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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mithode. 22% 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cri./^-'^"^^ -j'UWriSs*, 7%« Lake Superior terminua of the Canada Pacijie Railway \$ nearer by water-carriage to Montreal uvd New-York, than is Chicago to the game pointe. fc«.^P,^p«M I HW**'^^|i>*t 7: LAKE HURON > ^ ! ^ I iipt#i#^v LAKE ERIC SUfMlfa -J Locks MX 4.) » "i IhouqfMf'' ^M'/" S "S /iO0 /■MP 1300 -t Mi-'-i 4. «(»* //O^ *rw //<» \teo 't5» I30 \ftfi m ^lOO 'c? \±- si » I**- ,^\WHEAt GROWS 3j \ N^IRTN OP OUNVCGAN SON B A Yi 'tlVAY A, r i.-*7(?i GevMilea '"^^--^ I --' -.4— .4 #tr ^'■"f07i: aWB IMhftmntMj^^ SAM£/fS M£ THE SVO/^TES\ ^i ^j/ cj f ..u*^e' iOAO' ..i_! yyr ^\r y / / ' 8 '.MIM<^- ; rf<^ fc-Y) WITH THC ««..4 ^ •- ^ ... - .. ^ WV- 4 t .<*;' N. -._... ..i\ tJalamda iTiVI 1 " 1 i reo no /no no\ /eo. For Tjoo Miles continuously (between Stopford and Sacramento) the U S. Central Pacific Ra /i ' ,U<^- V, lA, <**VW =??«R: if?m vooo lOfHt —L! _i L not) SI ! ^F i i M I I M teoo i ^'H'L^J^Alf^'^* ''*•*'* / ^/ Mtiico • / J <0 Wuntrmtinff fAr ffirrrt/trss dt rap^fitty of tAe — >J<^-A8 a Bioaiis of rommuniralion between ^^^^ ^4kmm^ mmmmmm ^mmmmm mmimesr AHKiiKjAy mmm ahh mmfm mmsM stktm ii*wiKr« tLiMLK SVSrKM OF XWB AtXAAXTTT fA^ C^ 5. C^/z-rt/ Pacific Railway is everywhere | higker than the highest point on the Canadian Line. Skerman PROFILES of the G> AMERICAN 1000 Mil #" V'' > , (0 ^) WITH THC r^JKVr fJI/t€LK nSffOHTAST SA/LIXGJ OR AIR LIXKS lilustnHn^ the (/irertnrss it cttparUi^ ff f^f RIVEl $]? L/4W/itNieE f^w^m LilME ERIE ^ T»t imJIIITIC — 5.|<;^: As « laemiN of comniuniralion bolwoen •4?>^~ - r>Mif# mr emmmmm mifmi^mrwmm m^Mmisr -^^^ Shewing mfso fhr poAtfion »f the i^ # s teoii turn /too 1300 fiOfi ttoo tooo 900 fifiO PROFILES of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAIL WA Y from LAKE SUPERIOR Westward and the AMERICAN CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILWAY from CHICAGO Westward Compared as io distance and Elevatioi Maximum Orude ascending Eastward on Canadian Paciw Railway for 1000 Miles west from Lake Superior will not exceed 1 in 200 of 20^ Feet per Mile. Chain »hipped from Fort Wil- liam, (the Lake Superior ter- minus of Can. Pae. E.S.) will reach tide-water as quickly and cheaply as from Chicago. I \ / REPORT or TBI CANADIAN COMMISSIONER AT THl EXHIBITION OF INDUSTRY, BRLD AT c I L V SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, 1877. ©ttawra : PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUITTTRE. J 878. CONTENTS. I BEPORT * • • • • t 1 APPENDIX ; Baiiqiiot to Mi-Mr* MorrI* and RobltiKon, Sydmy, N.S.W . CumpliDiintary Buiiqut-t tu Hon, John Young, Cnnaila, at Sydmy, N.S.W Addriw by Mr. Young to the Mimb« is of the Chamber of Comnu'ruf at Brinbanu, (jui'inHland .... Tho Right Honourable John Bright'8 reply to Sir Gavin Duffy's iipeeoh at Melbourne ' • • • ■ Description of tho Canadian Exhibits at Sydney —From the Sydney Herald, leth April, 1877 . . The Canadian ConimisHiom-r to Augtnilia.— From the Melbourne Argun, l8t M«y, 1877 . Elder's Monthly Circular; from Adelaide, South Australia Oemmill, Tuckctt k Go's Monthly Timbi r Report .... Canada Manufactures Abroad.— From lialhuni Timen of 7th July, 1877 Goods received for Sydney Tllxhibition and delivered as consigned . Goods shipped at New York by R. W Cameron ft Co., and received by Towns k Co., Sydney ... Guods shipped to Brisbane, Queensland, for Exhibition Memorandum of Goods, a part of which were shipped to fiathurst, N 8.W., to be sold there by Mr. Denny ...... Goods on hand at Messrs Bradley, Newton k Lamb's, Sydney Letter from Messrs Fenwick k Scott, Brisbane .... Memorandum of South Australian Wines obtained at Adelaide Comparativr> Duties on Goods imported into the separate Colonies of Australia and New Zealand . . ... rMM 1-71 72-81 81-95 <)5-98 « -100 100- roe 106 -lox 109 -11 113-lU 115. -UT 117 -121 121, 122 122, 128 , 123 123, 124 124 126 128-147 i REPORT. To His Excdlenaj the Right Honourabfe Sir Frederick Temple, Earl of Dfjfferin, KS.R, K.C.B., Src, Src, Src, Gm^ernor- General of the Dominion of Canada. May it Please Your Excellency :— As Executive Commissioner of the Industrial Exhibition, lately held at Sydney, New South Wales, I beg leave to report : That at the close of the American Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, a desire was expressed by the Commissioners sent thither from Australia, that a part of the Canadian exhibits should be sent to the Exhibition to be held at Sydney, on the 10th of April, 1S11. This desire of the Australian Commissioners was concurred in by the manufacturers and owners of the Canadian exhibits, who, having brought the subject under the consideration of the Dominion Government, an offer was made by the Government to pay freight to Sydney on all or any articles which the manufacturers or ot.hers might choose to send forward to the Sydney Exhibition. The proposal was at once acceded to. The Government of Canada embraced the opportunity thus presented of ascertaining whether commercial relations between the great Australian Colonies and Canada could not be extended ; and I had the honour of being chosen for this duty, by an order of a Committee of the Privy Council, approved by Your Excellency in Council, on the 19th December, 1876. Mr. James Brown, of Montreal, and Mr. William Fleming, of Ontario, were selected to assist me in arranging the goods at the x;iShibition at Sydnoy, and during its continuance. By my letter of instructions I was informed that the Hon. 2 BEPOET OP EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER TO THE W^" ^7,' ^T'''''"' °' "''' LegWative Council of New Ponlh Itl?M "" '"'"'"'^ *'"'■ *■ ^""^ Lamb Id Mr clZ \ i '°™'''l™™ ^i* representations made to the Government during the Philadelphia Exhibition, an advert se^ the " Otfan" aet^-t7rro?;X^^^^^^^ ^ -»- 5 exhihits, which it wa. found 'im^ssihirtoVu't^ll:: J^ork. My letter of instruction says: "m i>iew on the co„t..,, the si,../, of th/IpXe ::r;«^^^^ " ^-^"' •^"^ they shall be sold at Sydney after the close of thoFj-r '"^ ««reement that been informed that they wUl be at libe^ e tbe^ « 'T' '''' '^^^''"■*- ^ave they n.ay select, to dispose of their exhibts' in ">^™^'"^'^«' - ^y any agents the exinbits, however, laininr t t ^ ,lTf\rT; -f"" "''^ ^^"^ «* '• «*" in which no provision is n.ado for th. sah thrjl, b, ' '"" '" "'' -«- duties of the Canadian Co.n.issioner. A p "a oZ*^' 7^'^"^ ""* '''"''''-' tion in the Exhibition is to ascertain, by the Z.l ^t o/^ 7'"° '''''''''- -, the possibility Of ... a .ro^Lle 'r..^:":^ Z::!^'^::^ EXmBITION HELD AT SYDNEY, NEW SOtTTH WALES. 3 8uch products and manufactures. You are, therefore, specially directed to sec that the greatest care is taken properly to ascertain this fact. It is also expected that your report in this particular will extend to such exhibits as may be sold by the owners. Without^ however, any undue interference with their operations. " You are, specially, to furnish a careful report of the prices and charges, includ- ing the pnces of such exhibits as may be sold by the owners or their agents! and all such practical information with respect to the class of articles sold, as may be necessary for carrying on trade with them. "I am further to request that you will obtain trade statistics of all the Australian Colonies, and report on their bearings on possible tiade with Canada. « It may be stated for your information that the principle adopted in the selection of samples sent to the Sydney Exhibition, was to allow the manufacturers very wide discretion in sending such specimens as they might think most expedient, within such limits of kinds, as it appeared by numerous exports from North American ports to Australia, or as appeared from the official records, to be imported into the Austra- ban provinces ; and further, such articles were selected as were indicated by Austra. liansat Philadelphia as being suitable for trade at New South Wales. '< The department has been led to believe, from a copy of a letter from Mr Jules Joubert, the Secretary of the Metropolitan Exhibition at Sidney, to Mr. Augustus Morns at Philadelphia, that every possible facility will be given, and suitable build- ings and space will be afforded for the Canadian exhibits. "The exhibits from Montreal have been consigned to Messrs. Caird, Patterson & Co., and those from New York to Messrs. R. Towns & Co., both of Sidney, to be held in charge of the Canadian Commission. « The department is not informed what will be the extent of the care which the managers of the Metropolitan Exhibition at Sidney will take of the Canadian exhibits after arival, or in putting them in position for exhibition. But it will be your duty to supplement such care by seeing that all articles are so placed as to be properly exhib- ited, with the exception of such particular explanations or working of machinery or implements, or other articles as are naturally the duty of all exhibitors at exhibitions. And even these explanations it will be your duty to supply as far as possible, with the aid of your assistants, in view of the very great distance of the Exhibition from the manufacturers. "The Exhibition is advertised to commence at Sydney on the 10th April next ; and it is advisable that you should sail in such way as to arrive there before that date! "It has been intimated by the Victoria Commission at Philadelphia, tliat it would be advisable that the Canadian Commissioner should be invested with authority to send the Canadian exhibite to another exhibition, at Melbourne, at the close of the Sidney Exhibition; but on this point I am to inform you that the exhibits are not the property of the department, and it is not thought that such further exhibition can be authorized by it. But, of course, the individual exhibitors are free to act as they see fit. " It is advisabk' that you should visit the adjoining Colonies to obtain the trade statistics hereinbefore mentioned. "(Signed,) "JOHN LOWE, "See'i/, Bep't qf Agriculture." MPOtT OP MKtITi™ OOJIMISSIONEt TO TBI >>•'«' ^■i.tkJlXZt^^^T:' ■"*"""■ '""■ ""■■ "" »>»' ■»»»"««- to In, hold .. Sydney Z /olw',"'"' f °' """""'" '""'""• •» "■- E^l.lbi.ta «h in.ta^ „, b, ,h. v..L^ 2 „ 7 """"■"' "" " *™° »™." "W* »il« on the " Only ™oh ;«,e el^^ ," ? T '^''" ^'"* °" ""• "" ""'"n""" "e,.. -ported ^ i^,^Z. " " '""" " ™"° «» "'-U""" "« P'oJtably the paper" couUh 1 '"""™- " ""^ «"»« '™« '"fore of .ifnt; rott^irr •/"' '.'"'' ''™*"»' »■' «"> "*» ment. "' '" ""'*■• "■'«'' "'<' Agricultural Depart- At oLha I met Mr M ''" °° ""^ ^"'' J»"«T- informatiou rtfpl^tt^;' Wrl""' ThTT'f "'"" ^''"* places named are a«foUows°- "'""'"'■*' '""» ">« Foet. w ,, Miles. New York to Chicago 900 Montreal to Chicago.. 847 orr„irr.i:-:;;,;::-*-»'r'-'?s ing in the affffreirate to fnn.^ * , ^ ^''"''^''' amount- railway f^m be'^ bllTe^t: T; " '" '"' " '" """-' "» months. ^ "* "" '•J' '""w during the winter from San Fran^i^o^u^aCl' ^L^^'r/; '"'""'''"•" ruary we arri™. at Honolulu, the l:^,^ Z::Z\'t EXHIBITION HELD AT 8YDNKV, NEW SOUTH WALES. 5 Sandwich or Hawaian Islands, 2,100 miles from San Francisco. Uonoiulu may be considered the half-way house between North America and the new world of Australia and New Zealand. There are 22 feet of water in the bay at mid-tide, and wharves m the port give ample facilities to load and discharge cargo. The Custom House and public store-houses are built of coral. The population is 14,852, while the population of all the islands, welve m number, amounted, in 1873, to 50,897, of which 5.366 a e foreigners. The climate is very delightful-the thermometer 12 to 80, and at the lowest from 61 to 70. Fruits and Lwers grow to perfection. A Reciprocity Treaty exists between the 7X7.9T i^l ^""'"'^ ^''''''- ^^' •^P^^*^ ^" 1874 were ¥M10,827, and the exports $1,859,639. The principal articles 01 export are sugar, paddy, rice, bannanas, wool. &c., most of which are shipped to the United States. The imports, under Reciprocity are principally from the United States, consisting of clothing, dry goods, flour, groceries, provisions, spirits, lumber, tea, &c. ' The Kingdom is represented in foreign countries by six Con- sular Agents, three Consul-Generals, and thirty-three Consuls who make their annual reports on trade to the Government ' From Honolulu I sailed for Levuka, one of the Fiji Islands, a distance of 2,708 miles, and arrived on the 21st February Levuka IS rather a difficult port of entry, being surrounded with coral reefs, and it cannot be entered without a pilot. These islands are now under the British Government, and from their reported fertility, commerce with them must increase. At present there is no convenience for ships by wharves, and vessels have to anchor in the bay. The native people are tall and we 1-lormed. I had no means of acquiring inforir .tion as o he trade o the islands. The climate is very similar to tnat of Honolulu. I left Levuka for Auckland, in New Zealand, a distance of 1,167 miles, and from San Francisco 5,914 miles. By my letter of instructions I was not directed to visit New Zealand, but in talking the matter over with Mr. Morris He ;J 6 MPOBT OP EXECUTIVE COMMI88IOKIR to TIM Strongly adTfeed my doing »„, as the trade of that Colony was dec Zt '° ''•'"""'\'^ "■" '"'" °f '"» »">« Colonic "ft^rr and i "n *" '" ^'""'^ *'«''"'' ">^ "-""^ »f ">« in«tr f , ^'='""' •^'""■" 'besides, on reading over mv ZZZ fT "tl'^ •'°™"'"'""' '•^ ■"" ""'p-er f of-the other °' *". '^^'"'"!» '<" t'''^ ^yd-y Exhibition to any o^ NeTzealt d T^r'^'T' ''""""''' ''^ *» Government. and 7eSrn AnlT^'"' '^"'°™' '^^'^'-'-'l, South Australia De extended, would thereby be o-reatlv T.rn»^«+ ^ xi to meet the members of the Chamber to explain my^T Thzs was at once complied with, and a meetiL calkd Xh was numerously attended. Although it wil n!t7 m this Keport to allude to the retlt^h l^ZTl necessary to make at all the towns and cities I vi itedTe'in this first instance of meeting the New 7..U^a t' ^ is, I think, well to refer to VlZ f ? f merchants, it confine myself to thf . '^ ^'^^'"' ^"^ ^^ ^"t^^^ *<> inne myselt to the comments made by the Press of nff,«. places as to my mission. °*^®^ (/-ro^. e/. i\r,,, ;,,,i,,, jj^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^ ^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ■ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE attend the Sydney Exhibition to be Lid ortriothtfr-r "'"^ *° '^"^"^' *° charge of the products and manufaetures Tlt^^^Zl^ \ "k "'^°^'""«'-- '" "After the Ch.ium.. had explained i^ZZ^lZ' T 7"' ''^ ^"'•"■*^^- young. ^•''''* °^ ^'^e meeting, he introduced Mr. " The Hon. Mr. Yovm said ■ ' ht.. <».„. ^„, . . . jolony was 'olonies. I more than ival of the g over my i power of on to any if I could I'ernments Australia xhibits in 1 sending ons could Having kland on id on the parties ; ny desire y views I, which lecessary Jemed it i, yet in lants, it ature to 3f other of meet- Sydney, to isioner in exhibited, luced Mr. ident, for merce of EXHIBITION HELD AT srDNEY, NEW SOCTO WALES. 7 Meeting he d .. y,!, . P , IT',' ■" l. ""'''''''"' "^ *'"^ *"-• ^* "^ C-to„nial ».-• machinery, s ' ^ J ' ' """' f'^'f ^"'*^«' ^''--"' -^"'^'ited her pn.duct, missionerB who were p..^ n «t 1 o ( '''^T''"" '' ^•^'''- "^ ^^e Australian Com- «ndn.an„faetureB«en t Ca t in ^""?' "" " """"" "' "'"^^ ^'^^^^'^ judge of them ThiB del^ " "' "'" '"■""^'^'^ °' *'^°«*' ^°'"'"'-'« ™'8''t .>y L owne:-„?^: :: :: :;r "^^ tr 'r' '-'"'"'^^'^-^^^ ^- -^'"^'' totheearoftheOovernm ntorrln ■ ^"""^'^t '''«' t^ese wishes made their way rrei^htandehargeBt:::;::.:::::^;;:;^^^^^^^^^^^^ «- -y wo^d pay ..nd there. I„ con,«a„„,,. ' »" (•""I" «l"il' Ihuir owner, „r m,k,„ ,„igl,t ».d . „or.i„„ 0,2 "r. ' * " '■"""" """""' "'« "':—»" "« cl..*.,od, of l.on.r..,. .: J 1. ocl t™ . :: I' 77'- . ''"""'" ™""' "■ '"" •«"' u«d. fro™ on«o »„a pZ °"l:; cI: /' l.t:"^'";: '■'"'^'™ Novcmbor, for MoJbonrne mil R„l„„„ „ . ' " "'" ^"'' "'' Of C„aa.'..,„« J ,0 7.0 1,L,, :"'" "7 '"•.—". «» «"«™n.„„. c-n-d. „d.«zr;;ir oCor:;:Lrz:::ir '".""';'-■■ ?^r::-r=---:-::~ d^^ han been done elsewhere. It miffht be imnorf.nfT ! '"'" "'*° *i, « • ^ ""liortant to get some dea upon what kpaI„ these tlungs are made in Canada, and wha. amount and kind of work thyte fitted « Bc Kma,kB. If there ,s any question . any gentlen.an woul.I like to ask me I w be g .^ to answer it. I have not gone e.xtensively in,, the subject, becaus' Ire wdl bo other opportunities of doing so. I J.ave no doubt that the eeling ma^ f !.. by Canada w ,1 be reeiproeatc-d. In a short time we will have a rai.wa ^Itti h America, which will reduce the distance in time by two or three aLTvT a^beautiful country he., capable of great Progress'and dev^en^^la J^a: makmg rapid progress. ' ' ^'^^ 1'? I '' ; i I 1. 1 ^:l I- 8 REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER TO TUB lu. Jlhl"'!!'";';;'' !":■ ^'"""■^ "*^'°'' ^ '''^ °^ "^''"''^ ^"« i--^^ *« M.-. Young for ir Z;„ ^ ^"''"''■'" ^^""'^ "" ^''"** '""^y -"'d *« •>-« the Government Htna a Oonimissionor to Sydney." The following editorial remarks of the Auckland Herald show tne extent of interest taken in the matters discussed at the t^namber of Commerce :— JolmllTT.' °! "? '''"'"'"■ "' ''""'"'"•"'' '•^''^ y'^^'^'^^y' ^ ••-'- the Hon. X th't T";' ;r "'"""■' ^'^ '^^ ^^'^ ^"'^'' »-' *•- ^^j-* ^e hod m thil , " ^'■''"* ''"'°"''^' °' ^"''*™"'' ''"'^ "'e Dominion of CanHda, to he mutual advantage of both countries, and after he made hin statements, he expres ed «>e hopo that Auckland would Hee it to be her interest and the interest of ..is part of In ,tt" OH rV' "''"*""" " " '•-'J"--*'*«- 1— t Ht the Sydney Exhibi- tion, on the 10th April next, when the exhibits of Canada will be seen Dart'or'rT'"^ '*'"'"'* ' Government map of the Pacific Railway through Canada, part of winch ,s located and surveyed, and other parts surveyed but not yet located He .,„,..d that when this line df railway is completed, which it possibly will bcin h funv'r?""r/"" "^"'""''^^ Australia, Japan and China could be delivered n ul y two days' less time than at present,-that the Rocky Mountains could be Thiir rr *'''' '"*. '"^ ""'*"'' ^^^^ '^ *^^ ^^*'^*^'^' ^-^«^ '>- *« «- ^-dsco, Tt Svd k"" '' '"""* ''' """ '*-""• ^'^ ^"^her urged the attendance at Sydney as being of great interest to Auckland and to other ports in New Zealand and m Austraha, where harbour works required the aid of dredging machines, as from the plans of the latest and most improved dredges which will be there found, and in which Canada has had experience, much valuable practical information can bo gained m the matter of harbour works, and in providing all possible facilities for the easier and cheaper carrying of water-borne goods. Every shilling that can be saved in the transport of goods to the market of consumption is so much added to the national wealth. .No Colony has done more than the Dominion has effected in this direction • and there are some great canal works now in contemplation in Canada, which will' open additional water convenience to the large maritime commerce of the firstof Great Britain s Colonies. Mr. Young pointed generally to the advantages of water carriage which had been shown in ordinary circumstances to be, after cargo was on board, as a general rule, only one-fifth the cost of land conveyance, which is a hint to be remem- bered in our future railway works, so that railways should seek to reach the interior of a country ; and while supplying produce for shipment at seaports, and being supplied with imports by shipping, should not be constructed so as to establish unnecessary competition in a young country, where utility requires a wise distribution of those grand works of civilization— roads, railways and water carriage. " From the ripe knowledge he displayed yesterday of the condition of the Colony he represents, it is apparent that the Dominion Government could not have chosen a more fitting Commissioner to the Sydney Exhibition, or one more capable of compre- bending the aims and objects of his mission. We hope the Government of New EXHIBITION HELD AT SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WA^ES. 9 Zealand will Rend a CommiHsioner to n'lmHcnt this Colony ; to neo'and report on thu plans andmodelMof public worjis and Htruoturus of gunoral improvemi;nt8 in invtu- tions adapted to colonial life, and oHpecially in those labour-saving machines foi both domestic and other uses indoor and out-door, for which the United States and Canada are now so justly celebrated. This part of New Zealand is where the Kauri Pine is obtained, of which there is a considerable export to the other Colonies. It is a hard wood, dense and heavy, and sells from 8s. to 12s. sterling per 100 feet superficial. Doors, window-sashes, &c., are manufactured from this pine in various places near Auck- land, so that it is doubtful if our soft pine would find here a profitable market. All agreed, however, that if such articles as chairs, for common use, buggies, waggons, agricultural imple- ments, edge tools, shovels, spades, hoes, &c., could compete in cheapness and quality with those of the United States, there would be a large market for them. The population of the city of Auckland in 1874, with suburbs, was 24,000, and of the Province of Auckland 68,000, exclusive of aboriginals. The harbours are excellent, and adapted for the largest class of vessels. The position is very fine, and with its increasing railway connections, its gold, coal, timber, and growing agri- culture, Auckland gives promise of becoming a great commercial city. The export of wool is large and increasing, being sent princi- pally to London. The gum known as kauri gum in commerce, forms an important item in the exports of Auckland, and the supply is not likely to fail for some time. It is generally found from two to three feet below the surface ; but it is ascertained that it lies also at some depth over a considerable area of land exhausted by kauri forests in past ages, from which the gum has exuded, but which is now barren and unfit for cultivation. Its importance may be estimated from the fact that from 4,000 to 5,000 tons have been exported in one year. The native Maories bring a considerable amount of it to market, and the buying prices vary from ,£30 to i;40 per ton sterling at Auck- land. It is sent chiefly to England and the United States, and is used in the manufacture of varnish. I am not aware if it ml 10 RtPORT OP EXEOHTIVK COMMISSIONER TO THE IS used in Canada. The kauri pine is much esteemed, and its growth IS confined entirely to the single Province of Auckland It IS sometimes U feet in diameter and 150 feet in height. New Zealand flax is another article of export. The imports and fn2U4 '™^''*' ^'"'^ ^1,589.315, and the exports, Parties in Canada desirous of trading with this part of New Zealand w;ll find excellent and reliable agents in Messrs. «ro^^n Campbell & Co. of Auckland, with whom I made arrangements to give correspondents in Canada every information respecun>- merch«n?""