AMERICAN TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1895, 28 August 1884, Page 4

AMERICAN TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA.

" I think," said a Now York merchant who has been concerned in the exporation to New South Wales and New Zealand for years past, " that our tiade with Austiaha is destined to have a steady and healthy giowtli. It is true that what that part ot thewoild has to' «ell is inoie like ours than we derive fiom Kuiopo, but theie are moie important dilleienoes. Their climate, on the whole, is much hotter than out s, and the \egitablu and anim.nl world the>-e is entirely dilloieut fiom the United States. Man^ tilings grow there which cannot be uiised here, and while our pro duets which our countiy sends abioad are mostly raw, as woil as those exported by Victoria, New South Wales,, and New Zealand theirs are entnely diilcient, with the exceptional of wool." What aie the pnncipal things winch we now export to that countiy ? enquired the leporter. " The (igiues for Austialia which I have aie not separated fioin those of Austialasia, but to that quaiter of the globe we sent last year 352, 000d0l woith of agiicultuul implements, 220,000d0l carriages and (.■aits, 202,000d0l diugs and medicines, I 20,3,000 non manufactures, 232,000 steel manufactiues, lll,ooodol leathci and lnanufactuies of leatlier, oiw.OOO dols kerosene, 370,000d0l fish, 109,000 dol sewing inacliines, 706,000d0l tobacco, 224,0()0dol lumber, 229,000d0l household fumituie, and 23i,000a0l manufactures of wood. Our total expoits were G,730,000d015., Gicat Biitain sending them about 91,000,000d01. It is plain to be seen thai there is room for much *giowth heio, and that there aie many at tides pioduced heie which might be advantageously sent thither, in spite of the gi eater neatness of Gieat Jiiit.nn, were our meieantilc system such as to pel nut of it. What we buy ftoin them is far less, and is chiefly distributed among four ai tides— gums, wood, tin, and blown sugar. The total of these and all other ai tides is 2,058,000d01— less than a thiul of what we send them. It is plain that if we can incicasc oui impoits fiom that country thus giving good cargoes for vessels, they will be able to make moie icgular and systematic tups, and the attention of the Australian buyer will be moie attiacted to the United States as a souice fiom which many commodities can be obtained on a.s favouiable terms as from Gieat Britain."

