New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-31
THE EXHIBITIONS IN AUSTRALIA.

Roder;ck w Cameron. who represented me Initeu
States and Canada at the International ,
nj sydney and Melbourne, has returned from aus
tralia In speaking TO a TRIBUNE reporter 9cS'ei-
dav of these eXpOsitiOnS he Said: -, c.ucJ
III did not arrive in Australia until after the oy'i
nov exhibition was over but, from what was tOhi,
i boI,n No doubt that the ono at Melbourne was
the finer of the two. on see ill' ill., oi ;n
wear later and three would naturally De some III,
movement The site at Sydney Is the hnest one IN
the world Both exhibitions were successtu III, ia
every way except financially. !hey cost We wv
colonies of New South Wales ana victoria
So 100000 Their population Is Tess man man
) 900. 900 people. The exhibits OF France, Eng-
land. Germany and Belgium were very S ooa ~
dced-bettcr than at Phladelphla m
Successive wears these nations made fine shows az
both places and their trade will probably prollt ny
if. The exhibit of the United states was hoo
large one, but what there was was G,redliaDle'
"7rhe colonies themselves did not nave
large exhibits. Of course, but they were were
exceent in quality The Australian TH~ ownrd rs
ore example of their wealth, in 1850 aDont
~ 600 900 sheep. And this year thcIe WIZ ~ t an
sheen In all the colonies. yOu know, there are 0hy
about g. 900 600 people The colony OF Qleens,anu
will in time be the leading sug3TgroW v" snd there
winch mas been found perfectly suited u growing
sugar that is, without fros; ana with an eqllaDie
climate This, is on the Goa a1o 1 ,aiIes
length The profit of growing sugar on
this is go 10 the acre. Nhen
IN Al STRATA, ono pIcCC VI pioPCi'S
G9j,0O0, which ten years ago w Won mHC IT,
brought one-SiXth of that sum. The only lhitg
which prevents this land from being cultlNated 10
its full extent now the labor question, ana Wneh
this Is settled the acreage devoted toNugaT rasing
will be increased largely. There is great 06cctl9n
to The Chinese and | presume treaty WI lihallJ
he made preventing their immigration 10 AnStIaiia
The work will probably be done finally 10y inc
coolies aud "a commissioner has gone TO lhdia no"
to see about a treaty which Will make thei I'LL
pOrtatIOn possible. ~ ,
The colony of New South Wales can borrow
money on about rs favorable terms as the Onlted
states Its debentures. which pay per cent IN
terest. recently brought premium OF over > pei
cent when pnt upon the market. James atS3n
colonial treasurer says that there Will be surplus
Of nearly 81 100000 this year, after proNiulhY
for every service of the state IN most ilDeral
manner Instead of liberal | should say LAVISH.
The trouble with the colonies is that they nave 700
large an income. Tney own all the railroads. anu
last year the average interest upon the caplthii eN
penditurc was lis per cent. This year IL VIII DC
considerably larger and the time VIII come when
the railways will either bring to them an enormous
income or people will be able to travel at merely
nominal rate To sum il all NJ. the natural re-
sources of he Australian colonies are as great as
anv part of the earth and the climate Is as pie asanl
It is something to have the sun SHINING 500 DAYS
i'm the year Talk about heat | never felt 1t there
any more than have here" A.,
d" Will these exhibitions tend to increase the
Australian trade with this country = 80.
No | think not At the Philadelphia EXhlb,
ton YOU remember the colonies made very goou
exhibit ana the attention of American nanuiac-
tursrs was called to them. Since then our mer,
chants have sent many statesmen TO Australia, and
the country has been pretty well drumlhel. ms !!
country is selling now rs much TO the coo'Gs is -
SAFE The feeling in Australia toward the Chl'eu
States is friendly