/"""' '''"^'^" "" ^" ^^« highly responsibb me^rchants, and any statement they may make can be relied I left Auckland on the 1st of March by steamer for Welling- ton, the capital of New Zealand, a distance from Auckland of about 450 miles. On the way we stopped at I^^eI.on for about twelve hours. Nelson is a small but very pretty town, popula. tion about 6 200. and is the capital of the Province of Nelson which has about 23,540 inhabitants, besides natives. The chief- wealth of this district consists in minerals, unlimited beds of coal, finest iron ore and limestone. Iron works will, no doubt al'so found *^''' ^^ ""^ ^''^'"* ^^^' ^''^' '''^^'' ^''^ ^"^^ ^^'^ I arrived at Wellington on the 6th and called on His Excel- lency the Governor, the Marquis of Normanby, formerly Gover- nor of Nova Scotia, and whom I had known in Canada I explained to His Excellency the object of my mission, and notlung could exceed his courtesy and that of the members of his Government, in giving me every information regarding the commerce of New Zealand. New Zealand consists of Lee islands. Cooks' Straits divide the North and South Islands which are from 450 to 470 miles in length, by about 100 miles in breadth, while the Foreau Straits divide the South Island from Stewart's Island," which is small in extent The imports of the Colony for the year 1875 were i:8,029,172 and the exports .65,828,627. Population 375,856 in 1875 The led, and its ' Auckland. nght New nports and aounted to le exports, trt of New srs. IJrow n, angame'its respecu:i;;»" esponsihle be relied r Welling- ickland of for about II, popula- >f Nelson, The chief i beds of no doubt, gold are [is Excel- y Gover- mada. I lion, and mbers of ding the of three Islands, 00 miles 1 Island 029,1*72, '5. The IX IBITION HET-D AT STDNET, NEW SOUTH WALES. 11 natives are estimated at 4fl,000, and principally inhabit the Northern Island. The .oustruction of railways is in the hands of the Public Works Department of the (lovernment. The gauge is 3 ft. 6 in. At present there are <554 miles in operation, and nearly as many miles more are being surveyed and some (contracted for ; this is exclusive of over 750 miles of good travers- able dray roads. The whole of these roads are managed by the Government, as already stated, and on the average, I was in- formed, yield an interest on the capital of SJ^ier cent., which. It IS expected, will increase. The population of Wellington in 1876 was 11,457. It is an active, stirring place. There were m the harbour while I was there, 11 square rigged vessels from sea. Of the i;i3,847,798 value of imports and exports in 1875, the imports and exports to and from the United Kingdom amounted to i;9,331,370, of which the imports of agricultural implements amounted to ^131,248. It is, perhaps, well that I should state that under the Acts of the Parliament of New Zea- land, the Government are authorized to open offices throughout the Colony for depositors in savings banks, and in like manner offices have been opened for granting policies of life insurance, and for annuities ; the Government or people being thus the recipients of any profits on such business, while the insured have the guarantee of the Colony for amounts insured. It was explained tome that large sums were sent out of the country to companies in the United Kingdom and in foreign countries, in premiums which could be saved to the Colony, and as I knew a similar state of things existed in Canada, I procured the several Acts bearing on this matter of insurance. I noticed, also, a regulation as regards vaccination, which has been prac' tised for some time in New Zealand with the best results. By law, "all children must be vaccinated within six months after their birth, by a qualified medical practitioner appointed by the Government ; " no charge being made. Having signified a wish to meet the Chamber of Commerce a meeting was at once called, and I .addrcf?sed the largo number of members assembled on the object of my mission, mentioning that I should like if a Commissioner could be present from 1r (1 I I; .li I) m REPORT or ixRcfTivB maM,««r<>i.«« to to, pZ frlr"! '^ ""L °'" ''"""'""" "•'*•''" »' Sydney. Th,. Pr« 01 „..xl duy h»d l«ll r,.|,„rt« oC Ih,, pro,-.'Kli„L .„d 2»er. would ..„ .„„,. , „.„ .j,i.„, ,„ ^j^.j (,,,,i,„.^^^,.^ the sth • f ™. ' """ *'""'' "■"• """■• »' i:hri»tchur.h on l. MLt '!"•';"■''■:■,""»'''»- '>uiM,Me various »Kl!^ f !u """'' °f ""^^ »>"'»"'« ^vrote very favour- ablyof the meeting, and of opening „p trade relation/ wTh nch agncultural country, and arrived at Dunedin on the 10th This IS the most a,.tive, stirring city I have seen in New Zeata d ts populaUou in 1876 was 10.584, and with the subrllout Port OhJ """■ '^ ?■"" "^ ""» I""' "' New Zealand is Port Chalmers, nine miles from Dunedin by railway with a population of 8.100. Every facility exists for the coLlL d r"nd "?""' "''■•'°"' """^ "'-S^ P-'-t ship.flZg dock, and a stone graving do,k of 828 by 50 feet, with 22 feet of water on the sill. A time ball, dropped at noon, gives l^t atisfaction by its admitted correctness. It is the principal £ m Southern New Zealand, and gives every ertdeuce of bu"y ;:^::par!^ x ::-rrr a:t"fr ^-^ "' the inhabitants. I called upon the P::d:;f:]f trcht,:: :«' comniis- IXRTHtTn.N HELP AT flVDNET, NIW SOUTH WALES. 13 of Commerce, who t once Hmnnumvd its momburs together to meet me next duy. \ culled on purtien engaged in the timber trade and other bran.hes of eomnieree, and I am satisfied a very eonNiderable trade can be open.^d up with thi8 part of New Zea- land. At the Chamber of Commence I spoke at some length as to the advantages of trade with Canada, when a resolution was unanimously passed that a New Zealand Commission should report upon the Canadian exhibits at the Sydney Exhibition. The following, from the Otago Times, gives a fair idea of the comments of the Press :— OITK TRADR RELATIONS WITH (CANADA. Tl... lnt..rvi,.w b.t won tl.o Hon. Mr. Yu„nK and our Chuml,..r of Conim-rc.., which appears .n our co1„,„„h thin n.n.nin.^, hI.ouM lu- ..f conKi.lor«l,I,. int..r..Ht to tho m..r.«,.til.. mm of thin plm... Th.T.. i,, p.rh.pH, a pn.,li„.U.H. to 1„. over.onu, on Mr. V"»nK« part Hinc it in oft.n «MppoH...l that ..„„,nu.rc... 1h not much aided by doputa- fonn, H„d HO forth, but that by nomc incxpliobl,. way tr.«Ic will find itn way to the t»>e Chairman put it, wc .ball be very gla,l indcd to have pointed out to uh by ^uy meauH a d.eapcr market than that in which we now buy "notionn,- or any thing oIhc. r.n.. . "M'^'TT' "''"""'"' *" '•'' ^'"-'"g,the opportunity of getting from Canada ''Hgnculturul in.trumentH, edge.l tooln, and a great variety of things"-to say nothing of woodn and textile fabricH at as cheap a price an we can get them iBewhere^ "" '"'"^"^ *" '^"^ ^''"'•"»'^'- "^ Commerce wan terse and l.usineH.-like- Don t take my word f<,r it , «end «ome one and nee for yourselves." It appears that the Government of the Dominion has consented to pay freight and charges on the g.K.ds sent as exhibits to the Centc-nnial by Canmia from Philadelphia to Sydney Mr Young asks the various Chambers of Commerce in this Colony to urge on the Govern^ niont the advisability of sending some ,me to Sydney to report on these exhibits Judging from what we know of th.. hin.lernn.es to American industry which her Protective policy has cause.l, it seems highly prol>able, at least, that Mr. Young's promise will be borne out by facts. At any rate, the probability is such that it is well worth ones while to look into the matter. We trust that the Government will not trTd t;»rv" v",'!T'""' ^"'"'"''"-'""'■'- *" Sydney to report. Although our trad With New York is by no means very extensive, it is growing. Could we return wool by the vessels bringing us "notions," remunerative trade alight be established The fiscal regulations of the Sixties have hitherto hinder..! our doing this. Canada is' more fortunate, more liberal in h.r tavift. There is nothing to hinder our sending wool to Montreal, and thus obviating the necessity of the manufacturers there having recourse to the London wool market. It seems a cumbrous and absur.I arrangement that the timber from Canadian forests should be sent to New York for transl.jnm-nt *o Dunedm ; yet Mr if oung assures us that this is what is being done. If the report of the Commissioner, whom we presume th.. Government will send to Sydney, should prove 14 Hill sJt;M REPORT OP EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER TO THE favourable, thero is no reason why a trade profitable to both parties should not arise between the Dominion and this Colony. We think Mr. Young has done leally good work in bringing this subject before the merchants of the Colony. Messrs. Dalgetty, Nicholls & Co., of this place, are reliable correspondents for Canadians to ship to, both as regards means and experience in business. Here and at Christchurch are excellent markets for all kinds of agricultural implements as well as for timber goods. The kind of timber wanted at Dune- din is : CLEAR PINE— 12 to 30 inches wide, I J to 6 inches thick. SHELVING— Principally 12 inches by 11 inches. LUMBER— Tongued and grooved, 10 to 12 inches wide. MAPLE— 3, 4 and 6 inch planks, as wide as possible. HICKORY— ij, 2, 2}, 3 and 4 inch planks. ASH — ■' « « II K (I BEACH— 4 and 6 inch planks. From a correspondence virith the firm above-named, I believe that a large business with this part of New Zealand could be profitably carried on with Canada annually, which business would increase from year to year. Desirous of making this Report as condensed as possible, I have omitted much that could have been said in reference to New Zealand, and especially Dunedin, which, from the liberality of its provisions for education and public institutions, is on the way of claiming for Southern New- Zealand the title of the "Athens of the South," not only as to its fine climate, but as to its magnificent scenery all over the Islands. I cannot refrain from speaking of the hospitality of its inhabitants wherever I went, as well as the energetic action of the Governor, the Marquis of Normanby, and his Ministry, in furthering the object I had in view. I left New Zealand for Melbourne on the 14th, a distance of over 1,100 miles, and touched at the " Bluffs," the out, or sea- port of Invercarligg, a town of 2,634 inhabitants, both active places of business. In all of these towns I found my visit referred to with satisfaction, and the newspapers of each place had reproduced my views on trade. In this way much good has EXHIBITION HELD AT SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES. 15 been effected, if it can be followed up with judgment and per- severance. There is no reason whatever why Canada cannot sell a large part of the articles imported into Nev/ Zealand from the United States, and share that trade, at least, with our neighbour. I arrived at Melbourne, Australia, on the 20th March. Neither the "Ocean Gem" nor "Escort" had yet arrived. I therefore decided to go over to Tasmania; but before doing so I delivered letters from Your Excellency to aovernor Bowen, who was extremely kind, as were the members of his Ministry, giving me authority to obtain, at the Public Departments, all the infor- mation I wanted. I left Melbourne on the 23rd and arrived at Launceton, Tas- mania, on the 24th. The whole population of Tasmania in 1875 was 113,000. Launceton is a flourishing place of business, and has a population of 12,000. It is connected with Hobart-town, the capital of the Colony, by railway, a distance of 133 miles. The gauge is 3 feet 6 inches. The Island is well watered, abounding in rivers and rivulets. The climate is very delightful, neither too hot nor too cold. The mean temperature for the year is 54°. I travelled by land from Launceton to Hobart-town. The surface of the country is uneven, and it presents every variety of scenery— the snow- capped mountain, the wild shore, the green valley, and a rich agricultural country. Fruits of all kinds grow luxuriantly, and fruit-preserving forms an important branch of industry. The export of jams and preserved fruit in 1875 amounted to 2,851,830 pounds, valued at .£75,589. Green fruit was exported to the extent of 159,224 bushels, but the duties exacted in the other Colonies on these and other productions injure the trade of Tasmania. Gold, coal, iron, copper and lead are all found in Tasmania. The deposits of coal are very extensive, while tin ore has been discovered in large quantities in the north-east part of the Island, and is being extensively worked. The value of exports in 1875 was i;i,085,976, and of the imports ^1.185.942. The exports of wool alone in 1875 amounted to i;433,540. Wool is the principal product. Hobart-town, the capital, is finely Id REPORT OF EXECCTIVE COMMISSIONER TO THE f; =1: :( J! i situated on the River Derwent, about twelve miles from its mouth. It has a good sheltered harbour, of easy access, ample wharves, and a depth of water for vessels of the largest tonnage. The population is about 22,000. The Parliament House and other public buildings are all in good taste, and built of a fine white freestone. There has never been any direct trade between Tasmania and Canada. Anything Canadian comes through the United States, especially pine lumber. An idea of the trade of Hobart-town with the United States will be obtained by the following manifest of a cargo received there last September by the ship " Carlota," of 310 tons, from New York :— 45 boxes Axes. 200 cases Chairs. 10 cases Handles. 20 do. do. H 23 do. do. 250 boxes Starch. 314 Oars. 1,344 cases Kerosene Oil. 15 cases Glassware. 200 cases Qlassware. 500 kegs Nails. 150 cases Turpentine. 5,250 pieces Lumber. 631 packages Woodenware. 206 packages (Nests of Tnbs). 200 pieces Hickory Plank. 65 pieces White Pine Plank. 216 Doors. 6 packages Sashes, 250 barrels Rosin. 118 packages Furniture. There is a good demand for timber and pine in Tasmania, and a dealer at Hobart-town informed me that such sizes as the fol- lowing would sell readily : CLEAR PINE— 12 to 30 inches wide, IJ to 6 inches thick. SHELVING— Principally 12 inches wide ; small prop., 14 to 24. LUMBER, T. dc O.— 10 nnd 12 inches wide. MAPLE — 3, 4, and 6 inch planks, as wide as possible, EXHIBITrON HELD AT SVDNET, NEW SOUTH WALES, 17 HICKORY— ^ ASH— / *J' ^' ^i> 3 ""id 4 ipch planks. BEACH— 4 and 6 inch, planks. PINE— 3, 4, 5, and 6 inch, from 6 to 24 inches wide of good auality. Always commands a sale, as there is no duty. There is duty on all lumber under 3 iiiches in thickness, at the rate of 4s. per 100 superficial feet. TONOUED AND GROOVED PINE, in all lenghts-J and f inches thick, 6 inches wide. Such articles as the above could be sent to Dunedin or Hobart- town ; say two cargoes each year to Dunedin, and one to Hobart- town to begin with. An assortment of agricultural implements, to which I shall afterwards refer, with buggies, waggons, &c., would find a ready sale and at paying prices, if shipped from the St. Lawrence at a reasonable rate of freight. Governor "Weld and all the members of the Ministry were very attentive, and gave me every assistance I required. I left Hobart-town on the 26th for Launceton, where I took a steamer on the 2'7th, and reached Melbourne on the 29th. The " Ocean Gem," from Montreal, had arrived two weeks before. Part of her cargo was for Melbourne, and the remainder were the exhibits for Sydney. She was detained at the former port un- necessarily, as many of the Melbourne goods being placed in the bottom of the ship, it was necessary to discharge most of the Sydney goods and reload them. I left Melbourne on the 29th, and arrived at Sydney on the 31st March. The " Escort" and "Gem" came in respectively on the 1st and 2nd April, and began discharging on the 3rd. Mr. Fleming, my assistant from Ontario, had arrived several days before. The harbour where the ships lay was about two and a-half miles from the Exhibition Buildings, and the goods had to be carted. The Exhibition was to open on the 10th, or in seven days time ; hence it was necessary to push forward the unloading and drayage of the cargoes. In doing this and opening up the cases in a limited space, and placing the goods in position for exhibition, work had to be done late and early. Mr. Fleming was unceasing in his efforts to open up and place the goods, and to make up for the late arrival of the vessels. Assistants were engaged; but in the absence of Mr. Brown, 18 REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER TO THE m M iii "who had a knowledge of the articles shipped at New York and Montreal, our difficulties were much increased. An annexe had been constructed on one side of the main build- ing for the use of the Canadian and United States exhibits. In this space counters and shelves were placed, so that by the 10th of April, the day of opening, we, by dint of energy and perse- verance, made a very good show. The agricultural implements, machinery, &c., were arranged in the space outside,' and advan- tangeously exhibited. On the 9th Mr. Brown arrived, bringing me a copy of a letter to him from the Department of Agriculture, by which I was to be governed. The letter said : "You are to render assistance for promoting the object of the Exhibition at Sydney, for a period which shall include the whole term of the Exhibition ; also, that ten days before and ten days after, within, however, in such limited latitude as under- stood in your conversation with the Honourable Mr. Burpee, the acting Minister of Agriculture, as may be necessary to enable you to look after your own business, in so fw as this relates to opening trade relations between Sydney and Canada." The Sydney Herald of the 12th April gives the following de- scription of the opening of the Exhibition :— The Exhibition was opened on Tuesday with great eclat. The committee, the 8t« -->"' -d progress o and lasmania have also accredited to us Commissioners for a like purpose On behalf Of New South Wales, I desire to oifer to these gentlemen a hearty welcom; and to express a hope that their visit may prove agreeable to themselves, and mayTavo ^h effect of promoting the growth of commercial exchanges between heir respectle • Svdnev ff^f'-/---- *«»>'' the largestand most interesting ever y!t held in Socety on the large measure of success which has attended their prai.seworthv opened." ""'' ^""'^''^ Intercolonial Exhibition of 1877 to be dui; nartv ^°'" T^!"""