Coxsitmptiox or Potatoes. — It has been iceently stated on good authority that the avci ago annual consumption of potatoes in Gteat Britain is 4,000,000 ton-, icpiesenting, at 2s Gd per bushel, £20,000,000 stalling. 01 tins quantity 2'J0,000 tons, or 5 pei cent., is impoited In 1882 the Biitibh oiop coveied about oil ,000 act us of land. Tilh Zoological (Jaidens in the Ecgcnt's Paik, London, now con tain 2!}!)8 cuatuios, accouhng to the k v ociety's last annual lepoit— 73l mammals-, KV,)S buds, and '2l)1 icptile^. The visitois last year nuniheied 743,483. An yon l in Belgium who so pleases may open a public-house, the retail liquor tiade being peifectly fiee. The annual consumption of spii its is now 12 \ hties per inhabitant, and that of beer 254 litres. The money annually expended at the public Louses is Uf>,ooo,OOOt. Ho\ io Gi i Sk k — h\posp \oursclf day and niitht, sit too much vithont cmtlisc, work too ]i ird without lost, rioctoi .ill the time, t<il.e all thculc nostrums advertised and thin ) oil will w mt to know How io Cti r Whit.— Which is answered in > tlirce voids — J .tkc Hop filters ' Read IJockinc or Uuj;s],s. — At a meeting of the Tush Cential A T etennaiy Medical Society, held at the Royal Dublin Society on the 10th inst.— Mr M. Paliin, l<\lt C t.S.,in the chau — the question of the doe King of horses was bionglit foi waul for discussion and a lcsolution was unanimously adopted — " That the mcmbcis ot this society consider this opciation of docking to be a neccs=aiy anil a ]ustilial>lc one, and compaiatively p,iinl<ss, when pei formed by qualified vcteunary surgeons." Such an expression of opinion coming fiom such a distinguished body of veteiinary suigeons ought to dispose of the sentimental gnc\auce which is maintained by some wellmcaning poisons, ■who aie mainly, we take lca\e to asset t, of a class which know \eiy little about the matter. We Ixlimo that the maximum of comfoifc and safety, m dealing with harness hoiscs especially, is obtained at the cost of the slightest minimum of pain to the animal when the opeiation is pei formed by a skill' d. sin goon. Mi llaminonl, the owner of the horse St (Jatien, wlio lan a dead heat fot the Dei by Race, began life as a Newinaikct stable boy. In pioccss of time he became too heavy to ride, and he then took to touting, and as ho was blessed with shaip eyes and keen wits, he quickly won ,i consideiablo sum of money, de- \ eloped into a piofcssional backer, and f l oi ti that chiysalis .state blossomed forth as the owner of a stud of laeehoi&cs. Mr Hammond duung the past few ycais, lias won upwaids of £80,000 He has been \cry lucky, and ai a proof that he is f,i\ouied by foitunc he netted a la lire sum o\cr Dutch Oxen's Lcgcr. .Mi llamiuond was able to back his hoisc to win ,i h<\i\y st.tke without much outlay, as St (iatien was at '•)','>— 1 alter the Two Thousand, ffe wins £00,000 bv StClatiui, and in addition he had £."500 on iJ.ii\'stci. Sir John Willoughby ha-, not dc.ued moie than C 3,000 on the week. He would ha\e won a good stake by Queen Adelaide. The Danebuiy commission for Busybody was 12,r)00— Tiuth. The City Council lins been enjoying a lnely discussion as to the class of books which should be .supplied to the Viea Public Libiaiy, and thetc seems to be considerable diveisity of opinion as to the ob]octb to be sen ved by the Libi.uy. Some of the coimcillois appeal to think that Lho ntepayeis' money ouiflit not to be expended in the pui chase of novels of no intunsic value, fit only to while away a leisuie hour, but that most of it should lie expended on works of lefeicnce, books on science, mechanics, &c, and a small poition on standaid woiks ot fiction. Othcis again seem to consider that if those who use the Libiary piefer trashy novels to more useful books the shelves should bo filled with tiashy novels. In these doinociatic days it is uncommonly like " kicking against the piicks " to go counter to the so\ ereign w ill of the people, but T am doubtful whetlier the majority of the latepaycis would wish to seethe Public Libiary filled with trashy novels, and if they would, if 1 were a City Councillor I ccitainly should oppose their wisii and take the consequences. I think the main object of this institution should be to pio\ide woiks of reference and books on science, mechanics, &c, so as to affoul educational advantages to those whose means will not permit them to buy such books. As full an assortment as possible of the best newspapers should be piovided, so that people may iea,d the history of the world as it is written'! If, after providing these two essentials, there aie funds available, a few of the be,st novels of this and former tinges should be provided. That would be mfy idea of the proper way to fill the shelves of the Public Libiary.

August Flower. ' The most miserable beings in the world are those suffering front Byspepsia and Liver Complaint, More than seventy-five per cent of the people are afllicted with these two diseases and their effects ; such as Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness, Palpitation of the Heart, Heart-burn, Water- ■ brash, gnawing and burning pains at the pi D of the Stomach, Yellow Skin,, Coated Tongue and disagreeable taste in the mou)th, coming up of food, after, eatirigl \qw spirits, , &ic., Go, to ypur". Druggist and get a bottle of August J£Jpwer. f This valuable medicine has cured thousands and thousands of sufferers and is known 1 'in 'all' 'civilised countries. Two doses will relieve you. It costs only 3s 6a a bottle, Sample bottles 6d.

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