Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-02-03

which has been maintained In the population
N New Zealand during the last few years.
During the past eight ycan New Zealand has
attracted more people from outside the colony
than any " the colonies. and at the same time
our death rate was less than that ~ any other
colony in the group Tor the same period. To
these three sources New Zealand " due 10 the
rapid increase 81 her population During the
same period the population " Victoria in
creased from ia, oS9 10 $50, sjs an increase
Of no, tal The population n New South
Wales increased from 500, as 10 1884, 7oS, a
gain ~ s,o go, increase somewhat greater In
point NJ numbers than that which New Lca
| land can show The increase In the pppu
ia,ion " tho other colonies, though substantial,
was less in propotion TO that Of New south
Wales. But II the population shows salts
| factory increase, the elasticity ~ tho revenue
| must be still more satisfactory. The aggregate
revenue II the colonies increased from ga,
j6,, oo7 In 1873 to L 10, 6o7, COS In 1881 at
the rate 81 about Li,ooo. 90 per annum.
| Tha, ~ South Australia increased from Loj7,
6is TO L,,t7i go, and that 81 New South
Wales form IL, jsl,7tJ to 10, 7o7, 96j, The
revenue " Victoria increased from Sj GA, I 4,
to Is, tSd. oiIi while New Zealand expanded
'om Ls,776. jSS to LL7S7.a9j. In the case
| oi New Zealand, during the last few years, an
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Of returning the revenue which puts her
somewhat at disadvantage in respect TO the
| other colonies, In the Australian colonies the
| the price " land sold and the rents obtained
| from leased Crown lands Is treated rs ordinary
revenue, while this class " income in New Yea.
land has Of late years been placed to q separate
account But while the general increase Of
revenue has been so satisfactory, the cSpcndi.
turc has been going on at fully greater rate.
In 1873 the aggregate expenditure was 10,
~, ja7, which in 1881 had increased TO LI9,
iSs,os7. The expenditure Of New South
Wales during this period was more thar
doubled, while that Of New Zealand was eX
tended slightly in excess Of the increase 81
revenue. The imports increased from Las,
IsS, oss TO Gss,7ss, $50, and the exports from
! Gai, o6, 799 to GaS, 36s,9,I These ar,
imperial figures. A group Of colonies having
an aggregate population Of little undci
j,ooo, 600 having an annual trade Of L ioi ,oo7,
so7, speaks well for the energy OF the inhab
itants, as II also does for the natural wealth o
the district colonircd. New Zcaland's annua
share OF the trade returns for the GROUP
amounted to Li3,Sf7,9iI
South Australia in former years was regarded
IS the great wheat growing colony Of the group
Blu, this is now changed. South Australii
has fallen from the premier position TO thu
third place IN that respect. In 1878 Souti
Australia produced nearly two million bushel
Of wheat more than did Victoria, and ncarl,
twice as much as did New Zealand. This /
now changed. Victoria in 1881 headed the lis
with STA, 377 bushels, and New Zealan'
followed with S, a97, 500, while the total yiel'
in South Australia was only s, oS7, o32 bushels
New South Wales is the mex, in order, but i
a long way behind with 3,4os, goo bushels
The total quantity Of wheat produced in 1877.
was I7,936,7 US bushels, which had increased
in 1881 to 80, 67s, 500 bushels, so that the thre
; millions of colonists in Australasia produce
{ bread sufficient to feed population OF ncarl!
, twice the number now living here. II w
( produce large surplus Of bread, we produce
| still greater surplus OF meet, as may easily b.
asccrtained from the following figures Of three
classes Of live stock. In 1881 the horses mum
bcred 2a5, 3; horned cattle, s, 294, o9o; an,
sheep rs, SO, 4So. OfhorSes New Zealand
share was ioI, 1876; of horned cattle, 69S,637
and in respect to sheep New Zealand ranked
second in the group, with I2,9S5, oS5. Tn
, number Of sheep in New South Wales was 81,
SOL, $50, while Victoria had only 10, goo, ass
These few figures will show that the resource
of the colony are being rapidly expanded, ant
that our food production is already in anticipa
, ton of large increase to our population.
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