Tokio.—What may be regarded as the food policy of the Government is reported by the "Chuo." The policy proposes:
(1) Agricultural development by means of Government subsidies, improvement of agricultural tools and methods and the facilitation of investment in agricultural enterprises (2) Establishment of a rice-warehousing system in order to regulate the demand and supply of rice and barley; (3) Improvement of the exchange system in order to ensure prompt and fair transactions over agricultural products Establishment of a Customs policy for the import and export of agricultural grains Encouragement of the consumption of barley and wheat as substitutes for rice by means of judicious propaganda.—Reuter.
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