^ ^'"^'^ '"' *^' '^"'^'^ *"^ '"' ^'« Excellency, and tho vice-regal party proceeded to inspect the various exhibits. Tho scene presented from the galleries of the main building at the time of the openmg ceremony was one of a most animated character, what with the throngs of visitors, the admirably displayed exhibite. and the tasteful decorations, for which last much credit .s due to Mr. Toming. who has had entire control of this department Although a spacious annexe has been erected along the whole length of the building, in which he Camulian and American products were displayed, there was still very lUtle room left to move about, especially in the afternoon, by which time the crowd of visitors was very great. The inconvenience was particularly felt in the galleries, where there are many objects of interest, but which it was scarcely possible to inspect, owing to the number ot people moving about in all directions. It was suggested that an improvement might be made by removing some of the larger exhibits hence to the ground floor; but then the question arises whether the inconvenience of being crowded would not be equally felt down below. These exhibitions are becoming so popular and are so well patronised, both by exhibitors and by the public, that it is evident the Association will soon have to provide more space for the accommodation A visitor on entering the grounds is struck in the first place by the variety and abundance of the exhibits in agricultural implements and machinery, including reaping and threshing machines, mowing machines, horse mkes, ploughs, hoes, cultiva- tors, barrows, rollers, portable engines, chart-cutters, seed-sowing machines, dairy utensils wool prcHses. windrnDls and othnr apparatus for raising water puu^pn and rams of every description, and a bewildering variety of ingenious labour-savinjr machines. Many of these were shown at work, and they excited great interest an^ m ■■a 20 REPORT OP EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER TO THE admlraHon. Near the entrance there i8 a sample of a wooden house, containing two ooms, exhibited by Mesgrs. Hudson Brothers. Thi. little structure is at once neat, ^wnmodious and portable; and, as it can be sol-' for about X'90, it will doubtl^s be iTrk h "^°" ^^ """^ * ^'^'**''^ ''^"'^ *''" country as a great improvement upon the "*l '° ^^'''^ "*°^ free-selectors and small farmers reside. The exhibit in rS ."' °'^'''""'' '* ^"°fif """''ed at present for a very different purpose. One of its ms IS devoted to the use of the judges and stewards ; and the other is set apart for ine accommodation of the press. This supplies a want that has long been felt in onnection with these exhibitions, and is a convenience the value of which can scarcely be overstated. (% pproaching the main building we notice that a temporary porch has been erectea, over a flooring of Shepherd's patent asphalte pavement. Immediately wthin the entrance is a trophy „f plate glass, shown by Mr. J. C. Goodwin, of Aliercrombie-street, silvered by himself, and said to be the largest sheets of glass ever Slivered m the Colony. Perhaps the most striking objects in the main building are the floral and horticultural exhibite, arranged on lofty stands along the centre of the uUding. To the right on entering are the wools, including all varieties, and from 11 part« of this Colony, as well as from New Zealand, South America and Tasmania. lo the left are the minerals, a magnificent collection of which is shown by the Mining department of New South Wales, including specimens of all the various mineral ores round m the Colony : there are also several fine trophies of copper and tin. In farm produce there is a good display of cereals and grain, and also tempting vegetables. «y a very good arrangement the products of the various parts of the Colony were displayed separately, so that a comparison could be drawn between the productions of the north, west, and south respectively. Another portion of the Exhibition that excited much interest was the intercolonial exhibits, from Queensland and Tasmania, Which though not very numeious were in many respects highly meritorious The mineral productions of the last-named Colony are very complete and interesting Victoria and South Australia, as Colonies, are conspicuous by their absence from the Ji-xhibition. In the galleries the Fine Arts Department is, perhaps, the chief attrac- tion. The pictures are fewer in number than we have seen on former occasions but the committee have wisely exercised their discretion in rejecting many that were offered which did not possess sufiicient merit. The show of photographs is very good evincing the fact that this branch of art has been cultivated here with good effect' The Japanese court, at in- southern end of the galleries, is an exhibition in itself, and would repay a careful inspection. Furniture ie well represented, and so are' the various articles classed under the head of apparatus and application of liberal arts including paper, pens, pencils, printing, and samples of book -binding. Musical instruments are also shown in great variety. In clothing and textile fabrics, boots and shoes, Ac, the exhibits are many and attractive. Carriages and materials apper. taining to vehicles are extensively shown. There is also a good display of tools of all descriptions, and in saddlery the present Exiiibition is not behind any of its prede- cessors. Various articles of food-fresh, preserved, or in various states of preservation -form an interesting section of the show, proving that much h.-... hoen donP by the Colony in the production of these aiticleg, though no doubt very much remains yet to be accomplished. EXHIBITION HELD AT SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, 21 The Canadian and American courts in tlie annexe, an we have already explained, are as yet in an incomplete state, though thero is already a good disj.lay, and the visitor will here find very much to reward his inspection, and it is very probaMe that our mechanics will be able to take many a useful hint from what they will find in hm department. The show .f carriages is particularly good, and the tools and implements-m which our American cousin, especially excel-will be found worthy of careful examination. The arrangements made by tho committee to ensure the comfort of visitors deserve a word of praise. The Commissariat Department, under Messrs. Compagnoni * Co. and Mr. Camb, appeared to give every satisfaction. While on this topic we may mention that the Fresh Food and Ice Company not only exhibit their apparatus for cooling and preserving milk, but they were also dispensing cooling draughts of iced milk to the public, and appeared to have a large sale. In the grounds there were various ev-aneous amusements provided for the juvenile visitors, particularly a Merry-go-rou, ., and a Punch and Judy show, which seemed to be well patronised. The Inspector^eneral of Police, Mr. Superintendent Read, and Mr. Sub-Inspector Rush with a body of about 30 police, wore on the ground. There were also several members of the detective force present; but the usual good order of the Sydney public left very little for these officials to do. In the evening the gates were opened at 7 o'clock, when, in addition to the exhibits, there was the attraction of the performance of Dr. Sylvester, including some of his astonishing feats of legerdemain, the enchanted lady, and the beautiful prismatic fountain. There was also some singing and instrumental music by the Artillery Band who were present throughout the day. ' The attendance, we are informed, was as follows :-In the day, 9,425 ; and in the evening, over 5,000 ; making a total of nearly 15,000 persons in all, without counting members of the association, exhibitors, and others who had the right ot entree without passing through the turn-tables. In the above remarks we have endeavoured to give a general idea of tlie merits of the present exhibition. As we have said, the arrangement of the exhibits at the time of opening was not completed ; and it was impossible, therefore, to obtain detailed reports of the exhibits in the various sections. In justice to the exhibitors, as well as to the public, fuller particulars are reserved for our next issue. The printed copy or catalogue of the Canadian exhibits was as follows : — 1— Wm. A. Gerolanoy, Owen Sound, O, 1 Fanning mill, complete. 2— J. Harris & Co., St. John, N.B. 1 Shingle machine. 1 Mowing machine. 1 Wheel rake, with improved horse dump. 1 Hay cutter. 2 Ploughs. 1 Potato digger. m KEPORT OF BXlCUTiVB 0OMMI88ION*a TO THD 3— A nnott & O'Connor, Montreal, P.Q. 1 Common sense feed cuttt-r. 4-A. Harris, Son & Co., Brantford, O. 1 Mower and reaper. 6— Sharman & Foster, Stratford, 0. 1 Giant thrasher and separator, complete, Ist Prize. 1 Combmed mower and reaper. 6— Cameron & Co., Gait, O. 1 Tenoning machine, 2nd Prize. 1 Revolving bed planer, ist Prize. 7— Acton Plough Co., Acton, O. 1 Single frame wrought iron plough. 8-Geo. Fleming & Son, St. John, N.B. 1 Oscillating steam-engine. 9— John Watson, Ayr, O. 1 Horse power, 2 root cutters and pnlpers. 1 Gram drill, 2 straw cutters. 1 Field roller, 2 grain choppers. 1 Gang plough, 1 com sheller. 1 Turnip drill, i hand straw cutter. 1 Sowing plough, 1 sub-soil plough. 1 Jack. 10— John Abell, Woodbridgo, O. 1 lO-H.P. portable engine. 1 Woods do. do. 1 Dodge combined self-rake reaper and mower. 1 Sulky hay rake. 11— Munro & Hogan, Seaforth, 6. 1 Iron plough with wooden handles. 12— Chm-les Duperon, Stratford, O. 1 Duperon improved harrow. 13-Ma88ey Manufacturing Co., Newcastle, O. 1 Mowing machine. 1 Horse rake, 1st Priae. 1 Grain crusher. EXHIBITION HELD AT SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES. 14 — ThoH. KichardMoii, Porguw, O. • 1 Gang plough. 15— Rowlaml Dennis, London, O. 1 Potato digger. 16— P. M. Bawtonheimer, Humilton, 0. 1 Potato digger. 17— Haggart Bros., Brampton, O.* I 10-H.P. thrasher and separator, straw carrier, Ac, complete, on wheels, 1 Brampton Royce reaping machine. 18— David Maxwell, Paris, O. 1 Power straw cutter, Special Prize. 1 Hand do. do. Ist Prize 1 Power or hand root cutter. 1 Power or hand root pulper. 1 Grinder, complete. 1 Horse power. 1 Iron crusher, 1 iron jack. 19— Jonos and Biirland, Montreal, P.Q. 2 Sets railway springs. 20— JohnMcDougall & Co., Montreal, P Q. 1 Car wheel for railway cars. 21— Whitney & Morton, Toronto, O. 2 Car coopers (Lappins' patent.) 22— Green Bros., Waterfoi-d, O. 2 Single reapers. 23— Forsyth & Co., Dundas, O. I Combined mower and reaper. 24— Crawford & Co., London, O. 1 Combined IXL reaper and mower. 25— Frost & Wood, Smith's Fall», O. I Mower. 1 Combined mower and reaper. 1 Plough. 26 — Manville & Brown, London, 0. 1 Hand straw cutter, 1 bread cutter. 27— John Elliott, London, O. I Single meadow lark reaper. 1 Single do. do. mower. by V.ti::a^'X^^i'^l\ZZ"''^' ■" '"'"«f "' «"«'•"' °- <»°tr«ctlo„. and co,..derea 24 REPORT OF EXICDTIVE COMMISSIONER TO Till 28— L. D. Snwyor & Co., Hamilton, O. 1 Iron clad mower, with extras. 1 Canadian harvester, with extras. 29— The Wentworth Engine aud Implomoiit Co., Hamilton, O. 10 No. 6 combined mowers and reapers. 1 4.H.P. upright portable engine. 1 26-H.P. horizontal engine and steam pump. 1 Corn sheller. 1 No. 22 jointer plough. 1 One-horse cultivator. 30— Woods Lyons, Brantfoj-d, O. 1 Double-seated extra top phaeton carriage. 1 do. do. top phaeton buggy. 1 Open buggy. 31— Bruno Ledoux, Montreal, P.Q. 1 Carriage. 32— P. Gilles & Co., Gait, O. 1 Open buggy. i i 33— John Campbell, London, 0. 1 Victoria Phaeton. 1 Single seat phaeton buggy. 1 Single box buggy. 34— Peter Adams, Paris, O. 1 Farmers' waggon, ist Prize, and specially commended. 1 Democrat waggon. 35— William Young, Chatham, 0. 1 Phaeton buggy. 1 Democrat waggon. 6— Willai-d Sage, London, O. 1 Family brett. 1 Democrat waggon. 3t— Wallacetowa Carriage Co., Wallacetown, O. 1 Two-horse carriage. 1 One-horse buggy. 38— G. S. Tiffany, London, O. 1 Brick machine, with tool box and cutting-table, complete. 39— Eiley & May, Toronto, O. 1 Billiard table (Canadiati pattern). 40— J. & J. Taylor, Toronto, O. 1 Fire-proof safe with patent lock. m EXHIBITION HELD AT 8YDNET, NEW SOUTH WALE8. 41— E. & C. Guinoy, Ilamilton, O. ; 4 Stoves of various patteriiH. 42— McClttiy Marmfiictiiring Co., Londoii, O. 4 StovoH of various patUrns. 43-JoBoph Gould, Montreal, P.Q. (Siuila Organ Co.) 2 Canadian organs. 44— Heintzman & Co., Toronto, 0. 1 Piano, highly commended, 46— Dominion Organ Co., Bowmanviilo, O. 4 Organs. 46— Wm. Boll & Co., Guolph, 0. 9 Organs. 47— George Moorchead ManufUctuiing Co., Loudon, O. 1 Drawinp-room suite (seven pieces.) 1 Parlor suite in hair-cloth. 1 Cylinder secretary, 1 davenport. 1 Dressing-case bedroom suite (marble tops.) 1 Bureau bedroom suite (marble tops.) 1 Walnut-top square centre table. 1 Sideboard. 48— Upper Canada Furniture Co., Bovvmanvillo, O. 1 Walnut etagere. 1 Walnut drawing-room suite (seven pieces.) 1 Carriage rug. 26 Chairs in various styles. 49— Guelph Sewing Machine Co., Guelph O. 1 Sewing machines in various styles. 50— G. W. Williams Manufacturing Co., Montreal, P.Q. 21 Sewing machines, various styles. 51— (Jardner Sewing Machine Co., Hamilton, 0. 6 Sewing machines. 52— Canada Sewing Machine Co., Hamilton, 0. 8 Sewing machines. 53— Wanzer Sewing Machine Co., Hamilton, Q. Sewing machines. 54— A. C. Attwood, Vanneck, O. 1 Bee hive and honey Bitractor. 25 I « This prize wm awarded Jor chain In competition with tho«e •ibibit«l trom the Unitwi State*. 26 REPORT OF EXBOUTIVI 00MMIH8I0NIR TO TUC 55 — D. Hoi'uld, Ooi'tiH Landing, O. 'i Canoc8 and paddles. 66— Win. Engliwh, Potoi-boio', O. 1 Ooublu bunting cunoo and poddluit.— Did not arrivv. 67 — J. Lapiorre, IhIo D'OrleanM, P.Q 1 Sail boat and 1 row boat. 68— H, T. Smith, Toronto, O.— 1 Soda water fountain and various atyluM of ailver^platud and brasa goods, and plumbers' fixings. Sample soda water machinery for manufocturing purposes. 1 Pipe cutting and threading machine. 1 Patent bottling machine and stopper. 69— Toronto Car Wheel Co., Toronto, O. 2 Pairs street railway wheels and axles. 2 Pairs 3 ft. 6 in. gauge railway wheels and axles. 60— CharloH Wihon, Toronto, O. 1 Wire stand, with samples ginger ale. 61 — Ontario Lithographic Stone Co., Toronto, O. Samples lithographic stone. 62— Wm. KoUy, Belleville, O. Lithographic stone. 63— Wilson Gilmour Co., St. John, N.B. ti Marble mantles in various styles. 64 — J. Hourigan, Dundas, O. Samples of various styles of axes. 65 — Welland Vale Manufacturing Co., St. CatharinoH, O. An assortment of axes, hay forks, manure forks, garden and field hoes, weed cutters, garden rakes, kc, &c. 66— James Wai-noc & Co., Gait, O. An assortment of edge tools, consisting of chopping axes, lath hatchets, carpenters' adzes, chisels, drawing knives, hammers, be, &c. 67— J. C. Small, Chatham, O. 2 Wooden pumps, barrel shooks. 68— J. H. Bartlett & Co., Toronto. An assortment of wooden handles for every description of tools. 69— Dexter Whitwam & Cb., St. ThomuH, O. Au USSOrtEicnt of WOuuv-: ■ rilrr:. 70 — ^Thomas Moore, Cooksville, O An assortment of wooden handles. BxiiiamoN n«LD at svonky, nbw houtu walk«. 8t 71--Bobort Scott, Gait, O. ' ' ■ An ttHBortuiuiit of matcrialg med In carriage making, rims, spokus, bubai Ac, kv. 72— Thomjw Scoti Elliott, Guolph, O. 1 Waatiing mathine, with wriugor attocLed, 73 — Ilumlltoii ManufUcturing Co., Hamilton, O. 1 Clothes wriuger, (Page's patent,) 74 — E. R. Sliorey, Nupunoe, O. 1 Royai Canadian clothes wringer. 75— MoniHon, Bros. & Co., Hamilton, 0. 6 Walker's patent washing machines. 6 Prize wringers. 3 Folding washing machines. 76— G. B. Hall, Quebec, P.Q. 4 Deals and nest of tubs. 77— Hugh Sells, Vienna, O. 4 Cider mills and presses. 78— John Beard, Woodstock, O. An assortment of woodcnwarr*. 79- H. Bulmor, Jun., Montreal, P.Q. 6,000 feet pine flooring. 80— Gananoque Spring Manuf -ituring Co., Gananoquo, 0. An assortment of carriage springs, 81— Alexr. Mitchol), Mitchell, O. Barrel heading and staves. 82— W. P. How land & Son, Toronto,©. An assortment of edge tools and hardware, oarpcnterb and coopcis' adses and hatches, hammers, &c., Ac. 83 — D. F. Jones & Co., Gananoque, 0. An assortment of shovels. 84— Eobert & Dayer, Oakville, O. 9 Spout pumps of various sins. 2 force pumps. 85— E. Hay & Co., Toronto, O. 1 Victoria drawing-room suite in crimson satin, puffed with green, inlaid and gilt. 1 Inlaid cabii) t, 1 engraved and gilt centre*table. 1 Sideboard, 1 extension dining-table. 1 Table leaf-case. 28 REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER TO THE ■:i' i 10 Dining chairs in maroon morocco, 2 arm-chairs to match. 1 Marble-top dressing, 1 marble-top wash-stand. 3 Bedroom and 1 lady's easy chairs in cretonne. 1 Handjome bedroom table, 8 chairs in various styles. 86— S. J, Moors, Hamilton, O.* An assortment of tinsmiths' tools. 87 — ^J. L. Eawbone, Toronto, O, 1 Pair double-muzzle loading guns in case. 2 Rifles, and a general assortment of sportmen's requirements and gun_ smiths' goods. 88— Chai-les Boeckh, Toronto, O. An assortment of brushes for painters' and domestic uses. 89 — James Newton, Limehoase, O. 7 Barrels paints of various colours. 90— John Boyd, Montreal, P.Q. An assortment of brushes for painters' and domestic uses. 91 — John Holland & Co., Fergus, O. 5 Hogsheads ale. 92— Michel Lefebvre, Montreal, P.Q. 1 Keg vinegar. 98 — Jacob Scales, Toronto, O. 4 Packages of tobacco. 94 — Hamilton Clock Co., Hamilton, O. 2 Clocks without weights. 95 — King & Brown, Toronto, O. An assortment of boots and shoes. 96 — John Leitch & Sons, Hamilton, O. A case of patent peg floats. 97 — Dominion Leather Board Co., Montreal, P.Q. 8 Sheets leather board. 98— R. Malcolm, Toronto, 0. An assortment of postal mail-bags such as used in Canada, 99_Wells & Co., Toronto, 0. 60 Dozen excelsior window-blind fasteners. 100 — James Brown, Toronto, O. 3 Map stands and illustrations (nickel plate.) 6 do. do. do. (brass.) 1 do. do. ' do. (iron.) 1 Nickel plate-rack, and 1 brass rack for stands. * ThMe niMhinM w«i« of entirely a new oonitruotion and rery much admired. ID EXHIBITION HELD AT STONET, NEW 80PTH WALES. 29 101— Walker & Miles, Toronto, 0. ; A collection of maps, atlasses, &c., 4c. 102— A. J. Ulley, Montreal, P.Q. An assortment of brushes for manufacturers, painters, and domestic uses. 103— McMurray & Puller, Toronto, O. > An assortment of wooden ware. 104— Hugh Miller & Co., Toronto, O. 2 Cases Yorkshire cattle feeder. 1 Case Miller's tick destroyer. I Case Miller's prepared glycerine. 105— J. H. Stone & Co., Hamilton, O. An assortment of lanterns. 106— Wm. Rennie, Toronto, 0. 104 Bottles of seeds. Did not arrive. 107— Catelli Freres, Montreal, P.Q. An assortment of macaroni vermicelli. 108— Gray, Young & Sparkling, Seaforth, O. Samples of table, fine and coarse salt. 109— John Ritchie & Sons, Toronto, O. An assortment of brassfounders' goods, panel bank rail, name plate, pulpit lights, gauges, oil^ups and cocks, steam whistles and valves, counter- pumps, &c., &■; 110— H. A. Nelson & Sons, Toronto, O. An assortment of brooms, whisks, and brushes, in various styles. Ill— J. M. Williams & Co., Hamilton, O. An assortment of tinware, 112— McRae & Co., Guelpb, O. An assortment of woollen goods, hose, nnder-shirts, 4c, 113 — Bryce, McMurrioh, & Co., Toronto, O. An assortment of Canadian tweeds. 114— Oxfoi-d Manufacturing Co., Oxfoi-d, N.S. An assortment of Canadian tweeds, 4c., 4c. 115 — John Baird & Co., Almonte, O. An assortment of Canadian tweeds and flannels. 116— Dundas Cotton Mills Co., Dnndas, O. An assortment of cotton shirtings, sheetings, yarns, bags, 4c., 4c., highly commended. 30 RKPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER TO THE 117 — Dartmouth Ropework Co., Halifax, N.S. 35 Coils rope, various sizes, 12 Bundles oakum, various sorts. 118 — James Smart, Brockville, O. An assortment of hardware. Door latches, door and drawer pulls. Brass hall and wardrobe hooks. Bird cage, chandelier, chest handles. Chair bolts, paper files, clips and weights. Pen racks, shelf brackets, copying press. Door knockers, hinges, latches, pulleys. Twine boxes, foot scrapers, match safes. Boot jacks, sad irons, tobacco cutters. Boring machine, morticing machine. Brace drill, blacksmiths' drill, drilling machine, Ac, 4c. 119 — Cochrane, Cassils & Co., Montreal, P.Q. An assortment of boots and shoes. 120— Slater & Perry, Montreal, P.Q. ' * , An assortment of boots and shoes. 121 — John Labatt, London, 0. Barrels of ale and porter in casks and bottles. 122— J. B. Armstrong, Guelph, O. 2 Buggies, 123— Thomson & Williams, Stratford, O. Beaper, and other agricultural implements. 124 — Noxon Bi-os., Ingersoll, O. Reapers, and other agricultural implements. 125- H. Shorey & Co., Montreal, P.Q. An assortment of clothing. 126 — James Reid, Hamilton, O. Bedroom suite in ash and maple. 127— Burlington Glass Co., Hamilton, O. An assortment of glassware. Lamp chimnies, kc, ice. 128— Benjamin Walton, Toronto, O. Case roofing slates from Melbourne quarries, Canada. 129— New Eockland Slate Co., Richmond, P.Q. Roofing slates. 130— Perk, Bonny & Co., Montreal, P.Q. Nails of various sorts. i EXHIBITION HELD AT SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES. 131 — ^De Casti-o Cooperage Co., Montreal, P.Q. Barrels, staves and headings. I 132— A. & 0. J. Hope & Co., Montreal, P.Q. Burrell's axes of various sizes. 133— Wm. Heain, Ottawa, O. One case catapaults. 134— Perley & Patee, Ottawa, 0. Lumber, laths, &c. 135 — Hon. James fcJkead, Ottawa, 0. Lumber, laths, pickets and palings. 136 — Elora Agricultui ! Machinery Co., Elora, O. One Plough. 137— B. E. Charlton, Hamilton, O. ^ Jar Vinesrar. 138— Lesser is^bs, Montreal, P.Q. One t -, y..i,titB. 139— H. Whiteside & Co., Montreal, P.Q. Two spring beds. 140— H. fi. Ives & Co., Montreal, P.Q. Photograph of hardware goods. 141 — John A Converee, Montreal, P.Q. Barrel Planter of Paris. 142 —Miss Barnum, Ottawa, O. Lace. 143^John Hall & Co., Brockville, 0. Gloves. 144— W. Wilson, Richmond Hill, O. Fanning mills. 145 — """"m. Notman, Montreal. Photographs. Silver medal recommended. 146 — McColl Bi-os., London. Seeds. 147 — Muirhead & Gray, London. Oatmeal. 31 I was invited in Sydney to a public banquet given in honour of Mr. Augustus Morris and Mr. Charles Hobinson, Commis- sioners to the Philadelphia Exhibition, in recognition of their 32 REPORT OP EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER TO THE services there on behalf of New South Wales. The dinner was served in the Canadian A iiexe, Exhibition Building, and was numerously attended. I have thought it best to preserve extracts of the proceedings of the meeting, in consequence of the reference made by several speakers to Canada, and to the evident feeling of pleasure expressed that Canada had sent a repre- sentative to their Exhibition, — all of which will be found in Appendix. It, perhaps, may be objected that I have quoted these reports and remarks of the press at unusual length, but on mature deliberation, I have become convinced that in no other way could I lay before Your Excellency so truthful an account of the sentiments and views of the people of Australia and New Zealand, on the important subject of extending the intercourse and trade of these prosperous possessions of the British Crown with this country. It is for kindred reasons that I may elsewhere in this report refer to matters which may not be within the strict text of my instructions, such as the best means of communication over Canadian territory with the Australian Colonies, their railways, harbt-urs and other indications of progress, and even to a few subjects of legislation and government, which should not be undeserving of consideration by our Legislators and rulers. Several agricultural implements and other machinery were short shipped by the "Escort" and were forwarded by the " Boynton," but arrived too late for the Exhibition. Many of the goods shipped at New York from the Philadelphia Exhibi- tion wiere quite unsuitable for Australia, and the same may be said of some of those shipped at Montreal in the " Ocean Gem." During the Exhibition a large number of the agricultural implements were sold, as well as nearly all the waggons and buggies, by prii ate sale. From the 31st April, and for four days after, rain fell incessantly. The roof of the building called the Canadian Annexe was found to be defective, and notwithstanding every effort to protect the exhibits, a large number of them received very great damage, and we had to part with them by auction at a heavy sacrifice, EXHIBlTrON HELD AT SYDNRr, NEW SOUTH WALES. 