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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM

FRANCE'S DEBT TO BRITAIN,

TOBACCO-GROWING IN AUSTRALIA

The guarantee of the British Tobacco Co., Australia, to purchase 1,500,000. Ib. of Australian grown leaf at pricei rang-

great deal of attention, particularly in some of the southern districts of New South Wales, and in the North Eastern District of Victoria. Someland has been bought down towards the Murray at prices from fr to £30 per acre..

In the House of Commons on Februarying up to 3/6 per b., has attracted a 27th, Mr. Baldwin informed Mr. Hannon (C, Mosoloy) that the sum swing by the French Government to Great Britain was approximately £610,000.000 sterling.

SUGAR PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA

COTTON PRODUCTION.

on

PRIMO BEER "151 Cotifying

The cane sugar yield for Queensland for the ereshing season just closed i estimated at 288,000 tons of raw Brugny, At a meeting of the Master Cotton Spin-

Federation the second heaviest yield on reerd. The | ners",

in Manchester total Australian yield for the

February 27th the members of thel should be abont 305,000 tons, which will Americau section were recommended to be in excess of the annual consumption. curtail prodhiction during March by 50 The amount of cane-passid through the per cent, on account of the deplorable rollers was approximately 2,191,700 tons. state of traile. This decision follows The record Queensland yield was 307.000 closely upon the decision of two combines" of milk in recommend the shareholders to tona in 1917)

agres to a complete stoppinge of mills for two weeks in March.

AUSTRALIA'S POPULATION.

1

POPULATION OF SYDNEY.

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1. RUTTONJEE AND SON,

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

1403

The Contnonwealth Statistician ins issued figures showing the total popula

An official estimate of the puputation of tion of Australia up to 30th June, 1929, In 1901 the population totalled 3,773,801, Sydney is recorded as 1,050,000. The and in 1993, a jump was made to 5.587,080, are covered by this estimate, includes an increase of 1,784,169 in 21 years. The outer suburbs. The metropolitan popula greater proportion of this increase must tion totalled 718,000. Buildings erected in increase! be credited to the past 11 years, as the 1914 totalled 10,548 and in 1999 the total CHE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMEROLAG

9,084. Evidence of the number of people, in the Commonwealth was

oast of building material and labour is has risen by 1,112,964 since 1911.

shown in

♫ comparison, which records 26,775,500. as the expenditure for 10,546 buildings in 1914, and £9,917,900 for the Losser pumber in 1992.

BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR The King and Queen visited the British Industries Fair at the White City or February 19th. Their Majesties were given a great reception by the thousands af people attending the fair. Speaking at the Government luncheon Sir P. Lloyd- Grenme-ymphussed, the fact that the British Industrles Fair was essentially a businers proposition-it was run by trad ers for trade. They would find that the | British standards of craftsmanship we

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