Growth of New South Wales. SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS.

Progress, Volume I, Issue II, 1 September 1906, Page 314

Growth of New South Wales. SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS.

The N.S.W. Government Statistician has prepared a statement showing the estimated value of production from various industries, primary and secondary, in the State for 1905. The figures show a substantial increase over the preceding year, due partly to the fact that prices were nearly four' per cent, higher last year; but the greater part was undoubtedly due to mci eased production. The returns per head of population from all industries attained a very high figure— £3l us. 4d., an increase of £4 6s. adPrimary industries returned £24 Bs. 3d. — an advance of £4 os. 7d. The value of wool was £12,102,0001 2, 102,000— an increase of nearly three million pounds. The increase m the value of dairying was about 13-I per cent., though there was a slight decline in the production. The value of agriculture was — an increase of over 20 per cent. The mining industry improved m value The increase in manufacturing industries was fairly satisfactory. Factories employed 56,117 male and 16,148 female workers. The wages paid amounted to the average earnings per hand being £1 15 s. less than m the previous year. This is said to be accounted ffoyr v by the

introduction of labour-saving machinery and substitution of boys for men and the increase of women employees. The total output oi the factories was The export of minerals for the past half-year is valued at — an increase of -£395 000 over the corresponding period last \ear The shipments of coal for the hall-year were 488,000 tons greater than ior the corresponding period last year.