33 No trade can be done in boots and shoes, except in women's and children's. The brushes sent were too good and too high in price to com- pete successfully with English makers. Edge tools of all kinds must be laid down lower in price before they can be sold in Sydney market, although they compare favourably with English and American tools in quality. The following memorandums give some information in refer- ence to the goods required, and also of some of these which were damaged by water : — Green Bjothei'H. One of their machines was sent to Brisbane Exhibition. Arnett & O'Connell. Their feed cutter entirely too liigli-priced for this country ; power cutters, with from two to four knives only, in demand ; feed roller broke in transport. I. J. Moore of Hamilton. A trade can be done in New South Wales, and orders will be obtained. McCrae & Co. Hosiery ; no trade can be done ; undersold. Thomaw Moore, CookHville, Goods damaged by rain and sold at auction. Oxfoi-d Manufacturing Company. Tweeds damaged by rain and sold at auction. J. L. Rsiwbone. Case of gun materials; could not sell privately; sizes not suitable for this market; No. 12 only used; sold at auction. Guns same as sent here 8ol(! by auction for ilS and £10, in case, English make. Lefobvre, Montreal. Keg 10 gallons vinegar sold at 21s. R. Scott, Gait. Hubs and spokes ; a good market. Slater & Porry. Shoes all damaged by water, and sold at auction. John J. Gartehore. Their wheels are suitable, and orders will be got ; unfortunately, the wheeli sent are 3 feet 6 ; the guage here is 4 feet 8^ inch. D l^'-> (ill; REPORT OP BXEOUXrVE COMMISSrONER TO THE Walker & Mills. Maps got damaged by wator. No one seemed disposed to give price for atlas Mualage, a.h uMes and ironing did not arrive in time; sent them to Brisbane Exhibition. Thinlt orders will be got in Sydney Wolls & Co., Toronto. Window blind fasteners damaged by water ; sold at ayction. Clmrlee Wlson, Toi-onto. Ginger ale. A large trade can be done. " ook first prize. Contents of barrel given away during Exhibition. Sold wine stand 30s. LesBor & JacoliH, Monti-eul. Cigars will sell here ; will get an order. Dundai Jofton Mill. Goods damaged by water and sold at auction ; not at all suitable ; were sol.l at a great sacrifice. Dartmouth Rope Works. Cannot compete with Colonial make. Sold at auction and brought market price hero. Dominion Leather Company, Montreal. Leather damaged by water and sold at auction. Cannot compete here. L. D. Sawyei- & Co., Hamilton. H. P^ Welsh & Co. will not take your machines. Sent them io agent in Bathurst, N.8.W., for sale. Catelli Preres, Montreal. Goods all damaged by water and sold at auction. Market not very good in his line, but a considerable quantity consumed. Orders will be obtained tor these goods. B. E. Charlton, iramilton. Bottle containing vinegar broke on arrival. No market in Sydney yet. Cameron & Co., Gait. Shipping farming machine to Brisbane. Fay & Co., of Cincinnalti, through their agents, M.Gregor A Co., of San Francisco, are glutting th ml ket Good working machines are selling, delivered in Sydney, Tm although a si.e smaller than these are taken in preference as ttl claimed such do the same work. These will sell in New Zealand John Leitch & Co., Hamilton. No market for floats : sold at auction. Bryce, Murrich & Co., Hamilton. 2s. 6d. to It. "' • "■'• '"'"""'^ *""'^ '"•^ "^"^ «"^^ ^-- l; BXHIBITION HELD AT SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALKS. 35 for sOUt rrul old tet m John Boyd, Montreal. Damaged by water and sold at auction. Ilxiffh Miller & Co. Tick d.'stroyor for sheep j not wanted here. Large owners of sheep have not time to use such a thing. ('hii!-le8 Brockel, Toi-onto. Brushes too high priced for this market ; must make cheaper quality and of good appearance to compete with English. Damaged by water during Exhibition, and sold at auction. A. J. Nuliy, Montreal. Cannot compete with English. Damaged by water and sold at auction. Upper C'anadii Furniture Co.. Bowmanville. Furniture too good for Sydney market. Something got up cheap, of good appearance, will sell at a profit. Still on hand. Did not get a bid at auction. Importers in Australia will be slow to change the markets they now import from, unless they can be made to see that there is an advantage to them in doing so. The competition will, no doubt, be severe both with English and American goods ; but, from all I have seen, I believe success will be the result to Can- ada. Up to this time, any Canadian goods shipped to Australia have principally been sent inland from the Canadian manu- acturer, and shipped from ports in the United States, through American agents, and to American agents in Australia; all are deemed American, and Canadian manufactures are almost unknown. This is especially the case with timber and wooden goods, lumber, &c. Canada exported last year to the United States, from Ontario and Quebec, upwards of 800,000,000 feet of lumber. Now, nearly every vessel sailing for the Australias from the United States takes a part of her cargo in lumber, most of which is called American, but much of it is Canadian. I therefore think it important that all goods, manufactures, fish, oil, lumber, &c., should be shipped from ports on the St. Lawrence by Canadian merchants and to Canadian Con- signees in Australia ; and not from the United States, unless it is found cheaper to do ."o. Lines of sailing vessels depart ren-ularly and at stated times from Boston and New York to ports°in the various Colonies of Australia, and thus a regular trade between 36 REPORT OP EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER TO THE !ii the United States and Australia has been established and now exists. Sometimes those vessels return with full cargoes to the United States, and these are on the increase. In Australia, tonnage is always in demand for London and Europe. Similar lines of vessels, not extensive at first, may be established to sail direct from the St. Lawrence, and upon which manufacturers and others can rely, and make their engagements for frei-ht. When it was decided last year that Canada should take part in the Exhibition at Sydney, say in November, it was difficult to get a ship to sail from Montreal and a high price had to be paid for freight. The rate by the "Ocean Gem," was 50s. per ton measurement, while the rate by the regular ship "Escort," from New York, was only 35s. By shipping direct from inland towns and cities in Ontario, or from Ottawa direct to Montreal, by steamer, the cost of freight would be greatly less than if the same goods were shipped inland by railway to New York, there to be shipped for Australia— the charges being less vin Montreal. This difference, if taken from the rate at Montreal, would, with proper arrangements for freight in London and elsewhere, make Montreal as cheap, if not cheaper than New York. The distance, also, is 160 mile's in favour of Montreal compared with New York, say from London, Ontario, or from Ottawa. The difference in favour of the St. Lawrence would be still greater for all goods, lumbc &c., shipped and manufactured either in Montreal, or in any jmrt of Quebec. For carrying on this trade between Canada and Australia, some active and wealthy mercantile firm should be selected in Mon- treal or Quebec who would give the subject their particular attention, and who at all times would be prepared to make advances on manufactures or other goods. I have selected the names of firms in all the Colonies of Australia who would be prepared to keep up a correspondence with the firm or firms in Canada as to what goodfe were required, and upon whose state- ments in this respect and in their financial position the greatest reliance could be placed. KXHIBIIION IIKLD AT SYlJNEy, NKW SOUTH WALE8. 37 A part of some of the goods sent and shipped from New York, were sold by the manufacturers to Messrs Cameron & Co., and consigned to their agents in Sydney for sale ; while a portion were consigjied to my assistants, Messrs Fleming & Brown. A list is appended of the goods so jdisposed of before the " Escort " left New York. It would, however, have been better that no sales should have been made, as it created some difficulty to get the goods so sold, exhibited in the name of the manufacturer, instead of in the name of the party who purchased them. After consultation with parties in Sydney, I concluded that if a vessel could be obtained to sail from Montreal this autumn, the following goods might be sent to Sydney, with a certainty of a sale. 100 Elliott'8 Moadow Lark single reapers. 30 do. do. do. mowers. 100 Crawford & Go's. L. C. L. combined reaper. 60 Horse Hay rakes, (Masscy's.) 50 Maxwell power chaff cutters. 50 " two to four-horse powers . 200 Anderson's hand chaff cutters, from Maxwell A Brown. 10 Sherman & Foster Little Grant thrashers. 20 Foster & Wood mowers. 20 Peter Adam s 2-hor8e farm waggons. 10 Heavy teaming lorries (.same as on G.T. and O.W.R.) 10 One-horse lorries. 25 One-horse delivery waggons (to open behind.) 25 John Campbell's Coiioord buggies. 10 Do. do. Doctor's phaeton. 10 Do. do. Victoria do. 10 Peter Gillies's buggies (varnished the same as sent here.) Carriage bent step, such as hubs, spokes, rams, Ac, of the sizes from If to If. 400 or 500 sot may be shipped; also. Elliptic and Concord springs, from 3 to 6 leap. 10 Armstrong Concord buggies, (same as sent here.) 10 Do. sheet iron body buggies. 4 Watson portable saw mills. • 6 Turbine water wheels, not loss than 35 in., sending full particulars as to power, Ac. 6 Drilling machines, for drilling through sand rock or stone. 25 McClary stoves, (Empress) 10 of size smaller and 10 size larger than sent here, with reservoir and brass taps. Brushes sent here, as already stated, are too expensive for this 88 aiPORT OF EXKCUTIVB COMMISSIONER TO TUE .11 [.■'■ : '" Mi market. Edge tools arc also too high priced. Boots and shoes-men's wear can be supplied at about 48., wholesale. Ladies' wear, of a cheaper line than those sent, havin- a fine appearance, would do. In tweed, and clothing nothing can be done, as the Colonial mills are beginning to equal our own. In organs there will be a good trade ; twenty have been ordered Irom W. Bell & Co., Guelph, per first vessel sailing for Sydney trom Montreal. In sawn lumber, doors, sashes, chairs and other wood goods, a large business can be done in NeM South Wales. Ihis trade in lumber and timber is all important, because, while It can be put on board of ship at Montreal, Quebec, or other ports on the St. Lawrence, at the cheapest possible price, it will, from its bulk, always make up a part of the cargo, while the remaining space can be given to manufacturers, &c. I have obtained very lull particulars of this trade from Messrs. Gemmel, Tuckett & Co., of Melbourne, which, in the main, corresponds with what the trade requires in Sydney and New South Wales. I shall therefore, defer a reference to the various sizes of timber until I come to refer to the trade of Melbourne and Adelaide. The following manifest of a cargo, shipped from Boston to Sydney last year, will give an idea of the character of the ship- ments from the United States, and enable parties interested to judge whether a portion of these goods could not be shipped from the St. Lawrence :— 60 packages Merchandise. 801 Doors. 16 bundles Sashes. 29 cases Carriages. 12,288 pieces Timber. 3 cases Merchandise. 1 bale Cloth. 516 Boards. 64 bundles Mouldings. , 12 bundles Shafts. 12 cases Organs. 16 Wheels. 261 cases Chairs 94 cases Chairs. 271 bundles Woodware. £00 cases Merchandise. EXHIBITION HELD AT SYDNEY, NEW aOUTH WALES. 39 200 barrclH PliwttT. 6 Whkkoiih and Pi>lon. eee piecnH Lumbi-r. 4,000 rftHt'H KeroHeni) Oil. aoo cttMUH HpiritH Turpentine 214 « Cloiks. The Exhibition of horses, cattle and sheep at Sydney were much admired. Large sums are annually paid in England and Scotland by Australians for the best breeds of a.iimals ; and although I am not a good judge in such matters, yet it was acknowledged by parties lately from Canada, that our Exhibi- tions in this department were scarcely superior to the Sydney Exhibition. The latter was quite a success and, no doubt, our Canadian exhibits helped to this result. The whole number of visitors was greater than had ever before been present at any previous exhibition, as the following figures indicate:— *^*^ 37,380 '^'''* 124,375 ^^^^ • . 31,000 '"2 64,700 '^'^^ 66,020 ^^""^ 68,640 ^^''^ 93,700 '^^^ 70,486 ^^" 131,186 The Exhibition Building of the Agricultural Association was built specially for its object— is very large, and finely situated in the Alfred Park, in which, also, there is ample space for exhibit- ing horses, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, &c., &c. I left Sydney on the 8th May for Brisbime, in Queensland, where I arrived on the 11th. A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was called to enable me to explain to the mercantile community there the object of ray mission. An account of this meeting appeared next day in the Brisbane Courier of the 15th of May. I received a very hearty welcome, and made a long statement of what my experience had been in the Colonies I had visited. Among other things, I said that Canada had so far done little to ship her own goods from her own ports to Australia. The Canadian manufacturer ought to be able to turn out his wares 40 REPUllT OF KXIiOlITIVK OOMMIHHIONIU T<) TUB r I P^ I i i' m :ii. as cheaply as in the United States, and as good in quality, for there is no want of capital, and nearly all raw materials entering into their pro(' ction, were admitted free of duty, whirh is not the cas6 in the Stati'e*. '* If, therefore," I remarked, " it is found we can give yon as good an article, and as cheap, I am quite sure you will give ub a preference. Canada is destined to become a large manufacturing country, especially Lower Canada, for there is not a river running from the north into the St. Lawrence that has not got its water power, while the long Canadian winters gave ample labour. From what I have already seen, I believe a trade will grow up between Canada and Australia ; nor do I see any reason why a ship could not be sent this year from the St. Lawrence to Brisbane." The articles in the daily papers were complimentary as to the proceedings of the meeting, and expressed a belief that my prediction as to trade would be realized. The wish was heartily ex- pressed by the press generally that my mission to the Colonies would prove successful, and the prospect of closer relations between Canada and Australia was hailed with satisfaction. A large trade is carried on between i3ri8bane and the United States. Four vessels arrived with cargoes from New York in 18t6, three in 18t6, and when I left two had arrived in 1877. An idea of this trade will be best given by the following manifest of one of these cargoes in a ship of 741 tons, but most of the vessels were of smaller tonnage, one being 167 tons, owned in Windsor, Nova Scotia : — CABGO- 4,026 cases Kerosene Oil. 42 " Handles. 161 " Tools. 8 " Truck Stuffs. 4 casks Pumps. 4 cases Scales. 11 " Hardware. 4 " Forks. 6 bundles Buck Saws. 120 cases Clothus Pins. 59 doz. WaNhbuards. 64 casus Tools. EXIIIBITKIN UKI.D AT 8YDNET, NIW SOUTH WAL18. 41 13 I'McH Woodwari'. fl " Hatdi.tH. ' ' 4 biindleH Prong Hwb. 2 boxf'H PickH 2 laiitiH MangU-M. a " Hwathea. 3 lUu'kH ChurnH. 34 caKt'H HIiovcIh. 17 " ClotkH. 330 DoprM. 60 bundk'B W inilowH. 420 cHHiH C'liaiii. 170 " Oysttirw. 200 hf. brlH, Applug. 46 cases Painkillor. 126 " Wo,«^ .l r „ ^ , ^ 100 « '< "6x1} 1^6°gtl»s 10 tff 18 feet ; as few 10 and 11 feet as possible. This timber must stand full widths and thickness after dressing, exclu- sive of th'j tongue. A fraction under 6 inch wide will spoil the sale. Second quality only required. Present value fur 6 X 1|, 10s. per 100 feet, lineal. 6 X I, 8s. to 88. 3d. per 100 feet lineal, llli \k ii«* i^iii J .111 i il! 46 REPORT OP EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER TO THE BPBUOB P. AND G. AND BEADED LIKINO. There is a very largo coiiBumption of this description of Baltic manufacture, and we only recommend >eeond quality being shipped. This must also stand full 6 in. wide, exclusive of the tongue, and J in. thick after dressing (as per sample furnished.) 250 m. feet lineal, 6 x J T. and G. Beaded Lining lengths, 10 to 26 ft., as few 10 and 11 feet as possible. Present value Bs. to 68. 3d. per 100 feet lineal. 4 OCT SPRUCE WEATHER BOARDS. These Should be 4 boards out of a 7 x 7J batten, and stand, after dressing, 6f in. wide by J ir one side, and J inch at the other (as per sample furnished.) 2Cj m feet lineal ; lenghts, 10 to 26 feet; as few 10 and 11 feet lengths as possi- ble. Present value, 78. to Vs. 3d. per 100 ft. lineal. Memo-The whole of the 6 x J T and G, and the weather boards should be tied in bundles of four pieces each with strong tarred rope yarn at the ends and centre, the dressed faces inwards. This plan prevents the boards being damaged by handling. I-. United States into Mel^ bourne, I cannot do better than tr jribe a copy of one c several manifests which were entered at Melbourne during the last year. From this the public in Canada can judge whether such goods can be shipped from the St. Lawrence and landed in Melbourne as cheaply as from the United States, One great EXntRrTroN fiem) at sydney. new south wales. 49 article in every ship is Kerosene Oil, and the amount of this required in Australia is annually increasing ; that oil from the United States is contained in a patent can, which, I understand, cannot be got in Canada ; and I am also told that Canadian oil is deficient in some properties possessed by the oil from Pennsyl- vania. To remove this difference is a matter of great moment. If the oil can be made equal to the Pennsylvania oil, there would be an almost unlimited market for this oil in Australia and New Zealand. The following manifest is that of a vessel which measured 628 tons, and which sailed from New York, January, 187*7 :— 8,700 cases Kerosene Oil. 200 barrels Apples. 400 Spirits Turpentine. 397 packages Tobacco. 26 cases Garden Seeds. 27 " Merchandise. 284 " Clocks. 150 " Florida Water. 31 " Toys. 61 " Medicines. 400 << Bitters. 100 " Schnapps. 152 " Sewing machines. 3 bbls. Castings. 137 cases Handles. 10_package8 Carriage Ware. 10 cases Varnish. 17 Carriages. 57 bundles Carriage Machinerj. 24 packages Agricultural Implements. 107,224 Slates. 1,500 Doors. 427 bbls, Plaster. 5 cases Hubs. 147 " Organs. 1,300 Staves. 1,328 pieces of Timber. The manifests of v;argoes from Boston are in general much the same, but sometimes they are mixed up with Lumber, Shelving, &c. 50 REPORT OP EXECUTIVE OOMMT88IONER TO THE ^ If I Mil if tsi IP i The Colony of Victoria, which from 1885 to 1851 formed a portion of New South Wales wm in (h„ l / , errHfA ini„ • J ""'es, was, m tho last named year, erec d ,„to an mdependent Colony. I have travelled into the of i w "^ Tfr ' "™"' "'■" '"'™ '■""■"^O " hi^h op^n » of .ts wonderfnl advantages. The summer, like that of CanT m-Z .T'l'-'frTr"' ^'""-^ ^' BO", -torn im: 100 , hut It seldom falls below freezing point, while the aver age or moan temperature for the year is 'about 48". Th absence of nvers of any great size is one of the obstacles to onenin 7,n he country and cheapening transport from the interior b"t.K - rapidly being accomplished by the railway Th Ltl "^Tf Melbourne is, in reality, at Sandridge in Hobson'. R v. thre^milestothe south o..hecity,a'nd:;:n"^^^^^^ dlficTetindenW '™ T""' "^ '» *"»»""'. ^nt I o™ 1 LTw rTrtiir'^ "' ''«"-»« coreerwith'i s'Xr ^^h^ri'^th^-^T '- ^^ ^"^' »<• the Melbourne Harbor'^ommi: iltThf LTaH^^^^^ measures to effect this improvement, and fTom my Wwfedle ^f such matters, I have no doubt they will be able to „", f^* "f through the flatlands that interve^riL'lifb';^^^^^^^ the expense. Melbourne is a very handsome city. Everythine of Ms T r""'" " ^™* '" ^--P'--- Its streets, irpubUc halls. Its Government House, its public gardens ani parh s wa'^r supply, and its educational arrangements desen^the XAt^el-d^-f-rme™^^^^^^ :rb"y ^^^^^^ -™ - -- tt: the l'o"tor "" *u 'f -^ °" "^^ *""• ""'^ ""-I *ere on •mval. I had made up my mind to sail by the steamer on thi EXHIBITION HELD .AT 8TDNET, NIW SOUTH WALES. 61 14th for England, and therefore had not time to go much into the interior. I delivered my letter of introduction to the Chief Justice, then administering the Government of South Australia, who was very courteous, as were also the members of his Govern- ment, in giving me all the information I desired respecting public statistics, &c. I called upon a number of the merchants in Adelaide, and submitted to Messrs. Elder, Smith & Co. the specification of the timber required for Melbourne, as prepared for me by Messrs. Gemmill, Tuckett & Co. of that place. Messrs. Elder, Smith & Co. write : « That the Adelaide market would be fully supplied with one cargo of timber from Canada every three months ; or say two or three cargoes per annum. Would increase the 12 inch White Pine Shelving, referred to in Melbourne specification, to gay «2 's '5 '° ■3 In. 14 16 l8 W. p. T. k G. Ceiling not used here — 6 in. by } in. generally preferred. Clear W. P. undressed — correct. Carpenter's Clear also correct for this market. 12x4, little used. Send up to 24 feet. Do not send Spruce Boards 9x11x1. Red Pine — Send 3, 4 and 6 in. (thickness) instead of 1<^ in., 12 to 24 in. wide. ' Pickets — Consumption limited. Send a few only for broken stowage in cargo. Laths will do, increase if necessary. Spruce deals 1 1 x 9 by 3 will do. Red Pine Deals, 11 and 9 by 3, would answer if at a cost to compete with Baltic. Spruce flooring and fencing boards would do. Doors 7-0 X 3-0, rather unsaleable. The raised panel, 6-8 x by 2-8; rare middle, rail high and of good width, 9 to 12 in. Some are manufactured here to compete with imported. The directions in Melbourne are " to send no third class," which we re-endorse here. "Do not send any 11 x 9 by 1 J in. Send nothing under 3 inches." N. P. Shelving, 1022 in., dull of sale here at £10. Ships on arrival -iiiuld not draw over 19 feet water, to prevent expense of Lighter- age. The Bars arc .ing deepened. Terms of sale of timber same as at Melbourne." By comparing this statement of Messrs. Elder, Smith & Co. with the statement I gave from Messrs. Gemmill, Tuckett & Co., of Melbourne , parties interested in shipments of timber and wood goods to any of the Colonies cannot make a mistake, and by cor- responding with Messrs. Elder, Smith & Co., whom I strongly 82 RBPORT OP BXRCtTTrVK rOM^.fNiili/IVHB T( UlE recommend as Canadian Agents IV-i Adelaide, and with the other hrm« I have named in Melbourno v_^dn.y, Brisbane, Hobart Town (m Tasmania) Dunedin and Au.