The New York herald., 1866-07-05
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Vtsaorfa-Tr 1snstisasional crtsts I'm
.nemI-Prc q rariH Question Exotic
Hhtory lection Agsfnst free Iraos-
shcir 6r ths Colonial Lafr sn@
ms THeets on Industrial DeveAoy-
iFSom ne melbourne Argus, April 96l
TbeyArir bill hss; become law, but the coir ttution
n,s S1en ypdicaed Events have given pcsy i've con
sadiction 10 the statement Of Mr. heo1loy that the
ssnsbsaton bad failed The crisis lss ~ ied without
sriumphtd over ihs Council IL NE iong struggle
sssveen the .wo O.s,rs hOs,ss "a nv evil spirits ss
ssmonstrsilons in-stbe Eastern market and else
where have not prevailed The agitation has
soe more Aihonsh the AcaO och government is again
- oaco the Attorney General las not resigned, and Sir
ShAres DsSre has sssn reg alad- The history Of the
Prior the year 1862 ev stoms duties only levied
eight arto'et, which y sre az follows
Asa porter, cider, per- =. &c, Cd per gallon
senee and chckory, III per pound
eoiasses and tfeae.y as per huncSed weight
Sngar and sngas andy, 6s per LnndIed Seght
Yea, ed per poVid
fonacco and 50 ar, Is per pound.
Gold ierportlv - Cd per ounce
10 lSe2 c0Gtsns duties imposed for reStpoe pur
posesl pgfaonufGotured tobacco, wns, opEm rics,
AIRED fruits malt and hopes while sacise duty vas
bevied oUspts distilled in the colony. The simplicity
ef this asrir Is obvious Tho duties f@s IN
Sor eay and ch capy collected and yelcsG upwards
Of one million sterling 10 the revesae. UndeT'N the
colony enjoyed al the advantage OF free trade ard II
shc avy Of export duty gold raay appear to con
nothng less thxn rent on royalty psd ny me
iner 70 the crown for the privilege Of mining on the
In the mean while the progress ae by The colony in
nAnufscturng industry under Ie'1 trade s atmohs'ro
Die by authentic stStsto IN thf year 1867 there were
thirty three -four is CITY manufactures in
Victoria 1864 there DIndtythree bcur mills aud
Aye hundred and thrsyeisnt IN ore,a
sen afordsrS employment t. ~ thousand and eighty
twc persons This 10 irrespective OF 1872 agricultural
zaGhincs aaordlng smphymesit 30 1859 persons 80
well a. sSs steam engines and o OF machines Of Va
yGus kinds engaged n quartz and aluval mining, OF
xe approximate vasoe OF oss upon the various
gold helds. And rot only were local wants partially or
Wholly supplied by these es adjustments, but an i'm
poytant export trade 70 tho neigbboring colonies was
sprngne up. Thus the year 1864 the official returns
sksw that no iess than se,enty articles Of Victorian
manufacture exported OF the value Of 2x2sOo0
AMONG tbo items ennIneraisd we ind the following
Agricultural implements ~ ms boots and shoes, brush
ware, candles carrlasys, casks, eordage, earth
sawsrs, fancy goods furniture, saddiey, SOAP
machinery, tinwar., sSnery, wiekerwae, and wooden
ware Hence i viii b. seen that the colonial srncer
could compete sucoassfoy with European rivals in the
Australian markets net only in the production OF coarse
And homaly articles Of general consumption but also
sknl and costly material required But
the growth Of manufacturing Industry IN VIC
sor1a oneer free traoe was sui more s.nsingly
ny those Of local manufacture Thus while the value OF
Abe apparel and sops beer and cider boots and shoes
SoGnced no vciosia IN the year 1851 was IS 4s5 i4
81 had gradually fallen to 81 $50 SOC in 1904 being de-
ssease upwards Of hy per cent the consumption of
N those articles having increased in the interval
Euch the population which 4es 13o in Is47, had
Scsched COS sol in 1894 growth Of thirty per
And while this was being done under free trade, the
1paintenance or that system indispensable 10 the
Ereat exporting industries os the COLONY nasmuch as
,the imposition Of protective tltes would necessarily
-Sphance the cost Of production In regard 70 the staple
articles of export such az gold, wool, iaow, hides,
mineral ores & lie aggregate value Of which IN 1894
svne 20 sl9, ,3I9.
], aiso be anticipated that fan artificial stimu
7us and partial and unjust assistance offered 10
some facarng industries capital and labor would
Re Withdrawn from other channels IN which they had
previously found natural and remcneraiive employ
nnent 10 the manifest injury OF the latter Left 20 their
own tree selection OF outlets, both would choose those
which offered the strongest Inducements coeped with
The assurance OF peTinanence; and, have seen,
mining aud manufacturing enterprise had found v.gor-
sus d healthy development under free trade IL only
Snmains 10 add tbs, agricultural and pas industry
underwent corresponding expansion, VII be seen
From the sIblcined tglros.-