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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — VICTORIA

The estimated value of Victorian production in 1918-19 was as follows : —

Agricultural Production 16,362,104 Pastoral and Dairying. 25,796,910 Mining. . . 1,342,325

Forest. . . . 1,228,420

Miscellaneous

£ 3,159,366

Total Primary Products 47,889,125 M an u fac turing — value added during process 26,880,485

Total

. 74,769,610

II. Mining.

The subjoined statement gives, from official returns, the quantities and values of minerals raised in Victoria in 1918 and 1919 : —

Quantity

Value

1918

1919

1918

1919

£

a

Gold. . . . oz. fine

158,827

135,427

674,655

575,260

Silver 1. . . ,,

6,333

6,121

1,319

1,007

Coal. . . tons

439,575

423,946

349,096

372.075

Brown coal. ,,

06,200

111,688

17,944

34,542

Tin ore. . . ,,

135

113

24,481

17.501

Antimony ore. . ,,

1,201

1,208

24,020

24,160

Gypsum „

731

520

434

482

Magnesite

225 3,251

77 2,049

675

231

Kaolin. . . ,,

3,544

2,255

Diatomaceous earth. „

140

—

560

—

Wolfram. . . „

4

24

728

400

Pigment Clays. . ,, Molybdenite. . „

368 6

185

732

433

180

Phosphate Rock. ,,

3.3S4

—

3,384

—

Limestone, &c. ■ . „

—

—

239,770

234,974

Fluorspar. . . ,,

100

314

200

1,020

1 Extracted from gold at Melbourne Mint.

The total quantity of gold raised from 1851 to 1919 is estimated at 70,602,955 oz. (fine), of an aggregate value of 299,901,566/. Gold output 1919, 135,427 oz., value 575,260?. The estimated number of miners at work on the gold-fields in 1919 was 3,065. About 1,782 persons were employed in coal mining. Total mineral production, 1919, 1,265,000/., compared with 1,342,322/. in 1918.

III. Manufactures.

The total number of manufactories, works, &c, in 1918-19, was 5,720, of which 1,657 used steam or gas engines ; the aggregate horse-power used was 153,408 ; the number of hands employed was 122,349 ; and the lands, buildings, machinery, and plant were valued at 27,318,735/. The value of materials used was 52,098,737/., and of articles produced or work done, 80,195,077/. The wages paid (excluding working proprietors) amounted to 14,080,403/. The manufactures are almost entirely for home consumption.

Commerce and Communications.

commerce of Victoria, exclusive of inter- State

The eluded in the statement of the commerce of the Australia.

trade, is in- Commonwealth of