The Washington union., 1857-09-18
NEW souTH WaLEs.
gal acts.

among ue PtVp,inent questions TO be brought be-
fore the colonial Parliament OF New South Wales,
which IL was expected would commence it's session
towards the end of last month the readjustment of
the representative system, the management of the
crown lands, adequate educational provisions, and
some new fiscal measures are deeply agitating the
public mind in the colony. more regular and ex-
act communication with England is greatly desired,
and the Pacific route from Panama again occupying
a large share Of attention. The public revenues of
the colony increasing, credit is good and many
articles Of import of large consumption selling at
advanced prices.
The value Of the imports into New South Wales
for the first four months of this year 30 675
against SO, ,9O6,s4O in the corresponding period of
1856. The value of exports was $52Os 480, against
Se670,950 in the corresponding period of 1856 This
falling off is owing to heavy foods which prevented
transport in the interior, and an epidemic among
sheep which destroyed many thousands, and will re-
duce the yield of wool fully 5000 bales
AS the direct trade between the United States and
this extensive wool-growng colony is annually in
creasng, and must continue still to increase,
under the operation of tariff we present be-
low the existing tariff Of duties on imports promising
few general remarks on the commercial relations
between the United States and New South Wales
Prior to 1886 there were no official returns other
evidences of any trade between the two countries.
That year six vessels bearing the American flag
entered the harbor Of Sydney with cagoes valued at
S695lO and carrying homeward freights to the value
of $92,97 From that period to 1850 but little ad
vance was made either in the import export trade
of that colony if we except the year l84l, the re-
turns for which year show the following results:
Number of American vessels entered the ports Of New
South Wales, Is aggregate tonnage 4,754
Value of exports from the United States Sl76, ,4l0
Value Of exports to the United States 4,ls5
In 1852 the value of exports from the United
States to New South Wales Was l4S, ,45O
Value of imports into United States from New
South Wales "a, ,405
In 1853 the value of exports from the Uni
ted States to New South Wales was ,093,975
Value of imports into United States from New
South Wales -------------- ------------ lo,i4o
The great discrepancy between the exports to and
imports from New South Wales arises in great
measure from the duty to which the wool of that
colony has heretofore been subjected under former
tariffs the total exemption from duty of this article
in Great Britain drawing to the ports of that king
dom the large bulk of the quantity produced, aver
aging during the four years ending with 1858, a.
246239 pounds per year.
The articles which our merchants could advanta-
geously ship to New South Wales wearing APP
parel bags and sacks, cheese, candles, (allow and
sperm) coffee preserves, drugs and medicines, salt
fish, flour and biscuit, furniture, glassware hard
ware and ironware, leather manufactures linens,
provisions spirits, (chiefy rum and whskey,) sta
tonery and books, sugar, tobacco, woodenware,
watches and clocks, and general notions
IrG Of duties crd imports into Ntao South Wales.
Sprts--brandy and gin per gallon, So 40
whiskey, rum, and other spirits do IS