-kland, in New Zealand, busi- ness can be carried on with the utmost reliance To -' . a general idea of the trade in goods between the Uiu.ea States and Adelaide, I add the following return cargoes landed at Adelaide m three ships from New York in November. 1876, in January and m April, 1877 : ill iiKt III! 3 packagei! Ainm.mition. 8 do iliiigH. 2 do Flftor Cloths. 24 do Agricultural Implements, 3,600 Doors. 96 packages Glassware. 34 cases Brushware. 274 do ChKks. 182 Grindstones. 176 cases Clitt; 18. 209 packages Hardware. 164 packages Carriages, Waggons and Carriage Ware. 200 cases Florida Water. 32 bales Hops. 742 cases and packages Furniture. 12 do. Books. 12,749 do. Kerosene Oil. 16 packages Nails. 210 nasks Plaster. 46 packages lampware. 12 cases Organs. 6 do Platcdware. 7 packages Portmanteaus. 16 do. Machinery. 250 kits pickled Fish. 1,100 boxes Corn Starch 150 cases Perfumery. 540 ban ( la Rosin. 650 casi s Sarsaparilla. 151 Casks Staves. 940 packages Woodware. 18 cases Sewing Machines. 275 packages Tobacco. 50 msea Varnish. 378 packages Tools. EXUIBITION IIKI,|. AT HYI.NKV. NKW HOUTH WAf.RN. 58 260 paiM Window ShMkh. , »3,.">0a pifcuM Timhir (Kil IoimIh.) 380 liarrclH Tuipuntino. Ue pHckiigcN Uucuumomtcd Aiticlng. In giviiij^ thijHc Uetunis of 8hipmcnts from tho United States. I have acted und.T the b.-lief that there was no better mode of showing to the Canadian manufacturer and public what was beincr done by our neighbours there, and in this way to afford them the means of judging whether they can compete for the Australian trade. Throughout the whole of the Australasian Colonies I hav(^ had abundant evidence of their desire to trade wiih Canada, but, of cour.se, tliey will trade in the cheapest market, and all I can do is to furnish facts by which the Canadian manufacturer can decide whether he is able to compete with his rivals successfully or not. The following in-'oice of goods is one ordered from New York by a large firm iii Adelaide to their agents there, which were bought for cash und. . the most favorable circumstan(;es, and which I obtained th. iiberty to publish, and which will further illustrate liie character he trade. Invoice 0/ 300 0«/v,, 232 ,>arkaffe» sundries ami 2,865 jtiecen Lumber, shipped ul New York, per " Alice M. Minott," to Adelaide, and contigned to there ; Mark— No. 20 Oars, 8 feet, 160 ivct, at 8c $ 1 2 80 /y 40 » 9 " 36(» " at 8f 28 80 T 60 " 10 « 600 " lit 8c 48 00 ^■* 60 " 12 " 720 at Tjc ".too 60 " 14 " 840 » at 8c 67 20 30 '< ir, " 450 " at 8jc 38 25 30 " 16 " 480 .' at aic 40 Hfi 300 « 289 85 Ltss 32J pur cent. ... 94 20 $ 195 65 1 I case 1 do*. Aiues, $2, L. H. C. 8. Rd. Pt. Shovels, at $16 leo OO I case 6 00 Diucount 30 p.c, 6 p.c. and 5 p.c. . 61 86 103 U iM) m t€ KEPOKT OJ- BXKCUTIVi OOMJUHHIONBB TO THB a-ai 20 boxci, ao clo»., Yankee Heavy Handled AxfH, atfU 60 f200 00 83-31 10 boxcH, 10 doa., Yankee M dlum Handltid Axes, at |t4 UO 00 430 00 Diiconnt, 10 per cent 4S 00 83-6 S cases, 20 doz., Slmmonds Boys Axes Handled, at|l3 , 260 00 Discount, 30 per cent 78 00 37-61 10 cases, 120 dos., No. 1, 36 in. Axe Handles, at $1 60 192 00 6 cases, 60 doz., No. 1, 36 inches, Pick Handles, at $1 66 77 60 61-101 60 quarter barrels Dried Apples, 2,800, »tec 168 00 Cartage i 60 102-161 50 cases, 200 don., f I, Star Lobster 310 00 Gold at $1 66 Gold at 106 per cent 336 60 Cartage i 26 161-3 2 cases, 63 doz., $1}, Brooms, at $3,13J. . 110 00 154-73 30 pkgH., 30 doz., Zinc Wash Boards, at$l 60 32 00 174-81 8 cases, 96 Gross Spring Clothes Pins, at 87}c 84 00 3 cases g 00 • Matting, $1 60, and cartage, $1 75. 3 36 60 cases Spirits Turpentine, each 4 cans of 4 Imp. Gals, each, packed in Devoe's patent cans, with flat screw tops, 400 Imp. Gals. =480 American gals., at 50c. T.A. ',469 Pieces Wh. Pine Shelving Lumber, 39,374 feet at p. m. $27 1,063 10 xxnii lUspcvtluU 5 do 1387 00 183 00 269 60 169 60 336 76 237 85 240 00 1,069 00 EXHIBITION liCI.b AT HYUNCY, NEW HOUTU WALKS. • L.B. 406 PlfCfH Ck'sr Pliic Lumber, MHortud •lien, 16,1 J9 ffit, at $aO p. m 4786 45 Half InHpictlon 2 87 $ 768 72 $3,039 U Couimistiou, 2f per cent 08 48 $4,037 69 Exchange at $6 02 £804 6 4 55 CHARGES. Sea Insuranci! F.P.A., 4c., Xl,100, at 278. 6d. p. c, legsdlHct. £ 13 16 6 £818 8 2 3 10 8 £826 6 6 J. W. ft Co'y. return (wet., 1 per cent Prbight Pavablk in Colony. 124 10-40 at 368., £217 8 9 Nbw York, 1877. In timber and wood goods imported into the Australian Colo- nies, it will be generally admitted that the cost of these in Canada, with its cheap transport from the interior by water to the ocean port of shipment, ought to be as cheap, if not cheaper, than in any part of the world. The manufacture of wood goods, such as doors, sashes, &c., and cutting the timber to the requisite size, should also, with the vast water power at command on almost every river, largely aid Canada in competition with other mar- kets. Canada, as already stated, now ships to the United States every year from 700 to 800 million feet of lumber; and of this, large quantities are exported from the United States ports to various markets, and a very considerable amount to the different Colonies of Australia. There is no good reason, then, why every market in Australia should not be furnished with all the timber they require by direct ship- ments from ports on the St. Lawrence. What is most re- quired is H return freight from Australia to Canada, but in this respect our position is similar to that of the United t 56 REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER tO THlJ #> §0 States, and the voyage has to be a* round one. Vessels coming to the St. Lawrence from England and Europe with cargo, have again to take cargo to Australia from the St. Lawrence, and from there having a paying freight again to England, principally of wool. Americans, as well as Canadians, now buy the wool they require in London rather than in Australia; still, this is gradually changing. Rankin, in his excellent book on the "Dominion of Australia," (London, 1874,) says on this subject that " the Americans are the most likely people to become buyers of any Australian wool, especially of fine clothing wools. They are already large buyers in London, and a direct trade has already been opened up with Boston and Colonial ports ; several cargoes have gone, and American buyers have found their way to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. This trade will continue and increase ; for America, or any country which has to house its animals throughout a long winter, feeding them on stored food, cannot grow wool so cheaply as a climate like Australia, where the sheep has the driest air and no winter. All th-. eastern slopes of America have severe winters— none so severe as the Inland States— and they are, consequently, thus again more devoted to the growth of grain and crops sown and reaped in the course of seasons. The Pacific slopes have a climate very like Australia-dry, tem- perate, and in the low and Southern country, mild and winter- less. They need not shelter stock, and they have large herds and flocks. But California is not a wool country. The reason is not plain, but the fact is that sheep cannot grow a fleece for twelve months. It must be shorn in six months or it will fall off", so the States do not promise to grow their own wool to anv extent." ^ Although Australia is a wool country, yet it is now joining California in the export of wheat. Large exports of the finest Wheat I ever saw are being made to England, from New South Wales and New Zealand, and exports from the other Colonies are annually increasing. Its profitable production largely depends on cheap transportation, and this the railway is rapidly provid- ing Before railways came to remove crops in good seasons EXHIBITION HELD AT SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES. 67 from the interior, these crops were often left unreai^jd in many new districts. The culture of the grape is extending in all the Colonies, and the wines produced are very excellent. In the appendix I give a list of some wines I saw at Adelaide in the cellars of the manufacturers, with the prices. The wines differ in taste and flavour in the various Colonies, but the mode of manufacture is rapidly improving; and, ere long, will become an article of considerable export. In South Australia there are 112 wine presses. The South Australia railways comprise in all 196 miles, but are gradually being extended on the main lines. As in Victoria, the gauge is five feet three inches, while the side branches are three feel six ; in New South Wales four feet eight and a-half, and in Queensland and Tasmania three feet six inches. This difference in guage in such a country as Australia, is a great mistake, as they all should have been alike. The population in 1876 of South Australia was 213,271. The population, in the same year, of Adelaide, exclusive of the suburbs, was ^51,573, but v/ithin a radius of ten miles it is believed the population is 60,000. Adelaide is 4S0 miles by sea from Melbourne. The streets are wide, clean, and run at right angles. Its buildings are splendid. The Post Office, Town Hall, and other public structures, have elegant tow^ers, while the Botanical Gardens are very beautiful, and are much enjoyed as a public walk for the citizens. An extensive system of telegraphing iw in operation, and has been courageously prosecuted in South Australia, and wires will soon be laid across the Continent from Adelaide to Perth, in Western Australia. The whole of the explorations go to prove that the Western interior of the Continent of Australia is by no means the sterile waste it has so long been supposed to be; and that when it is more and more opened up, vast tracts of territory, now lying useless, will be rendered avail- able for pastoral and other purposes. From all I could gather from those longest in the countrv, and the Hngt informed it is evident that although the advance of the Colony has been 68 Report op executive commissioner to the slow, it has been sure. Its whole career has been a constant progression, and this onward march will, I have no doubt, be continued. The following statistics of the various Colonies will be inter- esting and instructive, and will show what has been done within a period of forty years. These tables regarding Population, Public Revenue and Expenditure, Public Debt, Imports and Exports, Live Stock, Railways and Electric Telegraphs, Agricultural Statistics and Produce of Crops of all the different Colonies of Australia, including New Zealand, are so arranged that although I have, as I went along, alluded to the populations and trade of cities, &c., yet the tables under each branch will, at a glance, give ever5^ information as to the present wealth and resources of Australia and New Zealand. to CO GO H < H H CQ EXHIBITION HELD AT 8TDNEY, NEW 80UTH|WALB8. 00 Oh O Oli o 3 ■a u S u O 5 o c8 6 'i< »0 CO M i3> CO «o o m lo I— ' C5 I^ O W 00 »C r-4 c^i -H ,-1 t. 50 CO 2 « CO « •* ^"5^00 ^^ '.- CO 50 O ^ CO (M -( ?» 3) S o eg fL, '- M a ^ '-' 30 u o a m 2 i> — H fH CD j2 a '■S 5 ^ ^ I o ■ ca \^ "1 o o O CO •* to ^- CO 04 m CO o -H co_^a>_io_^T(<^oo •<>< e-H ^ CO -< .H i* pH b- o t* CO «5 CO CO w CO oi c*j M o N CO M in oo f^-* CO 05 05 00 ■^ >^ « ^ l- 00 00 CO 05 CO 00 00 evi t-i CM 00 OD 05 CO CO ob w GO ih t^ -H « in o T)< £5 ^ 00 N o5 *- W 00 ■* o «_co_c}i CO >-< rt OO 00 o o o 05 CO o ro o •-<_05_C0 t- O ao"croo~'^c3' 00 ^ *^ ,-( o CO to 05 O I II •^.^-s '-' 3 ti o ^ K 3 J; •* o 00 05 IM lO 00_ 05^00 ct" co^oo" r-< C; in 00 rt CO O M 00 cq 00 00 ■*"fO 00 Tjl CO —1 lO 00 to 05 in CO CO 05 to 00 t- (M — * i-H CO o CO o in 00 co''icr o t- i-H CO 5d ■c 5 o 60 REPORT OF BXEOUTIVE COMMISSIONER TO THE IP 00 H Q M Q Jz; p e a. o I W s s s Cm 1) i ■^ -< «s e •* c " *" 2 " "^ •" ^ lO U5 oc lO «c S a ^1 1 "C c in t IN m « w 00 CO o a» ^ >0 » (~ O ifl I •a 05 00 M H « -I o 5 ^ CO 03 ^ -f IM lO CO -4 t~ •<(;_ co_ t- —" eo" *-" w ^^ t^ ■* -H ,^ II OC-I c OS » o CM m 1—* on in a> »« CM 05 o o oo is -* -r t- M m ^ O CM o -^ 00 OS^ CM i-H CO 5«j — ' oo" c4~ oT o" ^ 00 m CD CO TO t-_ — in m fe C3 « HE- fl 5 o C<5 m CO CM ^ O c CO CO » M t- C4 -4 ?J CM m in in 00 ©" 00 CO CO «o" CO o CO co_ fO~ CO 00 Oi CD_ in" 0O_ co~ a I a a t- S5 CO CO CM 00 s 00 CO as 00* CO co^ oo" CM Oi CD ■* CO CO CO CM CO CO o a> TT m o CO Tf <-H in 1 a S o EXHIBITION HBLI) AT SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALlq. n Q s V a M a o 4) O OS * aj " d o< d* d aj o n a o ,2 s d b 3h H 0> 00 « ifl »H to 00 00 lO lO 'S "^ ■-I CO rH M *- «o o o 2 m 00 o o O^tO lO ° i 3 a s fH ^ ^ ?jl l-l «-! 4} |i ^1 2 g irj c( e IM •o * i 1 g a 02 REPORT OP EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER TO THE • 'I 00 o M O f •** HN >4> mo' tflta* 1 1 1 ■d TO m co rH CM 00 O CO 1—* Ft ■'t' >* s ^S S r~t M 00 ^- Ft 00 o 3 ■* •»»• cq ^ M CO •X" O. P B ^'H fH o> li^ P5 ■* o © FH 4« CO 00 "S O a. »°* 2 CO >o -* 00 00 t- •«»• > r-t F-4 [ o> o CO N N o 00 o 00 in C9 00 i o ,4 ■s 00 t^ lO 00 o_ F- 1 "i. ^ Ui to 00 oo" o g *~ s" pq ■^ f-* f-l o t- in « 00 «e_ -^ Jr-T t^ oT in" ef fH 05 ■« o a 1 t t- 00 "J. *"„ ^ to t- It- to «o It- 00 irT o 00 00 OS CO «o *^ OS in" 00 CD 80" 00 F-t o o o i m ■4' CO of ■* CO -'" m" &H • Tt< O 05 N o • in ei c^ 05 CO oo^ s ^ o o 00 00 1^ S„ o **! 00 a> 00~ c 5" t-" in in oo cf 9 to ^ m ^ CO q_ r^ o 1, eo" m" m • 1^ 5zi ^ 5 ^ i ^ !^ EXHIBITION HELD AT 8YDNET, NEW SOUTH WALES. 63 o ■ V lit '^ O OJ 1^ 05 00 p C4 If) C4 g;^ 0> O M J> ' ■^ O p^ s e 1 s t « m »- 00 •^ s t' aC tS o rf ■* 05 "(I O rt 00 •* N lA m 00 o 05 N 00 M 1— < M o oo" U3 05 00 05 i- •O 05^ O 05 05 n «o to •* CO t^ M i~ CO O •* Co 1-4 a, o o .a 3D o « Tt in — cc m t- 05 -J in «5^t^ M 00 05 cros'p4^ ^ 00 M !>■ 00 1>^CI^CJ r-* 00 I— < T}1 i^mT 00 05 o o in CO CO 1-^00 05 ^ 05 05 CO 00 CO CO O CD 05 00 t- -I*! rt ift !^ p^ ^ »0 O_-<_00^M r*4 CO y^ CO o" ■^ m « o: ri e«i CO rt i«- 00 •* M -1 05 OO r- ^ re w ^ CO t- ^ Oi 00 CI a> CO *^ ■"l.^^ 1-H CO co" t-" -T t-" oT a> ift oi o N ^H CO ^H f-H n F-t t lO >* e e-i o o> o m 5 2 to m -1 m « o §1 O X a g a. O ^ Si a o § 0) "2 Si o JS a a, O o o O Sz; 00 t- CD o o CO O rH 00 ^•4 t^ 00 r-l 00 -1 00 a> M CO 't « f-i »o o CO o Oi o>^ CO IM oo m CO CO CO A 05 in m fH 00 M 74 OO -J CO •* lO S « — t- M CO 04 .H i-H « cq CO CO t- o oT «" •-I fO CO M CO t- »- IC5 -H ci» CO CO Tji OJ 00 CO -HON CO lO >* CO -< >o 00 m CO ^ ja ^ '^ 1 > ^ ^ •^ OS »f a aa V fei§ig O -i<' rt /)■ lo'' boii ;-. SSgJ «fi lA w PH '«2 ;» ¥ W 'J' - ■* O iC ^ r-( r;;-.SS :i « M •^ O It JSI It's .,11 * c IS ct'^ P .Ss f5» '3 33 ??aSf1? ,S5 51^!^ n 9^ 93 M? o M ^1 W 4fi M fi 3® -f »rt irt :/> t- ' o -■ I O «5 fH ^ « 30OO , O 013 ;C ^ o IN '^ ■^ ^ o 2 fiS fJSKiS SS 3 - 5 ^l**! H S r- V 65 .s a '3 w ■a S 3 s 3 o « £ § ^ 9 It S „ » S 1-8 « 3 s - ■s s s a> <)° a P S d!« s 6« REPORT OP RXBOPTIVE COMSirsSIONBR TO THE m m These Statistics of the Colonies of Australia will, I have no doubt be found useful. The Tariff of th. various Colonies, according to the latest returns, will also be useful as reference. and will be found in the Appendix. The few manifests I have given of cargoes from New York and Boston will show that the quantity of Kerosene Oil exported from the United States is very large. The quality of this Oil has been brought to great perfection in its manufacture in the United States, and IS nicely packed in patent tin canes. At pres^.nt it meets with no competition in Australia. Whether the Canad ian Kerosene m Its quality, or in its manufacture, can be made equal to that ot the United States is a question which can best be decided by the Canadian manufacturers. In Australia there will be an ex- tensive demand for it, if the quality is suitable ; and nothing should be left undone by chemical investigation to ascertain whether the Canadian Kerosene ( .w h^ rendered suitable for the Australian market. Whatever r. ,- h. the demand now for this oil, or for other Canadian prod.i- i. «ud manufactures, that de- mand, as time goes on, will only iu< rease. Surrounded as Aus- tralia is with numerous Islands and countries, it seems to me that by-and-bye she will be the central power controlling the whole and will become a great emporium of commerce ; and we have the power in Canada of being more and more connected with her In every Colony I visited, Mr. Fleming's Report of his Survey and map of the Pacific Railway, passing for its whole length through Canadian territory, as the shortest and best route from England and Europe, to Japan, China, and the Australasian Colonies, excited great interest, and surprise was expressed by the facts I laid before them. The distance is also less through Canada; and connected, as this work is, with* the commerce of Asia and Europe, it may serve a good purpose to give the distances by the respective routes. V EXHIBITION IIKI.D AT SYKNKY, NEW MOUTH WALES. 67 COMPAftlSON UETWKEN CANADIAN AND AMERICAN IIOUTES FllOM KNQLAND T(» THE PACIFIC. IN HDIIM From Movillf to RimoiiHki. . " niinoiiski t<) Mdiitrc'iil " Montreal to Ott«,wa " Ottawa to BiiU' Inlyt. " Bute Inlet tt) Sydney From Movilli ,. Halifax. " Halifax to Montnal " Montreal to Ottawa " Ottawa to Bute Inlet " Bute Inlet to Sydney Prom Quocnstown to New York " New York t Chicago . . . " Chicago to Shu Francisco " San Francisco to Sydney .........'...'.'.','.'. 6650 CANADIAN ROUTE IN 8CM1UER. 9,423 HlPltD'. 3,320 9,100 miles by Steamer, at 13 miles per hour 700 3,184 miles by rail, at 25 miles per hour 128 Total "^ Hours. CANADIAN ROUTE IN WINTER. 9,040 miles by steam, 13 miles per hour ""696 3,724 miles by .rail, 25 miles per hour 149 Total 845 ' VIA NEW TORK. 9,423 miles by steam at 13 miles per hour ."725 3,320 miles by rail, at 25 miles per hour. ... 133 Total ~^ Or a difference in favour of Canadian Summer Route of 30 hours. And by Canadian Winter Route of 13 u HourH. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 1.1 III tSm 3.6 i25 inu |Z2 !■■ 1.8 1.6 150mm P^ «P y ^IPPLIED J IIV/MGE . Inc .^a 1653 East Main Stioot j^^-i Rochester, NY 14609 USA ^^=^= Phone: 716/482-0300 .J^S'.^S Fax: 716/288-5989 19S3. AppHad Image, Inc., AH Rights Rmafved k\' ^ *^ 4 ■ V ^ -«i.\ '^\ ■55^^ ^'• 4^ 4^ ^ & I,* 68 REPORT OP EXECUTIVE COSIMI88IONER TO THE iri \f I' "^ J 15 I' '; HIOHEST AtTlTDDB OVBB ROCKY MODNTAINS. From Cliitago to San Francisco g 2Tl' TLroiigli Canadian Koute to the Pacific 3,'7oo Difterence TZ'Ti 4,541 Thi« diflW..nco in time by the Canadian Rontc and the difference in altitude, becomes Chin^'T'.'' "' '"'"P"'' ""^ """^^'^ ^^"^ '^"S'""'* ""d Europe to Japan and LUina, and the surrounding islands. From Quecn.stown to New York.. " New York to Sun Francisco '.'..".'.' ^im Fiant isco to Yokahama (Japan i S(in h laniisco to Shunirhai iCbinR. " ' " " Rail. Shanghai (China) . CANADIAN BOPTB. From Movillc to Ottawa " Ottawa to But.. InlJt (Pacific)'.'.' ' Bute lul.t to Yokahama (Jatjan)! Bute Inlet to Shanghaie (China). HEStniiT. Mnvi?r*r V ,^''l^»''«"»a (J^Pan) via New York. Alov ille to Yokahama, via Canada 3,310 410 2,774 Water. 3,310 3,184 2,773 4,470 S,50S 2,306 4,450 6,42S 7,243 6,750 3,310 miles by railway, via New York, at 25 miles per hour. ... -33 her 7,243 miles by steam at 1 3 miles ner hour miles per hour gr,.; rs 689 hours, • 3,184 miles by railway, through Canada, at 25 miles per hour.. . . 127 hours 6,750 by steamer, at 13 miles per hour For Yokahama, in favour of Canada, 43 hours. TO SBANOHAIl. 519 I' — 646 hours. tr- »T „ . •*""• Water. Via New York, from England 3^310 g 373 Via Canada from Ireland 3^1^^ i[-j2^ 3,310 miles at 25 miles per hour 132 hours. 8,278 miles at 13 miles per hour 637 " — 769 hours. 3,184 miles at 26 miles per hour 127 hours 7,725 miles at 13 miles per hour 594 '^ «««d ^^ ".. position, and th. position 1. the rery o„t for you. You crrta.nly have undertaken this without fe.- or reward rMr fotatrof^ri'lT^ J"" '"*^ •'^" -'"*^- B"t I -id you will delight in the per: th H Co Lv n '• . ""'" ""' '" " """' '""' ' •"'^•' »" '^«"^* ^hut the puhlie of aTh.: hn r f . *''''"■ ""'«"'""" "^ "'^' '•^■'•^'-- Mr. Morris h.