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Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1926, Page 2

This first invasion of Australia was attended with no complications. Although Captain Cook mounted a ceremonial sword, lie might just as well have landed pith an umbrella, declares the Sydney ‘'Bulletin.” The next invader could land to-day almost any where on the coastline with an equal lack of precaution. He could wander inland and starve to death before he would find an army io attack or a crowd of people to enslave. For this reason the public rejoicings over the circumstances that the population of Australia has reached 6,000,000 ■ should lie subdued and accompanied with muted cymbals. All but a few thousands of tho total are concentrated in the south, and there maiidy crampcd into two big cities unpleasantly near flic seaboard. Even in the most crowded State there arc fewer than 20 to the square mile. and. taking the I'oinitry as a whole, each of the (i.000.D00 can spread himself over nearly one square mile without treading on his neighbour's rahhit-snni'es. The State of AVttstmlia is <onsidered fairly empty. It has about three persons to the. mile. But in the Northern Territory then? ai-e nearly 150 miles' to every person.