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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — NEW SOUTH WALES

The area under cultivation in New South Wales during the last five j'^ears and the crops produced were as follow :■

Wheat

Acres 1 Bush. Acres ' Bush. Acres Bush. Grain. I,.394,056!l5,483,276 1,990,180 28,532,029 2,128,826 27,913,547

/

iHay. 490,828

Acres 2,380,710

Maize Grain.

/Grain. Barley {

iHay.

( Grain . O-vts {

I Hay. Potatoes. Lucerne (Hay)

Tobacco.

Tons. 426,916 Bush.

180.812 5,216,038 166,538 Tons. I

Tons I Tons

380,784 565,549 422,973 j 467,669: 440,243 ' Bush. ! Bush.

9, .51

1,.566

59,881

169,441 j

26,3011 54,061 j

618

l,757i Bush. 1,119,558: Tons

186,243

71,794'

115,088

Cwts. i

3,8381

212,797 15,091

7,U9S,i^53 272,663

Tons

1,844

2,451

Bush.

81,452

1,966,586!

Tons !

178,968

255,781

35,725

100,143

68,995

157,331

Cwts. 1

959

6,498

7,0b2' 82,0051

j Tons ,

1,014 1,128

Bush 77,9911 1,702,706

Tons

142.8051 193,064

44'.452i 121,033

70,5.59! 179,860

' Cwts.

1,096 8,513

167,781 10,803

1,246

71,110

147,647 43,148 63,824

1,501

Bush.

25,088,102

Tons

423,262

Bush.

4,. 507, 342

129,008

Tons

1,267 Bush. 1,155,164 Tons 155,646 75,166 147,423 Cwts. 15,045

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Cane-sugar

Grapes

Year

ended

31 March

Total Area

Acres 17,953 16,981 14,937 14,736 14,375

Tons

277,390 144,760 131,081 160,311

147,799

Total Area

Wines Brandy

Table Fruit

1908 1909 1910 1911 1912

Acres 8,483 8,251 8,330 8,321 8,231

Gallons Gallons

778,500 28,887 736,262 29,953 808,870 26,439 805,600 32,750 850,210 24,247

Tons 2,948 3,150 4,181 3,914 ' 4,223

The principal fruit-culture of the State is that of the orange. There were in March, 1912, 20,423 acres under citrus fruit, with an estimated pro- duction of 946,196 bushels of oranges, 256,433 bushels of lemons, 475,121 bushels of mandarins, and 4,560 busliels of other citrus fruit.

In 1911-12 the State had 44,982,637 sheep, 3,182,939 cattle, 688,414 horses 371,093 pigs. The production of wool as in the grease in 1905, 297 154 000 lbs., in 1906, 325,441,000 lbs., in 1907, 367,446,000 lbs., in 1908, 338,129,000 lbs., in 1909, 370,808,000 lbs., in 1910, 415,338,000 lbs., and in 1911, 371,546,000 lbs.

There were 154,372 persons engaged in agricultural and pastoral pursiiits during the year 1911-12.

There is a Forest Conservation Department. The timber reserves, in which State forests are included, cover an area of 7,379,395 acres. The revenue from royalties, licences, &c., amounted in 1907 to 55,730L ; in 1908 to 57,129Z. ; in 1909 to 57,241Z. ; in 1910 to 81,837Z., and in 1911 to

90,318Z.

IT. MiNE.s AND Minerals.

Gold is found in all parts of New South Wales. The following table

shows the quantity and value of the gold won in New South Wales since its

discovery in 1851 : —