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Southland Times, Issue 937, 20 April 1868, Page 2

" The other day a gentleman from Queensland paid a visit to Geelong" (says the " Advertiser"), and left at this office, for the inspection of the curious, two samples of sugar, manufactured on the Pimpama plantations. They are of a good bright color and grain, and command in the local market prices equal to that obtained for parcels of the same quality imported from the Mauritius. We were informed that Mr Eaff, of Brisbane, is now cultivating the sugar cane to a great extent on the Cobulture estate, the property of the late cotton company, and, from having imported the best and latest improved machinery for the manufacture of sugar, he is enabled to turn out an article superior to anything yet attempted in Queensland. One of the advantages of our neighbo-s growing Jsugar is that they have a market in the adjoining colonies that will consume all they can produce for many years to come, and will tend to make prices equable, as the produce of the crops in the Mauritius is now very uncertain. The same gentleman also left a saaiple of rum of Mr Raff's distilling; this is of a very fine quality, and sells at a higher price than the imported spirit. The local production is protected by a differential duty, and this stimulates native industry."