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 shows how prosperity of of. the country. It OFFIOIL solicitous he natural is and will the State is for the individual. The State settler and for increased utilization a State enterprize be a paying proposition comes forward at every turn to weaR'h-producing potentialities pure and in the of the simple, long run. help and encourage settler, for the sucsess of the settler is the success of he Sae. Under an enlightened and pro- gressive policy, railways and irrigation are now looked upon as he mos imporan forces for he quicker deve- lopmen of the natural resources of he country, and he areas capable of irrigation are being splendidly supplied wih boh. The unanimity of he political parties in Australia on this subject is a guarantee for the continuity of the present policy. Australia has a great and glorious future before her; and with the aid of modern shipping appliances to give her an easy access to the world's markets, and a continually rising demand for her products, she will, after the war, rapidly bring that future into being.