Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-09-19
AUSTRALIAN STATISTICS.

AUSTRALIAN STATISTICS
The rapidity with which many of the and cities in
the United States have increased well the remarkable
growth of the entire country in population and commerce,
and all the other elements of national prosperity and power
are often quoted with establishment and referred with pa
triotic satisfaction The following facts collected from
ucle ON AUSTRALIA, in the Jited Service Magazine for
August last furnish parallel instance of rapid growth and
increase to those Of the United staies and when all the cir
cumsances Of geographical position political condition. &c.
are considered will Perhaps be allowed that the growth Of
Australia Is the most astonishing Of the two.
In January, 1888, the first expedition from England 10
Australia arrived Botany Bay II was under the direction
of Capt Phillip, and consisted Of six transports having on
board 564 male and 1872 female convcts together with the
necessary complement Of soldiers and few their wives and
children These people erected slab huts the cleared spaces
of hebarren forest Mt Sydney Cove in Port Jackson On
this spot there is city of than 600 inhabitants
In the month Of May 1885, The live stock Of colony con-
sisted Of 30 sheep, horses horned CATTLE and IA pigs in
ls43 there were in the colony $685. 337 Sheep OFT
horses, 0l7, horned CATTLE and 57767 pigs The wool
exported amounted to 500 bs and was valued at
e6S5, CAT sterling.
The wool exported in 1894 was 2,a46, ss3 lbs value
e2l3 62s in 1888 5,749 376 lbs value G405 err
Australia ceased to be penal colony in 1910.
The imports have been as follows
In 1880 they amounted to. =. 942O, $50
1883. .............. ........ 434, 220 ia
1870 ..3,0l4, ls9
1882 ........... ], 455, 059 ats
very nodnae, and in the end, runous spirit of specu-
aon appears have possessed the people of Australia in
S40 from the effects Of which the colony has scarcely yet
recovered this wild which caused the sales of
the Government lan which in 1885 amounted ESQ., 1885,
amount to R3l6, 626 in 1870; they fell to ESQ., 1893 in
ls4l, and in Is43 were only Ell, 297.
Another cause however, doubt contributed very consid
eraby this great dmnuton of sales This the raising
minimum price Of the Government lands lS43 from 2s per
20s This certainly exorbtant price land
Of which three required feed single sheep. The
object OF the Government in fixing the price
high was to check the rash and prevailing speculation this
Investment; although it, in fact, into operation
time after that speculation had ceased by the effect own
reaction.
We know not upon what prncipethe British Government
regulates the of the colonial civil list but there
apparent dsproporion which reconcile For in
stance the amount Of the civil list for Australia he then po
puaon being $780, 000 of which 25 900 were convics) was
liked at esl 600 per whilst that of Canada, with
population of 5000, 000 is only Els 000 The population
If Australia in ls43 l65, being increase of 81
cent that of 1912. The number of emgrants
Australia and New Zealand was, s43 1914 The births
ls43 T. 1872 the deaths s43 were 293 Of whom,
,ll5 children, being less mortality than in England
The proportion Of deaths births ls43 was as 80 to OO
beingsfess than half the proportion in England.
The exports of 1912 amounted to. ,067,4Il
DO OF ls43 .-.........l, l72, $40
being increase of 10 per The increase of exports
within the last years has been 1877 per Among the
principal exports aow, beef sperm OIL seal SKINS ceda
timber, &c.
The of the quarter ending September 80 Is43
DrnE nA roaA Dcxr nc,I
OF this latter amount the duties spirits inn
ported was G17,402 16 7
On spirits distilled in the colony 1850
Licenses to retail and dsl ............... 500 90
Post Office. ........ .................. 1907 4 3
Land sales. ............ |, l40 Is
Licenses to depasure stock Crown lands. 1000 O
The in cultivation in 1884 were r. 81 in 1919
1868. OF these, 49, 0s3 sown with wheat produ-
cling 1000, 225 bushels and 9,O6l sown with maze
producing 7l9,35s bushels
The tobacco produced in 1884 about 1859 cwt ls43
600s cwt
Vessels inwards in New South Wales, is4a, were $50
tonnage 1854 Vessels built in 1888 in ls43
IL. The vessels holding register from the port of Sydney
(inoudng seamer) number 272 OF from tons
burden Of which % whaers There III steamers
the largest TONS trading between Sydney and other settle
ments the
Australia will become, in Time a manufacturing country
Tweed already there of colonial WOOL and dyed with
colonial Dyes very considerable extent cloth manu-
factory has been established the river Hunter and salt
works and iron foundnes already in operation Steamers
built in Australia and the whole of their machinery made
the country The quantity of wool produced has been
stated Mines Of copper and lead and quicksilver have
discovered The soil and climate remarkably adapted to
the growth Of the vRe Coal Of excellent quality found
the neghborhood of the Hunter river and tobacco grows
uxurianty. With its great range Of atude the colony
suited for the production Of the articles of tropical we'll
Of colder chimes and the growth of sugar. silk coffee, &C.
might be attempted with Its mineral treasures only
being developed and among them may be mentioned
marble Of a very fine quality.
Such has been the se and such the present state Of this
very interesting and important colonyineresting being
another Offset from the great Anglo Saxon family which has
beed the world with its outpoungs, and which apparently
destined conjunction with its great Anglo Amecan rea-
tve subiue all languages, laws, religions and literature
ITSELF and melt down and anagamate into great uni
versa family all the nations of the earth. The colony Of
Australia mporant account OF its rapidly increasing
tent as member OF the commercial world, as opening
Of employment to the industry and the talent of
mankind and additional Of promoting the rational hap
piness and enjoyment Of the great human family.
THE CLERKS THE BANK ESeLAND.-The number
Clerks employed Of England abouf