The Evening Star TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1873.

Evening Star, Issue 3084, 7 January 1873, Page 2

The Evening Star TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1873.

Our Australian files put ua in possession of the statistics of Queensland, which contain much information calculated to interest persons of every class. It is the youngest of the Australian group, and is exceptional in its characteristics through the field labor being performed chiefly by imported Polynesians. On the first of September last year, a census was taken, which showed that there were in the Colony 125,140 persons. Of these 74,022 were males, ami 50.524 females. Of the males 43,025 were adults and 28,742 minors; and of the females 21,295 were adults and 27,042 minors. All the adult females were married, excepting 2,521, while of the male adults 21,534 were unmarried. Of the entire population 47,300 were Australian born Colony itself-20,300 were born in England, 21.000 in Ireland, 8,500 in Scotland, and 8,300 in Germany. In 1871, the births were 5.205, the marriages 1)70, and the deaths 1,785. It will be seen that the births exceeded the deaths by 3,420. The Immigrants who arrived during the year exceeded those who left the Colony by 3,359 persons, of whom 2.230 were males, and 1,129 females. What in the statistics is euphoniously termed the Polynesian immigration amounted to the importation of 1,352 South Sea islanders during the year, of whom only 47 were females. The number who are said to have returned was set down at 750; hut whether they reached their homes, wore set down on other islands, or landed in Fiji, we are not informed. Since April, the labor vessels are reported to hare been accompanied by a Goverwwttt ft is Trortfty of

note, however, that in most instances the names of the masters of the vessels and the ‘‘recruiting” agent are identical. The educational machinery consisted of 1<)1 schools, winch were at tended by 20.7:17 scholars, the attendance haring much increased since the introduction of a free system of education. Thus in 1869 the number of scholars was 13,472 ; in 1870 it had reached 18,043, and in 1871, as before stated, 20,737. There were 136 primary schools under direction of the Board of Education, which were attended by 8.824 boys and 10,139 girls and infants. The total sum paid for salaries of teachers during the year was £24.386. In addition to the public schools, there were in the Colony five private schools for hoys, four for girls, and fourteen for boys and girls. The attendance at those schools was 1,640, of whom 775 were boys and 865 girls. The number of charitable institutions remains unchanged, but the demands upon them have slightly decreased. As usual in newly-settled Colonies, the principal pursuits of the settlers are * pastoral, agricultural, and mining. The census divides the country into pastoral and settled districts. The population of the first was 21,790. of the latter 98,314. fn 1871 there were 1,970 runs, covering an area of 97,115,110 acres in the unsettled districts, and 244 runs, embracing 10,169,824 acres in the settled districts. The rent paid for the former was £7 4,081, and for the latter £30,038. The live stock of Queensland amounted to J1.910 horses ; 1.168.235 head of horned cattle, 7,403,334 sheep, and 32,707 pigs. The number sheep aas much decreased since 1866. In 1871 the acreage under cultivation was 59,9(59, of which 12,962 were under •otton, 0,581 under sugar cane, and 3,061 under wheat. The imports for the year 1871 were of less value than tor any year dnee 1863, when the population was only half its present number. The amount was £1,562.665. and the exports wore valued at £2,760,045, as compared with £2,533,732 in 1870. and £2,166,806 in 1860. Tito quantity of wool exported was 22.339,3481b., valued at £1.158.833; fallow, 6.209 tons, valued at £139,181; gold. 171.0370z., valued at £61(5,907; copper, Sl.OflOcwt., valued at £174.701; cotton, 2,602,1001b., valued at £79,317; timber, £20,21(5 worth. The cultivation of cotton is rapidly increasing. In 1867 the quantity exported was 418,9411b.; in 18(58, 1,800,6281b.; in 18(59, 1,118,8991b.; and in 1870, 1,030,7551b. By the census returns, the largest goldfield populations wove at Gympic, 5.010 persons ; Bavcnswootl, 2,497 ; in the neighborhood of Bockhampton, 1263; and the Gilbert, 1146. During the year, 63,390 tons of quartz were crushed on the goldfields, which yielded on the average loz, loelwt, 23gr. per ton. The richest quartz was obtained at the Gympic and Gilbert Of other industries, the number of mills, manufactories, and other works in operation during the year was 611. There wore 18 agricultural implement manufactories. 44 arrowroot manufactories, 34 cotton gins. 55 sugar mills, 8 moat-curing establishments, 11 tanneries, 11 distilleries, 16 iron and tin works, 4 boot manufactories, I railway carriage works, and 5 whip manufactories. The number of miles of railway opened at the cud of the year was 218, ami of telegraphic communication 2.(514. The revenue during the year was L 823,169 —a larger amount than in any previous year. The expenditure was 1,787,555. \Ve are mainly indebted for this digest to the Melbourne Argus.