury which would enable
the latter to dispense with the export duty
for one year.
The above Bill and the Bill to which I have
formerly referred were favorably received
by the LandSthing, and passed with slight
alterations, but were thrown out by the
Folkething, and thus the efforts made led
to no good results. 1t is important however
for the coloniSts to know that the Lands
thing and part of the Folkething are i'll
favou Of the colonies, and we may hope
that III time the other members may
entertain more favourable views. FOrtu-
nately the crisis. as we may hope, has now
passed over, without, as far as can be seen,
having had any very damaging results.
1t should, however, be considered what
steps should be taken to meet the most
pressing emergencies in future crises, and
we may be sure that, with intervals OF
more or less good years, these, from some
cause or other, will arise. Experience also
has now shown us that even with the best
will to help on the part of the persons con-
cerned, help from home may not be afford
ed in time. 1t is therefore of the greatest
importance to consider whether some means
could not be found here on the island to
meet the most pressing needs, should a
crisis again occur, and | would invite the
Council to appoint a Committee to confer
with the Government on this subject.
From the National Tidende" Of 28h May.
The Central Association for the
bretroot-sugar industry in Germany
reports in the periodical German
sugar-indusiry," that the acreage to
be planted this year will, according to
the information received from 324
factories, be 28'5 p. CT. less than last
wear. With regard to the roots from
the land owned or rented by the fac
tories themselves The proportion is
estimated at 20 p. Cent. less than last
year. The greatest reduction is in
Brunswick, the smallest in South Ger
many.
From anticipating estimates the
land in beetr0ot sugar cultivation is
considered to be Is to Pop. CT. less
this year in France than it was last
year.
Of 22nd Nay-The sugar market
in the district of Magdeburg o
%tinueS, according to a German agri-
cultural paper, in the same very de-
pressed SITUATION, and although the
price is somewhat higher, it is still so
low, that 1t does not cover the erpen-
diture on the production. The facto-
ries have endeavourrd to shorten the
campaign as far rs possible in the
middle of February, but all has result
ed IN loss to a greater o less degree.
The crisis has caused a considerable
tall in the rate Of wages, the price of
the roots has come down from 1870
and 1875 Pr. to 60 md 70 Pr.
per cwt., and there is at present no
prospect of a %remunerative price for