(5) -2- (3) (4) II. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Hide Markets Concentration has been gradually introduced during the pat year, and 51 out of 143 markets closed. This number will be increased as far as possible. Rice Milling. A considerable number of subsidiary processing plants ha### been eliminated. 7 mills are new operating and are bare sufficient to deal with the output required. Further concentration will be applied if necessitated by the sup###y position. Slaughterhouses Since the beginning of the war the number of slaughterho### has been reduced from 16,000 to 705, with 41 more in occasional use.