New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
ENGLAND'S KITCHEN GARDEN
AUSTRALIANS GREAT STRIDES IN THE EX'
PORT OF PROVISIONS

one happy permanent resut-among a hundred
passing evs-of the heavy liabilities which Aus
traa has incurred with the ey blenders Of Eng
land is the vigorous effort being made to build
up great export trade in colonial dairy and farm
produce. The capabilities Of the colonies In this
direction cannot be too highly rated; and 1t must.
therefore, be Of interest Americans TO learn how
far their development is likely to 60 Australasia
consists Of five first and second Class provinces
The former New -south Wales. Victoria, New
Zealand. Queensland and South Australia; the lat
ter Tasmania and West Australia. II is the group
constituted BY the former which is destined to be-
come the kitchen garden or Great Britain, 80 70
realize as much material wealth as II now mas ma
tive resources. With the exception OF New South
Wales-the parent province. which undoubtedly has
greater capacity than all the others put together
the producers of these young Brtans are already
turning out SURPRISES which. charging and
more each season. must some day be considerable
factor in giving birth to a new nation. Because or
the nature OF these exports the interests OF Amer-
cans are, perhaps deeply involved as any.
Victoria may be reckoned with first as the most
enterprsing Of the Australian States. For genera
ton this province. the smallest in the continent.
has enjoyed a benefcent policy OF protection. with
periods for the observing OF that system which In
young country is correlative-the granting OF
bonus for the establishment OF new branches OF
employment. Victoria, in consequence, has bred
betto. stamp OF ndustrla!ist than is yet found In
-
sued a ru.nous policy Of free trade alienation Of
Gown lands and the floating OF loans being the
means followed for revenue. Five or six years ago
Victoria was brought her financial knees through
a and and, subsequently. mining boom. The
extent OF this calamity the extent OF the col
ony. The boom the most pernic.ous OF all
Australian commercial bubbles. and when it burst
it took the young province the of ruin.
The magnltude OF the disaster on.y stirred her to
fr- ali eHdeayor. The immense purchases which Eng
land VAS making in butter suggested the establish
mont OF creamerles and the Offering Of export
bonus for every pound Of butter sod. That was
just about hve years ago. and now the butter ex-
port trade OF Nctoria-she has been abe 10 dis
pense with the bonus altogether-is valued at
100000 for the season. with every promise OF
- per cent Increase per annum for the next ten
years The day before yesterday she shipped away
100 tons worth $1,000 and to-day she sends away
100 tons more Of propor,ionate value. Victoria
enjoys TO bu'k Of this Australian trade with Eng
land. givlns away samples through the department.
much as private manufacturers might do through
their commercial travellers.
The success she has made has in addition to ito
own immediate advantage. served TO whet the APP
petite OF ambition in associate industries III Eng.
lishmen will buy Victorian butter, wei. then Eng
llshmen will buy Victorian cheese. The first ship.
ment of any importance OF this latter has already
been made and experts have pronounced 1t better
and cheaper than the best article which can be
landed from Canada. The first important, consign-
Of Victorian was shored i'm England last
week with, marvellous 10 relate. only haf dozen
or brcakages these eggs were not frozen and
realized at sale tenpence to shilling per dozen.
Victorian poultry dressed and frozen. has already
topped the same market. Nictoria's hares and rib-
bits which. until recently. were treated in Aus
traia noxious animals and paid for by the State
as such per scalp. brought in London shiilngs and
u pence respectively apiece. and Niciorias vese-
tables than which country grows finer with less
attention. are now with her fruit. extending this
great export trade still further. Nctorias ship
ments Of frezen mutton are already pretty wei as
sured and. though In this line there are three other
colonies. any OF which beat her easily. she
has that enterprise which will not fail her even
though left last in the for the cd coun,ry's
markets Her frozen mutton is just now. however.
only beaten In England by one other competitor:
and whatever ground she may lose with the cevel-
opnent Of the trade in New South Wales for In
stance. Will yet be amply made up by pork an
article which Is going TO give her first rank.
The present greatest frozen mutton exporter Is
New-Zealand Ten years ago this colony was really
on her national boot-uppers. Overborrowing and
.,nseauent acknowledgements had strangled her. Out
OF that slough she drawn by policy OF protec-
.0n 20 native industries. encouragement to settle
on and develop the Land and inducement TO export
frozen meat To-day NewZealand booms as much
in mutton as Victoria does in butter; though OF
course with double and quadrupe the returns
shploads of New-Zeaand sheep. killed. dressed and
mutton not even the English Itself can stand
Queensland is the greatest cattle-breeding colony
OF the group. and that one which is going to supply
but their best foot forward to meet. recent trial
shipment brought high prices, and that expenses
OF the parcel All the available deck space on GER
tain big cargo steamers, has now been engaged for
In the Old country has entered into the matter Win
enthusiasm which 4 responded to here will lead
south Australia is making. considerable effort
dairy produce exporter Her sales at present are
promising and like her neighbor she mas 80 sent On.
tsbsh markets she is not likely fan in winning
fair share Of the trade sw for soI aih he Oldest
and albeit most back Sn colony syes OF ss
sps vea New sss now M she
them when She does awake and her people are
40 they are being more and more forced each day.
this colony will move forward to distance the whole
prod due and with her sisters make australia the
most formidable rival in this line that any other
porter New. South Wales should lead , the he, world
a, Is due to the greater enterprise people
there and the higher quality Tor table: OF me New
sheep only; in future she intends to improve the
carcass With her millions OF acres OF pasture her
ing splendid sheep fattener is also the best sheep
medicine known-her gneaualled means Of convey;
the province down to the freezing works at Port
as she sa I'll:
much as New-Zealand now distances her
Though not yet growing enough wheat for her
own local requirement.; New South Wales has
every facility for producing such s15pnses aSr
rival the production OF the whole Of her neishoorS
counties than Victoria has area for everythine ~
her coast lands alone. for hundreds OF m,es Tn
either side OF Port Jackson. being oounuiu'
throughout the year Her present small ps,ser "a.
ports must yet expand. and to that emo enprts S
now being made to assure the production OF s1oa
article At present the colony has some OF tne m.
est orangeres II they are not the nnest, III aue
world: and In thousands OF her orchards tne ru,.
each season falls from heavily laden boughs 70 TOT
on the ground the extent OF thousanuss OF so"s
for want OF a market big enough: Austrsia mas
handful population she Is ana a tSs
fuI Of faults but she has many virtues anu 'ms
right sort OF material to work upon to deveiop H.