A COMPARISON.
jThe Governor of Western Australia, m a despatch lately forwarded to Lord Derby, thus sets forth the reasons of the slow progress made by the colony : — " The causes of the backward condition of the colony, as compared with the rich and prosperous eastern States of the continent are not far to seek. Inferior soil, poisonous plants, the ' denseness of the forests, and the deficiency or absence of water, are the chief reasons why the population of Western Australia, and the profits of agricultural and pastoral pursuits m its immense territory, have never been, and perhaps never can be, what they are m such favored countries as New Zealand or Victoria^ Other causes there are, but these are quite enough ; and they were under my eye, more or less, during my whole journey."
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 223, 18 August 1884, Page 2
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134A COMPARISON. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 223, 18 August 1884, Page 2
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