«J rendered and he hoped yet to see the ^ay when his services would be recognized even in a In ustice-(eheer8)-and he hoped Mr. Robinson would excuse him if he had not friendship, and he was sure he would feel the force of that. But he knew they all had .ason to acknowledge the services Mr. Robinson had rendered. (Cher, B^ Tne Mr^R H '''"""-" " ^''"""^'' <^«'»'"'---. « «-« deal of duty had to be LI. TJ *" '°*"'"* '" *•>•« "*'""»'^' »»« »'«d done much work in prepar ngtheexh.bitsforthe Philadelphia Commission; and he was sure that he perLXd proceeded to Cahforn.a they knew that he had a difficult and responsible task to romZat tlZir-T^ ""''' '''"' -Pon«i''"i«os upon his shoulders and wi^ Robinson hT 1 '»«*'•»''»-"«• They knew that under those circumsLnces Mr Robinson d.d the very best thing he could have done, and that partly owing to hi' udgmentand readiness the Exhibition, as far as New South Wales wal concern d turned out a success. .Cheers.) During the whole of the time Mr. MorHs wa? „ea pacitatod from work by a serious illness, when In America. Mr. Robin pirfomed not only to obtain Mr. Morus's approbation, but also to entitle him to the aoDrob^ti^n ofall those connected with New South Wales. (Cheers.) In fact tty I : ^Z Mr. Morris .n what an intelligent manner Mr. Robinson went through th J work cheers,) and therefore he was sure they were quito willing to recogle LI Iwc ^ n the most ample manner. And he would take leave on that occasion to sTt I they were celebrating the most extraordinary fact of two gentlemen ha^^ng b'n appointed to perform the particular duties for which they were eminently fitted He thought those two gentlemen had shown that they were about the best fitJdl f respective positions they were selected to fulfil. (Cheers , He ttZTtul u hand. H,d be acknowledged the lato Governm'ent h J actod mo f aV^I making these appointments, and he hoped the present Government woumIu" tt exaa,>ie in appointing to the different positions in the State the men be! filt^';^ -^ II APPENDIX. t6 •llHclmrgf till- (liiticH piitftiuintc to thpuiiition of thin «(inntiy reliipHe into a state of Henii-biirlmriHiu, we niiiHt do nil we loiild to uttim t i>i(i|)le to mttle here, and we munt interBett onr extennlve territory witli rHilromlM hh rapidly a* In practicable. UiiilwHyM appeared to him to be anions the nioHt potent civiiiiing agencies of tlie tinie, and they were more iirnentiy needed in tliiH timn any other country, if only for tlie reaHon tliat without them there whk Kcarcely any deHcription of agricultural prtKluce here wliich could be wiid to liave any Hteadjr value. Much as he had seen to admire in Anierira and other countrieB through which he had panned, he Htill felt, on returning to AuHtralia, that there waH no place like home ; and the people of New South WaleH could never appreciate ho fully the advantageH of their favoured land until they left it. iCheern.) He would not trenpanH further on their patience, but would conclude liy again tlianking theiu niont warmly for the kind way In which they received the mention of hin name. iCIieers.) Mb. T. 8. MoiiT proponed thetoaHt of "The C'ommiHHionurx of Canatla, (JueenKland and Tasmania." (C'lieers.; He Miid he thougl.t he had scarcely been fairly treated, aH the honours hml been to freely imposed upon him, and too little had been placeil upon other gentlemen present. He was very worry that the toast he ha' hi' 5,i prcM>nc-c AmongKi ui. (Chwrii.) "»«••»« »n«ir « hmition. ThU ...t w..,. tho approval or Mr. Ro,.i„,o„ «„„ th. o.h Ir .. L o.^-r" .1.1 1 , I "■, TTi, Will |iay iho freiglit and churfffH on uil inirulu whUh nmniifartiinrN may M^n, it would he hoped alno prove an «r T ■" ' "'""■ "'■*"" '" "'- »^"^'"" ''-^'-'- (Ch-rn.) He thanked the c Jr a great country. She ha« had, like yourHcdves, great diffieultien to contend within ^ left t th ^' '^r'f """''' '"""™' ''^P""'*" "' '=""'' '~''' •-W-. *^-. I'Ut it Tr Tht^rC^ t ^"°'* """'^•'^'"*° *''^^"*"-' and provide forth luiuro. mis also had been Uio case in the United States The .rreat Dp W!»* ri • . Of «.e State of New York, amidst ridicule, proposed a canalj u t^ ^t^^.?;; Te' f-t deep, but two years after it. completion, in 1829, its enlargement wl in isL on. It was enlarged in 184- to double its former capacity and now Ir agiUtion to have it again doubled. Canada has gonethrU ;h:l: m J^^h: canal, ongmally of 19 fee, were enlarged to 2e f.ct, and now, in two .eJ^X; Ari'RNntx. 19 will 1m) lot kii of tS fi.ot U) I'imblo v^iim'U t«> ileHcinnl from the hind of Uk<' hiiiH-rlor to •ri f>c..«ri ix.rt on Ui.- Si. Lnwr.iic- without !>irHkiiiK l.ulk.. i(,'l...rH,, With im In Canada th-^»t '^ --'"^d to him tha taft r fcavmg travelled through New Zoland, Tasmania, and Victoria, that he might Can! If''""' '''"' '"^''"" "^ ^"«*"^"" -« - «-"- *° w'-t'theirs was in Wh paTrn 1 r ' '""' '"' '^^" """^^"^ ^'"^''^'-"^ •" '*« — -- -d had done P Uy o ctaT' "" ■f,/"''"^^™'''"*^- ^'-^ "^^^ "---> to say, was, that if the wh her itwoutl"^ " ^"'■'''"' °' ""*^^""« ''" '--""- '« 'I'-"- T'der one Z', 7 ""''■"" '" *" "' "'^' Australasian Colonies to unite together They L^in Z ^'7''""^"*' ^*> ""^^ "- ' —^ ^'^ the Dominion of AusLlia. Tchlrs Dilid T r ' '"^^ *'' "'^' ^'•"'***"'* -^"^ «"-t --t"- - th^- -Id. ^heers.) D v.ded as they now are they could do but little comparatively united they could do anything in developing the vast interests of the country not for o^e ect.on or colony only but for the whole, and in thus promC'th g nl nterest they would benefit almost every individual. (Loud cheL.) GoIT " For a' that, an' a' that, An' come it will for a' that ; That man to man o'er a' the earth • Shall brothers be for a' that." Mr, Bebnats (Queensland) said that the Oovornment of 0.,..nn»i„ a u . provided the National Association of the colony JthTheLeJyrndh' 17 colleagues had been delegated by the association to visU rhiS':;;!'^^ regretted extremely that, owing to the late period when they nndertrk ;hTll o'f collecting exhibits, they were unable to have the colony so fully rclV^ might be or ought to be. The comparatively few exhlLT i^tl T Zgin^no 8ense,-or in a very imperfect way, represented the resources of the «.».,' Queensland. The Commissioners were there inadoublTca " L J^^^^^^ """' °' orattempting . rep.sent the co.ony.and some of ^:ZlZ:::a'::^- ^xh.bu,on,and that of endeavouring to exert an interest in the exhibUiorto I APPENDIX. 81 held in Brisbane, in August next, which would, he hopud, be favoured' with a feir nnmber of exhibits, illustrating the arts and manufactures of New South Wales. (Applause.) He could not but feel— and the feeling was shared in by many who watched the progress of the two societies in New South Wales and Queensland— that this interchange of visiting would do much to strengthen the bonds of friendship and cordiality between the two colonics, which commercial estrangement would never cement. (Applause.) Good results, he considered, would arise from this co-operation to act together, and would conduce to the advantage of both. (Applause.) Mr. JcsT, of Tasmania, followed in an eloquent speech, approving of these Colonial Exhibitioj s, which induced a spirit of rivalry amongst all the Colonies. He complimented New South Wales on her Free Trade policy, and now what was wanted was that we should act together, and he believed with Mr. Young, that expenditures on railways to cheapen transport from the interior of all the Colonies would result to the benefit af all. (Applause.) COMPLIMENTARY DINNER TO HON. JOHN YOUNG, CANADA. [From the Sydney, N.S.W., Herald, 30(A May, 1877.] II Yesterday evening a complimentary banquet was given at th(! Sydney Exchange, to the Hon. John Yonng, representative Commissioner for the Dominion of Canada. There was a large attendance, about one hundred gentlemen having sat down to the banquet. Sir James Martin, C.J., occupied the chair ; the Hon. Alexander Campbell, M.L.C., and Mr. T. 8. Mort, occupied the vice-chairs. Among the guests were the Hon. John Young, who sat on the right hand of the chairman ; Sir Alfred Stephen, C.B , K.C.M.G., Lieutenant-Governor ; Hon. John Haj, President of the Legislative Council ; Hon. Saul Samuel, (Postmaster-General) ; J. Docker, M.L.C. ; J. Robertson, M.L.A. ; T. Holt, M.L.C; S. D. Gordon, M.L.C. | W. C. Windeyer, Attorney-Qenerai ; G. A. Lloyd, Minister for Mines ; F. B. Suttor, Minister for Justice ; ^ Chisholm, M.L.C. ; Messrs. A. Stuart, M.L.A. ; H. C. Dangar, M.L.A. ; W. H. Suttor, M.L.A. ; H. Price, A. Morris, W. Wallis, P. M. Trebeck, S. A. Joseph, T. Robertson, W. A. Broad- ribb, Captain Eldred, Captain Smith, Messrs. J. Joubert, D. Dixon, J. Fleming, W. Bradley, J. Aiger,and other gentlemen. Excuses for non-attendance from unavoidable causes were received from Mr. J. H. Williams, American Consul ; Mr. E. W. Lamb, Commissioner for Queensland ; Hon. J. White, M.L.C. ; Hon. J. Hoskins, Minister for Lands; Mr. G. R. iJlbbs, M.L.A. ; Mr. J. J. Calvart, Mr. E. L. Montefiore, Dr. M'Laurin and Dr. Cox. The banquet was provided under the catership of Mr. Gannon, of the Exchange Hotel, whose noted tasto and skill in these matters was never displayed to mor« G 82 APPENDIX. 11' ■ advantage than on this (wcasion : the repast was not only wlmirably cooked and excellently put upon the table, but the attendance was deserving of the highcBt praise. The usual loyal toasts, " The Queen," " The Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Boyal Family," and " His Excellency the Governor," were proposed by the Chairman in fitting terms, and were honoured in all due enthusiasm by the gentlemen present. The Chairman, who, in proposing the toast of « The Hon John Young and the Dominion of Canada," was received with prolonged cheering, said there was no event, however important, that did not require a great number of circumstances to bring it about, and, generally speaking, it was exceedingly difficult to pick out the exact cause most important in creating an event. They had all heard of a general who lost a country because his horse lost a nail from its shoe ; the nail was lost, the shoe came ofif, the horne became lame and threw the general, and thus all was lost. The logic, perhaps, wan not very good, because the country might have been lost from a variety of causes. But on the present particular occasion, whatever might have been the causes leading to their gathering, there was one prominent, and it was that from the 4th of July, 1776, a number of persons, year by year, declare their independence ; to that declaration, perhaps as much as anything else, they owed their present gathering Year by year that people had celebrated their great occasion, and for more than half a century at their gatherings it was the custom of orators to indulge in expressions in no wise favourable to the mother country; while strong language was used towards George the III. and his Ministers and to the British people. It was somewhat singular, however, that the hundredth anniversary of the independence of the American people should be celebrated by a gathering at which the most numerous, most important, and most enthusiastic strangers were Ministers and people of the British Empire. (Cheers.) The people of the Mother country and the people of the Colonies attended at the invitation of no less a person than a Minister of the Crown, while the official at the head of the British section on that occasion was no less a person than Her Majesty's Minister at Washington. Under these auspices and circumstances did the great gathering take place, and but for the great Declaration they shoula not be now entertaining the Hon. John Young, the Commissioner of Canada. It was on the occasion of that great gathering that they heard of Canada, and became personally acquainted with her for the first time. The acquaintance was made under very favourable circumstances, and he might say that on that occasion almost all the animosity which originated more than a century ago between the old thirteen Colonies and the mother country had disappeared. Those Colonies of three millions of people had become forty millions; in every work of art they showed they were worthy descendants of the people from which they sprung, and their inventions were at least equal to those of the old country. Their enterprise, their wealth, their industry, and ability to develop resources of all kinds, he would not say had not been equalled, but he would say had seldom been surpassed They now had an opportunity of witnessing the marvellous advances the American people had made in the course of a century. They were, however on the present occagon not called upon to laud the people of the United States for they did not require it, but to do as much honour as they could to the gre'atcst of the British Colonies in the person of its representative, who had honoured them with his presence that evening. They were called upon to recognize the favour APPENDIX. 88 extended to them by that great Colony in sending a representative such a long distance to their small Exhibition. It was little more than a century since the cession ot Quebec to the British arms. From that time it had been a British Colony No doubt there was a time when the Canadians-he meant the Lower Canadians-were not so strong as they ought to be, or as they were at present , but, taken on the whole as a BrUish Colony, there had been no more loyal portion of the empire, and there had bec^ none more energetic. No doubt, the Canadians had colonized under very favourable circumstances. They had a system of water..arriage unequalled beyond anything m the world ; in no place in the world but Canada could ocean vessels go for two thousand miles into its interior. They had lakes like seas, but not content with those very great advai.toges they had made them still greatc-r by works of the most gigantic magnitude, and for years they have had the Canals to take vessels throughout he rivers. Vssels of three thousand or four thousand tons would before long be able to go from sea into the centre of Canada without landing any portion of their cargo. They had also constructed the greatest railway bridge in the world and be believed he was justified in saying that that great work-he meant the Victoria bridge-was devised by the hon. gentleman who sat on his right. (Cheers > He was not perhaps the engineer, but he projected the work, and in works of that kind the projector was as important as the man who carried them out. Canadians, however were not celebrated alone for their great public works ; they were celebrated other-' wise ; they had shown that in courage and pluck they had been worthy scions of the old stock. (Hear, hear.) Although their population did not yet number four million people, some eight or ten years ago they organized, although perhaps imperfectly a volunteer force of 650,000 persons, and in a more compact form a militia force of 50,000 or 60,000 men; so that when there was danger to the British Empire being brought into collision with the neighbours of Canada, they were prepared to take their chance with the rest of the Empire, and throw in their lot with it. (Cheers ) There was a good deal of talk at the time that it would be a wise thing to separate, and so not be drawn into the wars of the mother country; but in the most manly manner they declined to take that course, and although confronted with a nation ten times their number they were prepared to stand by the old banner and take the consequences. (Loud Cheers.) Much of the indomitable spirit they displayed was due to the race from which they sprung-the hardy northern people who had colonised that part of the worid.-the hardy Scottish race. (Hear, hear.) They had showed their ability to endure the roughness of climate there, and with their persever- ance and pluck, and he might say doggedness, which made them remarkable, made Canada what it was. They had a grand physique, and endured the winter that lasted five months, and surpassed in coldness anything an Australian could conceive and they had the Indians in the early days ; but they had a good soil, and in the sum! mer season a fertile one, and with all these advantages and disadvantages made the Canadian Colony one of the most prosperous places in the world. It was surely a pleasure and an advantage to be brought in contact with a representative of a Colony like that. Life in Australia had been too easy; it had no difficulties of climate to contend with nor any hostile nations ; everything was quite easy, and opportunities had not arisen to evoke that Kpirit which, perhaps, they posse.ssed, to bring them to the front. Canada was a Dominirv ; that was another term for a confederation, but I 84 APPENDIX. I lli: ;ii he was not going to address them iis to whether confederation was good or not. The confederation of Canada, however, was to guard against external enemies, and from the very earliest history such confederations were allowed to exist. Tin value of the confederation of the Dominion arose from it being locked side by side with the United States of America, and having three thousand miles of border line along which there were interests at conflict— intor-sts arising from tariffs, jealousies, and heart-burnings. One danger that threatened the union of the different portions of the empire into one body was the injury some of its parts might sustain from treaties made at home without due regard to its interests. The Canadians had' seen that another loyalty had been tried hv the unwise action of statesmen in the Mother country. The lame thing had occurred .vith regard to the influx of Chinese in Queensland. Because a treaty was made by which a few curious Englishmen might travel through China, the Chinese thought themselves justified in pouring into an English Colony in thou- sands, and going where they liked. The question was of national importance, and he might, he thought, be pardoned for bringing it forward, for Queensland had tried to stop theinfluxof Chinese, but was told that to do so would be contrary to treaty. Those were the things that would test the loyalty of the Colonies, and would unite the Colonies, if not bring about estrangement with the Mother country. Eveiy community had a right to protect itself against invasion of any kind, Chinese or any other, and they also had a right to protect themselves from people who came to them without arms. The Canadians were fortunate in having a Governor who was one of the leading statesmen of the Empire, of great political power, and large expsrieuce, and. he was the sort of man to be sent where there was responsible government, and not a man who had been a clerk and shifted from one small independence to another, until he had attained the high position of a governor. New South Wales was a member of a federation that comprised in the British Empire a quarter of the whole habitable globe ; go where a person might he could not get out of it; the thin red line 80 well kn jwn in the Crimea was nearly everywhere to be seen, except perhaps in South An rica. The old Koman Empire was nothing to it, and what federation was equal to it. They should do nothing to disunite themselves from the British Empire. If there was a confederation he hoped it would include the American and all Anglo-Saxon people. A gentleman once told him that at a dinner given by President Grant, at Washington, when there was a good deal of talk about inviting Queen Victoria to America, it was said that if Her Majesty went she would be regarded as the head of the Anglo-Saxon race, and the President as nobody. The day would come when the Anglo-Saxon race would be very closely united ; already the great names of England and America in literature and Art belonged to both ; the great men of both countries were in mcRSine looked upon as the property of each, and he hoped the feeling would increase, and that a gathering like the present one would foster it. He hoped they would appreciate the glories of the great Empire, and, if need be, shed their last drop of blood to maintain its old renowi. ^Cheers.) The Hon. J. Youno said, in reply :— 1 thank you, Mr. Chairman, for all the kind words you have said regarding myself; but I thank you btill more for your eloquent remarks in reference to Canada, and to all of the gentlemen present who gave your toast so warm a reception. As most of you are aware, my mission to Australia from the Government of Canada, was not only to be its representative at your Exhibition of APPENDIX. 85 your industry, but to ascertain und r.poit whether, in my opinion, trade relations between the two countries could he incr.ased and promoted. Canada has now i population of four and a-hulf millions. Their industries are various, but th. nearest neighbour is th.; United States, wh,., by a miserable poli.y of protection, shut out the products and manufactures of Canada from their markets. Under these circumstances Canada has to And a market for her surplus manufactures. At the Exhibition in flLladelphia last year Canada was an exhibitor. New South Wales and other Australian Colonies were also exhibitors, and from the good show Canada made your commissioners there, and principally through my friend and your energetic citizen, Mr. Morri8-(cheors)_Canada was asked through her Government to send part of her exhibits here. This the Government of Canada assented to, and I was chosen to be Canada's representative, m.t only at the Exhibition, but to visit all the Australian Colonies, and to report whether, in my opinion, as an old merchant, trade can be increased between Canatla and Australia. After visiting New Zealand Tasmania, Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales, I have come to the con^ elusion that our trade relations can be increased. (Applause.) I am well aware that in this and all other markets, Canada has a powerful competitor in her brother Colonist Jonathan,-! mean the United States. Jonathan, as you are aware 18 England's eldest boy. She settled him in America, and I think the mother ought to be proud of such a son. (Cheers.) I believe, from my knowledge of the Americans, they are equally proud of their mother, and if the old mother country was ever getting into trouble, it would be found that blood was thicker than water. (Cheers., It is true that Jonathan quarrelled with his mother, but I believe that there are few who will not now admit that in the quarrel Jonathan was right, and that the world has been benefitted by his defence of the principle that there must not be taxation without representation. (Aj.plause ) In Canada Jean Baptiste and the Blue Noses of the Maritime Provinces hold on to mother England, and the great problem has yet to be solved, which government is best calculated to advance the interests of the people. I hold that under our and your system we have a more democratic form of government under responsible government, and one more subject to the will of the people. (Applause.) Time will decide this. But Jonathan in trade with Canada and the outer world has pursued, and is now acting, on the principle of protection to home industry. Canada had a reciprocity treaty with Jonathan in all natural products. This treaty expired by limitation, but while Canada continued and now admits the products of the United states duty free, Jonathan charges twenty percent, duty on Canadian products and in some instances much more. We in Canada are, therefore, compelled to find other markets for our industry-hence my appearance among you. (Applause ) We ask for no special protection-we believe we can furnish as good and as cheap an article as Jonathan can give you , and of this you must be the judge. In numbers Canada is far inferior to the United States; but as we have no duty on raw materials entering into our manufactures, and as we think ourselves in Canada equal in every respect to the Americans, I have no doubt that the northern people of that Continent will ultim«t<.ly prove superior to their southern brethe.n. (Applause ) I am glad, Mr. Chairman, of this public opportunity to thank the members of the Agricultural Association of New South Wales for their kindness to myself and to my 86 APPENDIX. ih '!! Msistants during the Exhibition . From experience- in such matters, I know what a difficult tank it is to carry out such an enterprise ; and I fuel it a pleasure here to-night to bear testimony, from almost a residence in the Exhibition building for some days, to the admirable exertions of the Secretary of the Association, Mr. Joubert, and of Mr Waliis, their Chairman. Mr. Joubert may have bei 'nd fault with by some, but, from what I saw, the wonder to me is how he did so . Mi. (Cheers.) I am glad also of this public opportunity of thanking the citizens of Sydney for their open-hearted kind hospitality— and, indeed, wherever I have been in New South Wales and the other Colonies. I shall not fail to make this known to the people of Canada through the Government ; and when Canada hBi»itrv wat not free trade as preached by The Argus or Mr. Langton, for that meua' >. . li * m- ' poly for the importers; nor did he advocate protection as preacheJ .7 >..