New-York tribune., 1868-12-19

Consideration was not analogous TO that which has
bean al ected in Canada 1t was not to afiect tho
most perfect pdependence Of individual GOODIES pnss
Offre apon as far as possible. one uniform system
The project is neither unpopular nor very popular;
but the chief difficulty in carrying IT out thus lar has
consisted in the impOssibilty OF getting New S0uth
Wales to come to some understanding about the
customs duties. 1t will no doubt be accomplished
sooner or later and will then most probably lead 10
a Federation of % more important Kind whenever
the Colonies shall determine TO run alone ooooo
The revenues of Victoria alone exceed
more than, the revenue Of Canada-0f when u very
large amount is raised by tax upon goid; secoha
considerable item is obtained from the sale Oh lend
and the remainder chiefly through indirect taAa.'or
md duties levied at tho ports. These, however are
never 80 high "a to press hardly upon consumers OF
materially TO affect the state of prices For some
ton of tho gold tax but like the malt duty in Eng
land it Is 40 productive that successive governments
have not been able 70 do without it. ,o,s
But notwithstanding che large yieih OF the golo
fields for seventeen years. there Is no reason for sup
posing that The revenue cannot be funy
that any falling Oh In The MINES Nd Ti raioier Siesi nay
for some time become steady occupation--lees
speculative than formerly less productive OF grea1
prizes and less practicable without l1e a or sa
The consequence OF this is that while many nave
chosen II as permanent employment, many otners
have left IL for pursuits that are more ongensi 70
them and of these latter large unpeE nave aVeu
Themselves of the present facilities for obtaining
land and become small farmers. In this direction
there is ample for settlers tor althouRn thoIe
much land that can never, or at any raS III n"is
years do more than pasture few sheep. there Is also
as rich soil as any in the world. and With the mag
nificcnt climate with which the country IS blessed
almost apy degree Of ats the agr1culturst
Bnt thus far the natural resources Of the country
have been very impeIfectly developed Iron ana
coal are there but the former has never Deen nae %
available; and the latter has been treated WIN
almost the same indifference, The markets OF Mel
bourne are supplied with coal chleny iron Eem,
castle I'm New South Wales. and from the various
mines in Van Diemens Land. The home supplies are
small Next TO gold among the metals: tan mas been
doyelopcd in greatest abundance and its quality Is
pronounced in the European markets very little ln-
fcrior TO the best yield OF the Cornish mines Copper
alonnds both In the native state and IN the form OF
malschte, lead znc, and bisnnth also, silver anu
antimony have been found, but the discovery 50 iaT
as am aware has not yet been PM 10 any Prtt, Ia
purpose Precious stones also ABUNDANT but tne
quality is not of the best. 90
Reoolleetng. however, that Victoria B ony !.
wears old much has been done even now 10 give IL
The promise Of great future. The people arc ener-
gotic onterprising and sagacious m the uso oil to
mean, that have fallen TO them and their career may
be watched for instruction as well as interest