The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-28
GREAT DR|TA|HS COLONIES
LONDON TINES PROCLAIMs THEIR
PROSPEROUS CONDITION.
Believes They Are Esseriss Upon .
Period Of "Fat- Yeaps-ApttcDe
II 20 he Psblishea IN the Unit
- saates C0usaiar Reports.
SPECIAL Corrssnondenca

WARRINGTON. Aug. .t.-AmpssSador
Choa.e Is evidently a close reader OF tho
London papers. He has begun a system
attic clipping service. sending 10 the state
department such extracts from the British
press as he believes Will interest the gov
eminent and &c people OF the United
States knowing that the colonial ques-
ton IL uppermost In the minds Of the Amer
ican public at this time. ne has devoted
considerable attention To that One clip
ping from the London Tines gives a re-
FuTue OF the general prosperity Of the Brit
ish colonies throughout the world. IN which
much space Is devoted 10 Canada.
The whole article will he published by the
state department in the consular reports,
hut ar the number OF these r. extremely
limited and by no means sufficient 10 sup
ply the demand. newspaper correspondents
generally are requested by the department
10 make use OF such extracts from them as
will be likely 10 interest the readers OF tho
papers they serve.
AZ a summary OF the financial and inA
dustrial position OF the various groups oe
self-governing colonies the Times says:
The lean years have gone by. and there
liz every reason 10 hope that British com
munitiss In different parts OF the world
are entering upon period Of fat years
First In the prosperous list" the arti-
Gle continues. stands Canada. where the
fiscal year ends on June 80. and Mr.. Field
ing. the Dominion minister OF finance. was
able, in making his budget speech the other
day, 20 estimate the surplus for is9s-a9 NJ
Ing that the estimates OF receipts for the
last three months are well founded. viii be
$40. s32.3es and the expenditure will amount
10 s2.0,s.o2s. This Is a substantial advance
on the revenue OF last year and the adj
vance in the expenditure, though consider
sble, IL quadrupied By the receipts In ad-
dit.on 10 the expenditure from income In
the Dominion. there 10 every year for pur
NJ raj la ND NJ nttl.f IL.
works and services a further expenditure
from capital account. This expenditure
amounted last year TO &.SG2 795. Allowing
for the deduction OF the surplus and the
outlay for sinking fund estimated in the
regular expenditure. the net Increase 10
the public debt OF Canada Will this year
be 81, 10000. II was last year S2.E7. 500. In
every particular the year shows a better
result than last year.
Good harvesfs and the better prices rui-
ing In tho markets OF the world for the
course. much 10 DO with the prosperity OF
Canada az well a. with that Of Australia
to which allusion will presently be made
to the Increase q local enterprise which
has resulted from or accompanied these
conditions. The development Of wheat
and the opening Of new productive min
eral districts have helped 10 swell the to-
tai OF Canadian foreign trade. as well "a
!" ,s the demand made ,s by one par,
Industry Of the Others. In the years which
have been quoted the mineral production
or tns Of II sSgnS 70 sss rS se
actual increase Of animal and agricultural
products Is more difficult 70 arrive at. but
= has very vastly increased. and the mum
government lands in Manitoba has grown
from 2aos IN 1897 e ISIS n isas Along
81 through the Crows Nest pass Of the
Rocky mountains into the mineral districts
Of southern British Columbia new towns
n,s sen IN Warm shoWerS " IN the The
Yukon district where two and n half years
ego there was q population of few hun.
W.Wo. and the Atlin gold fields. IN the
northern territory OF British Columbia.
bids fair 20 rival the klondke In their
wealth
The Eastern and maritime provinces con-
tribute their share TO the general total
The annual reports OF the boards OF trade
fax give satisfactory accounts ~ the con
di,ion OF AFFAIRS in the provinces FOR which
they speak The result Of the general ac-
tivtty. though impersectly summarized by
export and import returns. r. yet very per-
ceptibie In the fact that In the years for
which tn. figures OF revenue and expendi-
ture have been given the total OF Canada's
foreign trade has risen from $40 600 co.. TO
spS 10000 II IL the frst time In her his
tory that Canada has touched or even ap-
preached total OF s3fp.o0,ooo: but Mr.
the coming year anticipated results OF
a stili more satisfactory character
IF we turn To Australia as 1, hovers on
the brink OF federation we find a condi-
ton ~ AFFAIRS which Notwithstanding the
heavy blows Of the past promises scarce
~ less well for the future. In Victoria
where among the more important colonies
the financial position has given the great.
est cause for anxiety. the revenue returns
are such ~ to Justify the anticipation Of
n surplus for the year 81 ego fso 81 2ls-
a.ss1 sinA
not stand alone In bearing witness To an
era Of reviving prosperity In mineral,
development gold and coal. which are
the two principal products 81 Victorian
mines show substantial Increase. while
in agricultural and garden produce the
total value ~ the output hNs risen In five
years from G. nd01a 1924 n? saO) 20 e coo.
'sf sif. CF5 .50Ol In round figures. The value
~ pastoral and dairy produce remained
stationary in Victoria up ~ the end ~
last year. but the steady advance which
has been taking place tn IN" price ~ wool
and meat Is now making itself felt, and
has greatly benefited the pastoral indus
Try I'm The colonies ~ New Zealand. New
South Wales and Queensland The total
value 81 PASTORAL property In tho seven
colonies ~ Australasia was estimated IN
1857 AZ about CPS. 400 0ssl 81 iSs ~ ns1n OK
elusive 81 tho value ~ freehold Land and
the annual return ~ pro8uc. was at the
same time calculated NJ fSS."sN go si1n.-
AT Ss0l
"A very small Increase IN price is there
fore sufficient 90 gve a large Increase IN
value aud corresponding prosperity 70
Australian pastoralisfs The quotation for
Canterbury mutton has this year reached
"a figure sia Fer cent higher than u did las;
year. Queensland beef has moved No "a
per cent The value OF merinO wool mas
advanced something like 10 per cent rom
the lowest point which ., touched In iNs.
Victorian fruit both dried and fresh .
making good name for Itself In the Ion
don market. The daiyyinx industry