STATISTICS OF AUSTRALASIA.
From an article in the '< Australasian " we gather the following interesting statistics. The following are the population returns for 1870 :—^ Victoria . * , , 724,725 New South Wales * 502,861 South Australia ' , , 183.797 Quee sland , - 115J567 Western Australia -. 25,084 Tasmania - , 100,765
The following is a table of the imports and exports for 1870 :—: —
Imports. Exports. Victoria . - £12,455,758 £12,470,014 New South Wales. 7,577,000 7,740,038 South Australia - 2,029,793 2,419,488 Queensland - 1,577,339 2,533,732 Western Australia- 213.258 200,984 Tasmania - - 792.916 648709 New Zealand - 4,639,015 4,822,756 Totals • £29,285,079 £30,885,721 SHIPPING. Inwards. Outwds. Tons. Tons. Victoria - • 663,764 681,098 New-South Wales - 689,771 771,942 South Australia - 140,081 147.90S Queensland - • 133,292 127,992 Western Australia - 65,716 67,730 Tasmania - • 105,647 107,263 New Zealand - - 273,151 265,407 Totals - 2,071,422 2,169,340 REVENUE RETURNS. Receipts. Expenditure. Victoria - • £3,244,001 — New South Wales 2,490,203 £2,638,264 South Australia - 657,576 782,289 Queensland - 743,058 764,491 Western Australia 98,131 103,124 Tasmania - - 258,895 282,339 New Zealand - 1,663,380 1,981,719 COST OF GOVERNMENT PER HEAD. Victoria ■ - (say about) £4 6 New South Wales „ 5 0 South Australia - 4 11 Queensland - „ 6 10 Western Australia 4 0 Tasmania - 2 12 New Zealand - „ 514 PUBLIC DEBT. Victoria .... £11,924,800 New South Wales - - 11,781,630 South Australia - - - 1,944,600 Queensland - -' - - 3,509,250 Western Australia - • ' Nil. Tasmania .... 1,343,500 New Zealand . - - 7,841,891 LIABILITY PER HEAD OF THE POPULATION. Victoria - - (say about) £14 11 New South Wales „ 23 0 South Australia „ 10 12 Queensland - „ 30 6 Tasmania ■ 13 8 New Zealand • „ 30 5 AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL. Horses. Cattle. Sheep. Victoria - 167,220 721,096 10,761,887 New South Wales . - 337,597 2,195,096 16,308,585 South Australia - 83,744 136,832 4,400,656 Queensland 53.359 1,076,630 8,163,818 Western Australia - 22,174 45,213 608,892 Tasmania - 22,679 101,459 1,349,775 New Zealand r 81,028 436,592 9,700,629 Land in Under Cultivation. Wheat. Acres Acres. Victoria - - 909,015 284,167 New South Wales- 434,012 147,997 South Australia - 959,006 604,761 Queensland - - 52,210 2,891 Western Australia 54,527 26,660 Tasmania - - 330,257 57,382 New Zealand- - 1,041,675 77,073
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Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 224, 16 May 1872, Page 8
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301STATISTICS OF AUSTRALASIA. Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 224, 16 May 1872, Page 8
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