New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-03
a VISITOR FROM A USTRALIA.

PRESENT AND FUTURE OF QUEENSLAND.
VIEWS or PRIME MINISTER M'iLwRATTH-A MIL
LION MORE PEOPLE NEEDED.
distinguished statesman from the anti
podes ia something OF novelty even cosmopolitan
NewYork, which draws its visitors from all parts
world. The Hon. Thomas MeIlwraifh. Prime Min
lister OF Queensland. the most northern OF all the Austria.
liam colonies arrived Ia the city Sunday and Is indus.
trously engaged IN seeing its Interesting features
He overland from California. travelling on visit
Texas on the way and will soon 90 England, whence
he will return Queensland in tmo for the session OF
Parliament which will begin I'm May TRIBUNE re-
porter who called upOn him at the Windsor Hotel found
tall muscular Eeotchan with face zed by the scas
and winds OF Australia easy cordial manner an
ample fund OF intelligent conversation about bis country
which allowed 20 be drawn upon without reserve He
has been twenty-five years I'm queensland, having
been ore OF the earliest pioneers Our great want
Is population" he said. To hear him describe tho
stretches thousands equare miles OF fine rolling
country covered with grass which lie waiting IN Queens
land for somebody TO take possession would be good
medicine for the class OF morbid political economists
who agine that the world 10 oyercrowded and think
there is no chance for poor man TO get on ia IT,
1--WE have no poverty among U.s." said Mr..
Mcuwraith. Everybody gets comfortable living.
The only roube with the country Is that there are not
people enough IN IT, We bave population az present
Of about 10000 souls, hut need million aud
could give them all a chance to make homes fer them
selves in a short time II they would Our govern
ment spends great deal OF money every year paying
the passsge oI emigrsnts from Europe but we can't
AFFORD TO bring in hundretb part many as We would
German migration and are vel satisfied with the
like the English and Trsh not satisfied 70 work long
FOR wages. They get farms Of their own We are
difficult to turn n large stream OF emigration toward
Australia: The English. especially prefer to go to
You have a Chinese problem as well as We. have
NJ b.d y,uf,u l.v
legislation. The Cinnamon were pouring in on US at tue
rate Of 5000 month Ina little timr they would have
10000 of them had come We passed . law requiring
landng. This money PROMISED return TO the
he snonld leave the colony. provided he mad not
been in isl in the poor house; That stopped the
movement short The Cinnamon we have already the
colony valuable TO some ext ut as labor element.
mining towns, hut II the influx had gone for few
more II would have been disastrous to the future
OF the country"
the Australian colonies T.
The general tendency il in that direction but
special steps being taken. We ave got already by
stance. when we want to secure telegraph cable 10
India The difernt goyenmc . send their represents
tves 10 conference and plan Of iosnt action IL
agreed upon. We all call M Ives Australians
distinctive national term, and 1 presume most of
people look forward ioa time when all the Australian
III form paris OF powerful indeDendenf
ron That l. NJ present, however only matter for IN.
Is there much Ia k OF a customs union r.
"sach q union would not De practicable for the
that The colonies differ widely on tine subject OF
protective duties We haye protective party IN each Of
the colonies hut only ia Victoria T. IL strong enough
control the Government uni. rm protective iarld
Tor oil the colonies would max Victoria the workshop
well adapted 10 manufacturing enterprises. With
us The Conservative party IL ogposed to protection and
other way am told"
THE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS.
"what sort OF government have you IN Qneenslandf"
Rather democratic Everybody votes after
two years residence We have state Church and
nobility. In other respects copy the English Gov
eminent pretty closely. Our Ministry called tue Exec.
utive Council is responsible 10 the Parliament and must
resign II vote OF OF confidence l. carried Then
the Governor forms rev Ministry from the leading
OF the other party, af' Members OF the Lower
House elected for five years Members OF Upper
House are appointed for life BY the Governor bat when
vacancies occur does his choice bat
Al the time"
Ana what do Won quarrel aboui in politiesf"
jus, now chiefly about the land laws which give
squatfers the night take large for Crazng
purp and which are not liked by the farmers IN
rade will be paramount. Then. OF course that viii
ALWAYS he The str be- wcen the Ins and the outs"
Along the snore Il ia warm and moist. resem.
bling. PERHAPS that OF your Gulf coast. West or The
mountain range which runs near The coast dry and
much more agreeable. IN Summer the mercury often
goes ND to 1l00 on nv piazza. nut the dry that
the heat Is not oppressive and never think OF stopping
"Are the settlements chiefly on the coastl
NO the Interior IS settling up rapidly for
merv we thought The country far inland worthless
hnt we nave tounnt wen adapted 10 crPzing. u looks
reai zeal Ike he country around Cheyenue fhr Union
Pacific Railroad hut the Is uch better II Is n.
most sweet sugar cane and about three feet
high We are building railroads into the interior To
give yOu some idea OF the extent or Queensland | nay
say That Town sheep and cattle range neary 1000
miles from Brisb0ne. che capital II the colony"
Speakngoi stOck-raSing. Mr. McIlwr.ith said thar IL
the Queenslanders could high for their cat.
tie as the Texan herders ger they would oil become
rich Three cents pound is considered q good price
and ut distant stations cattle often slaughtered for
their hides ana horns alone The drawn eek farming
Is he said the high wages OF labor aud the lack
large population 10 consume agricultural prpirpfs.
Sugar would be client crop labor did not
cost 80 much nslderablo cane Is raised in spite ~
THIS. Cation receives some attention. ana Indian com
dos well along the cOas WOol-growing and gOd-mn-
ing however. the chief industries Agculiure can
not he greatly developed until larger population Is Sc
cured.