-\ ' ' y in the Geelong Advertiser, for that meant a monopoly for nianufathircT.-. " ii.terior artichf (Applause.) There was a medium between the two. (LaugUter.) n his opinion, in all circumstances, political, social, and even religious, we must accommodate ourselves to the circumstances and BUrroundiugH. (Renewed laughter.) He was merely cxprcssiug the opinion of one individual who had had the opportunity of observing the recent political excitement A PPINDIX. 98 in thi. colony The hon. gi^ntlumui. iMr. Yuuug, would not, h. Im.|h d. I.ftve thi* Colony witl) the in.j.rfHiion tlmt bciause the n. nt inuj.,rity l^ad bctn r. lur.i.;d to Parlium.nt u|)pfti-...nfly profcKninK cxtruno piotictlonlnt vIcwh, tlmt that was the fc-ding of tlio countiy. All the olh.i gcntl. ni. n prtg.nt kn. w that in the recent elertion other conHid.mtionH w. r.. hug, ly mix. ,1 up with tliut Ihhu, . Th.r.. wa^ the qu.mtion ot-lund hKi-lmi.-n, and iiUo «U.n.w«llinK on th.' one nlde, and iron-lmnding on th.. ..(I ,, both of th, n, calculut, d to excite the iriitution and luriniony of partie* »H well a» of in.livi,l,.alH There . ,mi.l not, therefore, have been miid to have been a deliberato connideiation of the qu.Ktion ..f free trade and protection apart from other quegtionH. He (Mr. Francin, hoped to Hee the .lay, whether he nhared In Ihr struggle to bring about that renult or not, when th, re wouhl b.. no lonR. r .wh an extr, me prewure of duties an now pr.dominat.d in the taritf. Mr. Laneton, he f. ur- d, would alwaynl... an extreni.. man in everything, but a policy of extremeii would never be carried out in thin ...untry, and th,. h.m. gentleman woul.l never have th.^ eo utry at hiH back so long a, he followed kucI. u policy. Mr. Lanetnn kn. w an w> il a. anyone that wh. n he (Mr. FranciH) wa» his coll.ague, and that if he (Mr. Francis, had I a.l hit will there would have been n.. such stvere rat.s ex'-ting now as were contaii .1 in the present tariff. In d.aling with su.h qu.sti.ms, th.y n.id really to c..n«i.le. vhat was practical m...e frequently than what was th.oretically right. F,...pl.. were .nd of 'alking ab..ut th.M.rieH, but th.y must consider the surroundings of every positron before they could legislat.'. We had in this Colony a . .institution which was based -n the broadest of all platforms He thought one of the failur.s of the late Government was that they did not acknowledge the circumstances by which th.y were gurrounde.i, and allow per8.ins who were irritably anxious to get into office -(laughter)-nr' opportunity of doing so, and showing whether th.y would be public failures or not. H. had one hope, however, of the situation. It was admitt.nl in England that on most important j.ublie questi.ms the extreme Radicals first agitated, the Liberals took np tlie argument, and got the ,iuer. ion ripe for legislath.n, and then the T..ries w.nt in and passed it. L.t ti.s hope in the antipod.s w,. woul.l find th.^ v.ry rev.Tse to b. the ease. He did believe the better informed among thos." who called themselves Protec- tionists-among th, m even the leaders of the i)re8ent 0,.vernment.- believed that the indiscriminatlng h.-apingon of duties which did not bring ir. a revenue nor fulfil tb.ir presumed object had been a great mistake, and he was not without hop,; that wo might yet see legislati.m-he would not say in the direction of absolute free trade, but such as would give great relief to commerce. He t.usted Mr. Young would not leave the Colony and report to his Government that he had r.tta..n to b. lieve we were so thoroughly saturated with the heresy of protection as that it would be impos- sible to have a.»y r. latior with us. (Applause.) The hon. gentleman had remarked that he thought he was in the United States when he came to the border of this Colony, in regard to the examination of his luggage; but he (Mr. Francis) might say that when he was re. ently in England he had experienced a great deal more trouble and annoyance in r.-spect to su. h examination than ever took place in Australia. Sir C. Gavin DcrrY— Hear, hear. Mr. Lancton— No. Mr. Francis had found that the system of scrutinizing^ there wag objectionable in the extreme. The Customs officers would overhaul his luggage even to the tooth- 94 APPENDIX. brush. In conclusion, he thanked Mr. Young, on behalf of this community, for the kind interest he ha-> the speech of Mr. Francis he had almost fancied himself back in Parliament again. The hon. gentle- man had shown himself ready for the fray, and it looked as if it would not be long before he was back there again. (Applause.) He had heard an eminent Australian in London describe an Australian Conservative as a gentleman who only believed in three points of the chartists' charter. From the remarks just made, he might con- elude that an Australian free trader was a gentleman who believed in 12} per cent, or 15 per cent., but who was thoroughly opposed to 20 per cent. (Laughter.) He (Sir C. Gavin Duffy) had started in this Colony with a strong conviction in favour of free trade . He was in London when Mr. Francis first commenced to alter the tariff of this Colony in a protectionist direction. He would now make a statement for the first time, and.he made it because he was no longer engaged in party politics. When he read Mr. Francis' tariff, and saw how almost unanimously it was accepted by the Parliament of this country, he saw plainly that the tendency of opinion in this Colony was in favour of protection of some sort. He then took the step of consulting three eminent gentlemen in England, whose names would be recognized wherever the British race existed— John Bright, John Stuart Mill, and Thomas Carlyle. (Cheers.) He said to John Bright— "All my life will be spent in Australia. I am a free trader, as you know. They are going to have a protective policy there. Am I to retire, therefore, from public life? What would you do under the circumstances?" John Bright, a practical man, said — " If there are particular industries that can flourish in that country, and if it is the determination of the people to encourage them, I would grant bonuses— (applause) -on certain industries liberally, in order to promote them; or I would come to an agreement with the Protectionists to protect a certain number of articles for a certain number of years, and let them try their experiment." He afterwards consulted Mr. Mill, and what he said was so nearly the same as Mr. Bright stated, that it was not worth while quoting it over agoin. He also spoke to Mr. Carlyle, and that gentleman replied to him in the broadest of broad Scotch, which he could not hope to reproduce—" No country under the sky has ever got manufactures except by spending the funds of the State to plant them, and unless Australia does that, it will get no manufactures." Now, he (Sir C. G. DufTy) did not want them to accept the dicta of any of those gentlemen, but considering that he had had the opinion of those three eminent men in England, when the time came that the tariff was increased, and he was at the head of the Government, he, acting on their conclusions and his own judgment, thought it was better, once for all, to make an arrangement which would gratify the manifest determination of the people to fry the experiment of protecting native industries. He believed the 20 per cent, duties, 80 far as they had cultivated industries in this country— although he admitted that the system was a clumsy and roundabout one, and far less efficient tha* that of granting bonuses— had promoted the prosperity of this country. As far as the system APPENDIX. 95 h.vd failed, as far as attempts had been made to encourage industries wliich would not Srow liere, ho thought a strong hand should be applied to strike all those articles out oftlietaritt. Another subject as to which their guest had recommended them to follow the example of Canada was in regard to federation. He, however, ventured to say that tlie federation of Canada was the offspring of the effort made for confedera- tion m this country. Owing, however, to the refusal of the New South Wales Gov- ernment at that time a favourable opportunity had been lost, but all the papers on the subject he sent to his personal friend, Thomas D'Arcy McGee, who was the first to preach federation in Canada. Consequently, the seed was first sown here which had there grown so large. (Applause.) He concluded by proposing the toast. The Chaimman in reply, observed that the Chamber of Commerce, as such, had nothing to do with the questions of free trade and protection, as it was open to all gentlemen of the mercantile community. There had been no idea on their part of introducing political subjects on this occasion, as the union was for the purpose only of paying respect to Mr. Young. The company then separated. The following is from the Brisbane Courm of the 15th of May, 187t, as to the meeting of Mr. Young with the Chamber of Commerce : — BRISBAN^E CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ADOaESS BT THE HON. JOHN YOUNG. There was a very good attendance of member^ at a special meeting of the Brig bane Chamber of Commerce held yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of receiving the Hon. J. Young, the Canadian Commissioner to the Philadelphia and Sydney Exhibi- tions. Mr. E. R. Drury, the Chairman, said he had had great pleasure in summoning the Chamber for the purpose of meeting Mr. Young, who was on a visit to these shores from Canada, that other great dependency of the British Crown, and who had represented Canada at the Sydney Exhibition. He felt sure that ail present were glad to have an opportunity of meeting Mr. Young, and would share the regret that that gentleman's stay in this Colony would be so short A gentle- man of his experience, however, would be able, in a very short time, to form an idea of the state of affairs here, commercial and otherwise, and ho (the Chairman) trusted that the impression carried away would be a favourable one. Mr. Young was dosirous of aseertitining if there is any prospect of opening up a trade between Canada and Australia, and he need scarcely assure that gentleman that if his visit hero 96 APPENDIX. should lead to commercial nlations between the two countries, the merchants of Queensland would be higlily gratified. Mr. Young, in his address, would, perhaps, be kind enough to say a few words on a matter which for some years past had occupied the attention of thoughtful men throughout these Colonies. He alluded to the subject of federation. Mr. Young had also had wide experience in Canada in matters of inland navigation, the improvement of harbours, and so forth, having been the head of an important harbour trust. The member „f the Chamber joined with him in bidding Mr. Young a most cordial and hearty wek^ome to Brisbane. T)»e Honourable Mr. Youno said,— I thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the opportunity of meeting the members of your Chamber to explain the object of my visit to Australia. I am here because of the action taken by the Australian Com- missioners at the industrial meeting in Philadelpliia, in urging on the Canadian Government the advantages which would flow from a part of the Canadian exhibits being sent to the exhibition which has just been held at Sydney. The Canadian Government readily assented to the wish of your Commissioners and to the Canadian manufacturers, and agreed to pay the freight and charges to Sydney. Two vessels were loaded, one at Montreal and the other at New York, and I was named by the Government to come to Australia and ascertain whether, in my opinion, trade between Canada and Australia could be increased. I have travelled through New Zealand, Tasmania, and a part of Victoria and New South Wales, and I am now in Queensland, and I have no doubt whatever that the trade between the tv/o countries can be greatly increased. There is a trade now, but Canada gets no credit for it. Canadian goods and Canadian timber are sent inland from Canada to New York and Boston, and are shipped from there and other ports as American goods. Canada is never mentioned. Why, the other day I went into a music store in Melbourne, and I was surprispd to see the name of a Canadian manufacturer on several musical instru- ments. I asked how these instruments were liked ? The reply was " first-rate," and that he had ordered twenty more of them. Then I asked, " Where are they from?" " America" was the reply. I said, " You are mistaken ; these instruments are Cana- dian, and not American." " No no," says the seller ; " I have the bill of lading from New York." "That is no doubt true; but there are the words, 'Bowmanville, Ontario.' That is a Canadian town, and I know the manufacturer." Mr. Young said he could state many instances of the same kind, but all showing that onr enterprising neighbour Jonathan was very active. Canada had so far done little to ship her own goods from her own ports to Australia. The Canadian manufacturers ought to be able to turn out goods as cheap as those in the United States, and as good, for all raw materials entering into their production were admitted free of duty. If, therefore, it is found we can sell you as cheap, and give you as good an article, you will at least give us a chance. (Cheers.) Canada is destined to become a large manufacturing country. There is not a river running from the north into the St. Lawrence that has not got its water power, while the long Canadian winters give ample labour, now employed in the United States. Mr. Chairman, you have asked me for my views about Federation. I can only repeat what I said lately in Sydney, ihat I think the future and full development of Australia largely depends on all the Australian Colonies tiniting together under one general Uoverument. You have got an enormous country. Public works, especially railways, are required beyond the power of any one Colony I APPBNDIX. 97 for thf ,,„!!r/'i; *'!' *° "' *'^"*"^ '°'- ^''°'' "^"«* »»« «'«^"«^ •'^ -t-t. built onZlr^a ' .'"^* P"""**'*- '' ' ""^ *^« P-- I --Id begin wi^ hZgLhich th T"* '' ^"''"'' "'"^ ^'^^ '"'''^''^''^ -^- «^ *be land o t of th! t , r '""' ""' ""'"^ ^^^"''''^•' "°"' •^'^'^ *be doubling of the population Z J onoV T "'''^ """''^ '^ one-half to the present generation. In saying oth r-Ter ' : '""" '"" '^'^^^^ ^"'°"y ""^ >*« "'l^-- t-"ff to the Sinrvl, ^ '^ '"'' »^^- P-'-'d-t. to give you my experience about We Ln IILT " *""""" '^''^ ^""*''^'^' «-^«- Commisaioners andMontreTT """' '"" '" '"P^°'"^ *^^ '^^^ ^^ -' between Quebec lowe^Tr' W r "'' "^'^'"^ ^" further deepening the chaLne. to 25 feet at ZellT 1 ' "''"" '"' ''''''' "' ''''' *«"«' -d we shall soon be or vou at f ' '"' T "'^'^^ ''" ^""^**°"^ '"^'''^ '^ «'-' '* is important he l2est 1 T K r™'"" '''^'' '' '^^P''" ^'^"^ •^"''-" *« accommodate n thr w M ''. '"""' ""' "'"^ •" <^«"'«'^ ^•^^ fi'^^^* d-'Jg-g machinery .^th world, and the work we are now engaged in is the largL of the kinZ ^ iTf^rand'th % :'"**"' '"'^^' '"* '''' ^^""'^ ^'^'^«« and the clam dredge eTorlsandH '! " ^^ '^''°'^'' ' ^''^" ^-^^ ^^''^ ^^^ ^«t copies of our reports and drawings of our machinery. You ask me, Mr. President, to give you my V.WS Of Australia. I have not seen enough to enabl'e me to do tha't. For the pTsI Tondell trtr f T"""" "" ''"" """"^ *° ^^^^'''^- ' '-- --ted that railwl . T '"" '■'^' ***' '"'^"'' ""'^ •''^''•"'°^'' y°"^ ^^'"'"^"t and well-built h Ti'llvt " ' """""* "' engineering skill; and I have learnt that beyond irfrl I7t ^0 '" "" " ''''■°"" '"" "'^^""^^ "°"' " ^'-'^'d by oxen at a cost X Te ^van T "' " *'"" *"" '""^ ^'^^ """ ""^'^ "'^ ^««- P" *-• *»>« country To L .K r ' ""^ '*'' *"^ "'^^ ""^ *"" ^''^ '"«"»y " Downs" there are beyonJ your Exh,b.t.on ,n August with some exhibits which could not be shown in Sydney PacifiTR^Z' T-Tf " '"'''' ™''^ ""''^ ^"'^''^' ''^ ^•^'"-^' «^ *be Canadian Pacific Ra way, on wh.ch the Government of Canada has already expended upwards rJdill^tk :;;r,t^^^^^^^^ r°' '''-* ^-^ Australiaconsiderably^ FK m w.^.„h,thr pt.opic of Australia should take a deep interest The pass » I ■* -1 ! 5 i: 1 1 li : ,.l Ik-: ;ii '1 bl: ,1 1 1 fe. I 'ii 98 APP8NDIX. In answer to questions proposed by members of the Chamber in response to his Invitation, Mr. Young stated that the money for the construction of the railway referred to was raised by loan, secured on the general revenue of the whole Dominion. The length of the railway across the Continent would be about 1,700 miles, and the gauge adopted was the 4 feet 8j inches. Upon good tracts of the country, the cost of the line would be about £6,000 per mile. The land in the vicinity of the line was being taken up ; the country did not care much what was paid for the land so long as it was talien for settlement ; but they did not dispose of it in large quantities as was done in Queensland. It was a part of the principle in the constrwjtion of this line to give a portion of the adjacent land towards paying for the line ; but the present G(Jvernment opposed it» and he (Mr. Young) believed they wore right, and when the line was finally constructed, no doubt it would be done for hard cash. As a matter of feet, the value of the land would be increased by the railway. The Federal Government had charge of entrances to harbours, and they had large and powerful machines, under the superintendence of an engineer, to clear out the bars. In these Colonies, as far as he had seen, there were scarcely any harbours but required improvement in this way. The Canadian dredges moved about four times as fast as that he had seen in the river here. He had no doubt, however, after an inspection of the dredging plant in Eng- land and Scotland, that that of Canada was about the most efficient. Mr. Dbuby thought it only now remained for them to thank Mr. Young for his kind attendance on the present occasion, and to carry by acclamation a vote of thanks to him. The vote was accordingly carried. Mr. Young, in returning thanks, said he had taken great interest in his mission since he had started, because he believed the trade would yet increase between these Colonies and Canada, and as they were all kith and kin of the same good old mother. He hoped they would succeed in the endeavour to establish business; relations that would benefit both. ' i ^r The speech of Sir Gavin Duffy, at Melbourne, in reference to the Right Honourable Mr. Bright, and to his opinions on political economy, induced the latter to write a reply, a copy of which is inserted here from the London Daily News of the 8th August, 1877, with some remarks by the editor. ME. BRIGHT AND SIR C. GAVIN DUFFY. An interesting and important letter by Mv. Bright, in refutation of a state- ment recently made in a speech at Melbourne by Sir Charles Gavin Duffy, has just been despatched to Australia, and a copy of it has been supplied to us for publication by consent of Mr. Bright. The circumstances are as follows:— The Melbourne APPENDIX. 99 Chamber of Commerce gave a complimeptary dinner to the Hon. John Young, of Montreal, representative of Canada at the recen* Exhibition at Sydney, who was also commissioned by the Canadian Government to ascertain and report whether the direct trade relatipns between the two colonies could not be increased. The Hon. John Young, in his speech at the dinner, advocated free trade principles as beneficial to Colonial development, trade, and prosperity, and, in a guarded manner, expressed his regret at the protection policy adopted by the Province of Victoria, and his hope that at no distant date free trade measures would be adopted. Those remarks elicited from Sir Charles Gavin Duffy, who is the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Victorit,some remarks in defence of his having adopted protective principles in relation to Australian politics In the course of his speech he said he had started in that Colony with a strong conviction in favour of free trade. He was in London some years ago, when the protection tariff was almost unaftimously adopted by the Parliament of Victoria, and he took the step of consulting John Bright, John Stuart Mill, and Thomas Carlyle on the subject. He said to John Bright, " All my life will be spent in Australia. I am a free trader as you know. Am I to retire, therefore, from public life? What would you do under the circumstances?" Mi. Bright replied—" If there are particular industries that can flourish in that country, and if it is the determination of the people to encourage them, I would grant bonuses on certain industries liberally in order to promote them ; or I would come to an agree- ment with the protectionists to protect a certain number of articles for a certain number of years, and l«t them try the experiment." John Stuart Mill said much the same, and Thomas Carlyle said, " No country under Jtho sky has ever got manufac tures except by spending the funds of the State to plant them, and unless Australia does that she will get no manufactures." Mr. A. Langton, of Melbourne, a thorough- going free trader, sent a report of this speech to Mr. T. B. Potter, M.P., with a request that he would bring it under the attention of Mr. Bright, upon which Mr. Bright addressed the following letter to Mr Potter, with a view to its transmission to Mr. Potter's correspondent in Melbourne : — "Rochdale, July 3i; 1877. " Dear Mr. Potter,— I thank you for sending me Mr. Langton's letter of the 10th " of June from Melbourne. By the same mail I have three other letters on the same " subject on which Mr. Langton has written to you— one from the Secretary of the " Free-trade League of Victoria, one from Sir Charles Gavin Duffy, and one written " at Suez by Mr. John Young, of Montreal, to whom the dinner at Melbourne was " given. " I need not tell you that I am surprised and amused at the stir which so small " a matter has caused among our friends on the other side of the globe. " I recollect meeting Sir Charles Gavin Duffy on his visit to th: country, but I " have not the least recollection that we had any conversation on the subject of protec- " tion, or on the policy of the Province of Victoria on that question. If any such " conversation took place, I can say with confidence that my views have been entirely " misunderstood and misrepresented by Sir Charles. The words he put into my " mouth are much like, in meaning, to what T think I have seen in some of the " writings of Mr. John Stuart Mill, and it may be that Sir Charles may have inadvertently " attributed to me what he has heard from Mr. Mill, or read in some of his works. i t 100 APPENDIX. "If a Oorernment yotcd a sum of money to support a stMimboat enterprise, " which was deemed of great service to the country, but which, from its novelty or its " risk, private capitalists would not undertake, I should say that in doing this no ' sound principle would be broken, and that the public interest might possibly be " wisely served. So if a Government thought that a new culture might be introduced " into the country, such as the grape, or tea, it might appropriate a sum of money to " make that experiment, leaving its future progress or (ate entirely to the industi^ " and dispositif^n of the people. But to enact a tariff imposing heavy duties on most " important r.i ■ , )8 of import, to establish an oppressive and costly system of custom- " houses, to build up special interests before their time, or industries which might " never thrive in the free air of competition, at the expense of taxation upon the whole " people, levied partly a^ the custom-houses and partly by the high prices which are " sought to be obtained on the home-made and protected article, is a policy so unsound " and 80 injurious that I am greatly surprised that any one acquainted with me or with " my life should have supi)oscd it possible that I should have given it my support. " Englishmen form Colonies at a distance from the mother country. They " throwk off many of the superstitions which are still to a large extent cherished in " England. In respect of protection by means of a prohibitive or restrictive tariff the " Colony of Victoria clings to a superstition or error which we in England have " abandoned. Our experience is conclusive as to the wisdom of our policy. " Victoria is young, and thinks she knows more and better than we know. But " when she finds herself not at the head, but at the tail of tl < great Australian " communities, as to her success and the growth of wealth, she may discover that " industry has no greater enemy than a protective or respective tariff. " If you will kindly send this letter to your correspondent, Mr. Langton, it will " not be necessary for me to write to Sir Charles Duffy, or to the Secretary of the «• Free-trade League of Victoria. " Believe me, &c., "John Brioht." DESCRIPTION OF THE CANADIAN EXHIBITS AT SYDNEY. It [From the Sydney Herald, April 16, 1877.] New South Wales has reason to be proud of the co-operation of Canada at the present Exhibition ; and the delegation which the Government of the Dominion has sent to Sydney will be regarded in the light of an embassy of friendship, as well as the expression of their desire for trade. There is probably no dependency of the British Empire where greater public spirit, intelligence and enterprise exist than in Canada ; and the near neighbourhood of Canada to the great American Commonwcaltli must be largely influential in shHrpening competition and nromoting industrial improve- ment. The exhibits which Canada has sent to Sydney are some evidence of the great progress which the has made in manufactures of various kinds ; and we believe that APPENDIX. 101 in most dep r/u^^^^^^ -'^'t^ ^-»'''' '»»"« •'-ught forward, indicating best AmorLnTo II ' n ' I T "'' "'"'" ''^ *'" '"«'-«* ''«-t« «' *»>« «.« existed Leon No -h A ."''^ '"' "^ "*"*' "'^"^ '" '»^« ^^''^ "»'-»' gentlemen who replent t'^T. ."'''"''^ ' '"* '* ""' "°* ''^ ^'^^ ^->» «^ *»»« •n wL^^f t e tstrl i "r r"^ ^ "'"'^■""' "^''' ^^ ^''^ ^'^^^"^ «'^-'' - '^^ose lines Of Canada s abouttu;,' nP'" ^ ^^ ^'°'^'^''* '" ^'^"'^ ""^""^^^ '^''^•' ^''P""'"- the Dominion sttfH , !' ""'^ °'^ ''"* Confederation has been brought about, being pushed Za'd Llh t T' "' " •"""" *'^''* ''^'^ ^"^^«^« ^^ "^ "- "« alra4 been efpeld 'd u on t' t '""' ** """ ^' '''"^'''<'° ^""-o »>--« completed, it wm be polble f'' 7r[ '""'""'^ ''' "•^^ ^'^^'^ *^'« '^^ '« Bnglishra Iway an roundt " ^"^^r'""*"^ *« ^''''^^^ '^ ^"^'-^ «•"?« and over of 8.240 feet I le he hi h ! ''°''' ''""*''"' '" ""'"' "*' ''" **"'*"'" gon'e. Will lie t'd 3 t r "1*'^ "^'"'^'"'^ '••^«' ^ ^" ^ ^^^^ ^--^^ '-. route for A« t al II t a ' 1 8 "' °"'' '"" '^""' " '''' ^"^-^'^ — ' General of Can^ ' paragraphs from the speech of the G«.ernor. -pec " nter^tt^ ;: °'"'"* '^""'*"^°* "" ^'^^ ^^'^ ^^^'"-^ >"» will be read wTth inV he rec I "irdtrr *' '' "" ^""''* "'"^- ^^^'^ ^"'^-^ "''^ -"^ur' in belm"; C^^^^^ ^'.^^"^^^ ^«>-''^». -<^ '^'"i --«, satisfaction - wu. th! cirt:rnd:i::sreir^rnr t^^ r r %-:-- connected with the St. Lawrence navigation, and the canals r! ^fedt LtpUte" onjheW land and Lachine CWs have been placed under cgntract on favourable t«ms for the country The active prosecution of these works during the Z2 e IZliZZrT """r' ''*' ''"'"'^ d««>t. and though expectatLs are enter! tamed that the outlay may ultimately be repaid to the country, it may be considered advisable no to press all the works contemplated in the earlilr years of Con^der^ 1C;Z ''^^^ ' ' ' lamhappytosLethatth:'^: colonial Ra. way was opened for traffic, throughout its entire length, early in the su-mer, wUh as favourable results a. could have been expected. One of the mle dmte advantages of the completion of . e railway was the delivery and reception of the Br.t..h maUs at Halifax after tl .osing of the St. Lawrence ; and I am happy to aay that up to the present time mails and passengers have been successfully c.u^ied over the Ime without any interruption. The exhibition of Canadian product, manufactures, and works of art at the United States National Exposition at Phila-' delphia was eminently successful, and proclaimed to the world tha* CaKad- ha- already taken a high place as a farming, manufacturing, and mining country It ig gratifying to be able to state that the expenditure wa. kept well within the estimate 102 APPENDIX. i; ■• m II 11 i i- ^'U\ It is but just that I should acknowledge that the success achieved by the enterprise of our people was largely aided by the energy and wisdom of the Commissioners who had charge of the arrangements. I have considered it advisable in the interests of the country to make arrangements for exhibiting Canadian products at the exhibition to be held in Sydney, New South Wales, for which you will be asked to make provi- sion." • • • The works on the canals, referred to in the Governor-Oenerars speech, will, when completed, enable a steam vessel of 1,000 tons to pass through from the head of Lake Superior to Montreal, a distance of over 2,000 miles, there to meet the oce».n steamer of 5,000 tons, without breaking bulk. No such inland navigation exists elsewhere. Upwards of 1,150 miles of a telegraph line have already been constructed from Lake Superior, towards the Pacific, which will be completed to British Colum- bia next year. The puflic debt of Canada is now 124,551,613 dollars, and of this amount 60,421,515 dollars has been spent since Confederation, in 1867. The total revenue is 22,587,600 dollars, and the revenue from Customs is 15,351,011 dollars, while before Confederation, or in 1866, the revenue from Customs amounted to 8,272,184 dollars. Th# Canadian exhibits will be found chi(!fly in the annex, which has been erected on the west side of the building, and extending along its whole length. This annex is almost exclusively occupied with goods from the United States and Canada, and the disploy is extensive and interesting. Its value will be greatly increased when prices are affixed to the goods. Commencing with the central tables at the northern end of the building and walking south, the first articles to claim the attention of the visitor are the large assortment of boots and shoes from Messrs. King and Brown, who rank high among the bootmakers of Canada. The exhibit includes men's, women's, and children's boots and shoes of different qualities, but the prevailing styles of ladies' boots, with uppers reaching obove the ankles, are not such as are worn in Australia, although common throughout the different States of America and Canada. The soles of some of the gentlemen's boots also are extremely broad, . projecting beyond the joinings of the uppers. Many of these boots are of superior quality, and when the prices are affixed, the public will have an opportunity of judging whether Canadian manufacturers can compete with those of this Colony. Our own makers have shown remarkable skill and energy, and have beaten English competition in the heavier kinds of work ; and it seems likely that any opening which may exist for Canadian trade will be confined to the finer descriptions for ladles' and children's wear. The Canadian representatives claim that Canadian bootmakers can successfully compete with English in price and quality. Following the boots we have an exhibit of ready-made clothing from the howBe of Messrs. H. Shorcy & Co., of Montreal, which does an extensive business in the making up of what are here technically called "slop" goods. They cut all their patterns by steam machinery, and they work up cloths of Canadian manufacture. The value of the suites shown varies from £2 48. to £i. Any goods of this descrip- tion would have to face strong local competition. The Dundas Mills sent an assortment of cotton goods, consisting of coloured shirtings, denliams, tickiniTi and nnbleached calicoes. Their cotton sacks ,»,rc s decided novelty in this market. They represent a class of goods in universal use APPINDIX 103 among the farmers and grain dealers of America, and their introduction here ought exc ol. f* T "'"'"'' ""'• '" ""'■ '' ^"''"^''"^ *'•'' "«« «^ -^'"»^y -^'^•'. " tt M" *'''"P'"^^'"'-P°«'-"'- "T^^y - <1^'»'- than the common bags in use lon^'. h 1" ■"" ' ""P-'""-. «•»> ^ould probably wear three or four times as ong a« they. The material of which they are made would also be found e: .tremely serviceable for carriage covers. Messrs. Hall & Brockvill^-s buckskin gauntlets for driving are a very su-perior article, and without being unsightly, protect a largo part of the arm, as well as the nanas and the wrists. th« nT'. i"''\^"'"^ * '"'•' "' ''"^''''' ' ^"^•''•' M'*^""'*^^ * Co., of Toronto, and ^e Oxford Manufacturing Company, of Halifax, send samples of tweeds of good pa erns and U.ture, flannel,, hosiery, and knitted goods, The Canadian tweeds are ^cr bed as e,ua to anything made in England, but it will be admitted that the samples sent to th.s show are not the b.st specimens of finished workmanship The articlesmustbe valued in connection with the price at which they can be supplied The iron safe sent by Messrs. J. & J. Taylor, of Toronto, will repay examination. It differs from the safes ordinarily in use here in that it is secured by what is known as the combination lock. A portion of the lock revolves in a disc, which is marked with figures to corres,>ond with those on the revolving plate, and the correspondence of three separate numbers is required before the safe can be opened. The lock can be set to about two thousand diilerent combinations; but the safe cannot be opened except by a person who is acquainted with the particular combinations to which the Jock has been set. Mr. James Smarte, of Brockville, exhibits a large assortment of tools, boring and foot morticing machines, for working in wood or iron, and a miscellaneous collec tion of builders' and furnishing ironmongery, the patterns of which are in some instances, an improvement upon what is in use here. The Victor carpet-sweeper will give housekeepers a very good idea of almost the only carpet broom which is used in America, and they will find that this simple contrivance of a brush revolving in a box will do the work of sweeping carpets more expeditiously and effectively than any amount of labour with the pan and brush, and it has the great recommendation that the whole of the dust is swept into the box instead of being dispersed through the room. Messrs. Wells & Co., of Toronto, show a number of iassels which fasten on to window blinds by means of a wire spring, and which may be affixed to or removed from the blind at pleasure. This is a handy little contrivance which is almost sure to find favour with housewives who like to have an ornamental finish to their blinds but do not desire the unnecessary labour of stitching on tassels after every washing day The M'Clary Manufacturing Co., of London, and Messrs. E. and C. Gurney of Hamilton, show a handsome lot of stoves; but several of them are not likely' to find favour here from the fact that in Australia stoves are generally fitted into the fireplace, while some of those to which we refer are intended to stand away from the wall. This is an objection, however, which does not apply to all of them, and some of the stoves will doubtless be much admired. In the fireside stove the smoke and heat paHs through holes in th.- rounded toi> of the fireplace, and flow round the stove before finally escaping up the chimney. The Iron Age and the Empress cooking I;* 104 APPENDIX. 3- I, »tove«, the latter nnwly patcntod, are coniidercd very suptrior stoTus. Tho Empreu stoTos have two flroplucos— one for wood and the other for coal ; they have alio a double oven, and are flttid with a reservoir for hoiling water. The cftHe of guninaker's imi)h luentR, which comes next, has been Bent by Mr. J. L. Itawbone, of Toronto, who alflo shows two breech.loa- ™«d« ot both linen and 1. lo Iho »o„„ „, Hugh Milk,'. c.ttk.M.r .nd hi. II kj,,,,„,,., ,. k„ he ,hl,..„h h™h, fl,M ., ., u. .no. .„, .„„e ., ,he ,„,„ °t . h d'fl the ««,,, will be reg^rted ., .„ Improveme.l. Morri.on B,«the,r* n? w f. T CO «.d .he C. C. „„.,„.„H.g Co.. .1„ .ho. h,™,. .nd ^l^ ;t^;r ^f tubs and wringing machines. ««>"i«g ooaia-, Thor" M '''"''^ '"""'■' ''""'^ '^ ^"""- "^■^**^' Whitman & Co.. and by Mr Thomas Moore, arc ve^. excellent exhibits in a class of goods upon ;hioh we fre necessarily dependent on America for our supplies They are for 1 i / every description, and appear perfect in their way Smalirexh . L /.r"'' rruir;T'"Tr"-^ "^"- * -..Lr^mLrs'irw L^r A good deal of attention has been directed to th^ pn.,oJi w.ch are very handsome exhibits. Mr. ^^^^ ^^:-:Z: Zl:: ^hae^n a covered top buggy, a piano box top buggy, „nd a VictoHa phLton Mr W. Sage shows a covered carriage ; the Armstrong Co of 0.,..lnh k buggy, a ear spring buggy, having an iron seat and ody:' Mr ^ YoCf ^hT^^ «hows a ladies' phaeton, and a nicely finished farmers- wagKon 1 pi f,' Pari, a light waggon for farmer, use ; the WallistLnT gorandtrrit'c.:" show a handsomely finished carriage suitable for livery ; Mr. Peter GifliloTaH car spring buggy varnisl.ed, showing the grain of the wo.k1 .nH, . ' , ' ' .^0. .he ,»,l., o,-.he „.«Hfl J. wl'" rT.J B^ir^L":-! Mgle eospc, . doelor. phutoo, . c.r spring b„g„ ,„d , .„„ "■ „ '"" .. PMUd.iphi.,h.„ «,., ..,. .,j, .%^f ; rLi^doto r.r« ^ 106 ApplNDiX. eihibiU a handkomely Onlihed c«rri««r, the ttup. of which rlio and foil with th« •hutting ttud opuninK <'f tlie door. There ii a very haiidHom« txhil.it of Canadian furnituru in the main building Immediately to tho right of tho diu.. The billiard table i. from Hiky A May, of Toronto; and tlu- drawinK-room, parlour, and b.d-room HuiteH aro from tho 0.«rge Morthead Manufa. turing Company, of London ; the Canadian Mannf.uturing Com- pany, of Uowmanvillo; MoH«rs. Jack-on * Hayo,, of Toronto; and Jame. Roid, of Hamilton, The woodwork i» gmtrully of walnut, handsomely carved in the case of •ome of the iideboards, and ooliHhed ; and the nuite of bird a eye maple Ih of solid construction, and not, as may be suppoHe.l, mmply veneered. A revolving-U.p table from the Morohead Company, is extremely convenient and handsome. K.-mcmbering that walnut in as plentiful in Canada as cedar once wa. i„ New South Wales tU. Dominion may hope to do a good trade with the antipodes in furniture of thisdeil-rip- tion. There is also a large lot of Canadian sewing-machines shown in the north- west corner of the building-the Wanzer and the Williams by the Sydney agents of the manufacturers; and the Webster, Osborue, and Gardiner, in connection with the Canadian Commission. On each side of the gallery there are twenty pianoes and harmoniums, or parlour organs, as they are called in Canada, shown by the Dominion Organ Co., of Bowman- vile; W. Bell & Co., of Guelph , and Hartzman, of Toronto They are chiefly in walnut, and most of them are extremely handsome in appearance. The prices of them range from about £12 to £60; and as to the quality visitors can judge for themselves, for an organist plays upon them from two o'clock until five in the after- noon, and also during the evening. H; The following articles are copied from the Melbourne Argus of the 1st of May— the leading journal of Victoria : THE CANADIAN COMMISSIONER TO AUSTRALIA. S' i I [From the Melbourne Argug, Ut May.] The Honourable John Young, Canadian Representative at the late Exhibition of Industry at Sydney, arrived here on Saturday from Melbourne by the steamer " Aldinga," and is now staying at the Adelaide Club. We understand that it was at the instance of the Australian Commissioners to the laU- Centennial Exhibition that the Oovernment of Canada were induced to aid in sending a part of her exhibits at Philadelphia to Sydney. The manufacturers of those exhibits oflfered to send them if the Canadian Government would pay the freight and charges, which was at once agreed to. The Honourable Mr. Young was selected— from his long experience as a mercantile man, and for his perfect knowledge of Canada— by the Government, not only to be present at Sydney, but to visit all th« Australian Colonitis, ai»d to report APPINDIX. m whether, In hi. opu .n, tl.« trade betwuen C«u«d» »vA Au.tr.lla can be IncrtMed We Kathur from Mr. Youug tlmt, in I.Ih opinion, thi. can be Uone. Hith. rto there hM been aliuo.t no direct trade with Canada and any of the Colonie. A very large tr^e, however, exi.tH with the United SUiten, and Mr. Voung clainu that a con. •iderable portion of the exj-ortH thence are Canadian, but for which Canada get« no credit. Mr. Young ha. vUlted Now Zealand. Ta.u.unia, Qu.on.land, New South Wale, an.l Victoria, ami leave, thi. Colony by the mail .Uamer of the Uth for England and Canada. He intendH colhcting and obtaining from the Oovernmcnt hero all the fact, relating to our tra.le, and gathering from the merchant, what icind of goo — -. - "-" h»v/r'''''"";f '"" "° *'' "P"* '"'"""^"^ ''^- P*^^ 'b-and shipments to arrive z'zTiV "'• *" "^^'^"^ «*" ^-"^- ««^«^"« - thelourirbrd per lb., and Ceylon Native and Java, is. to Is. 2d. Duty, 3d per lb Coa/, and Coke.-EngUsh Tanfield Moor Coals are in moderate request at 35s to 40S. per ton. and Heavy Foundry Coke is worth about 60s. per ton. Dulfree .r. ^:^"';,^''°f-C":"««=>'« «<"» J" trade parcels at 10s. to 10s. 6d. per dozen ' Stocks 117';^. " ''''" probably require a very large number during the last ttree months of the year. Woolpacks fetch 3s. 9d. to 48. each, and unless sh Jme^t ncrease we shall most likely run short for the shearing in September. Ore BaZ held for 4s. 9d. to 5s. per doz.,'and Bran Bags are in request at 6s. 6d. to "f M .ccordmg to size and quality. In Canvas and Twine there is very little doing Dutie8-Comsack8,6d. per dozen; Woolpacks, 3d. each; Ore and Bran. Bags 3d per do«en ; Canvas and Twine, free. ^ ' ^ wort^M'tfr/^'-nT"? "" P'*'"^^'--^^** «H- per lb., and Cape Raisin, are worth 6d. to 6}d. Duty, 2d. per lb. Malt and ffop,.-,8a.les of Malt take place at 88. ed. to 98. per bushel but the demand .s not very large at this season, Kent hops are worth 2s. 3d. to 28. 6d pe iu;hei:Hr3r;er7" '^""^"^ '' "• ^ ''• "• -'^^ --s-Malt,ed.:er Zs. to 23. Id. per gallon. Duty, 3d. per gallon. Pi, /ron.-Shipments of various brands to arrive have been sold at £5 to £6 2« 6d. per ton., and stocks are somewhat reduced. Duty free. H}' 110 APPENDIX. lii Blasting Powder, Ac— Holders are asking about 7d. per lb., but the trade decline to buy at over 6d., and there i? very litUe doing. There have recently been some very successful trials of Dynamite here, and this explosive is selling pretty freely at 2s. 6d. per lb. Duty free. /?io«.— Small shipments of Clean Dressed Java and Saigon can be placed at £22 to £22 10s. per ton, but large quantities cannot be placed in this market. Duty, 38. per cwt. ^a/«.— There is still a good demand for this article at £5 to £6 per ton for Fine and £3 I2s. 6d. to £3 158. for Coarse. Duty, 20s. per ton. Soda Crystals— The trade is being supplied at £9 per ton, and stocks are moderate. Duty, 20s. per ton. -SM^ar. >- White Crystals sell pretty freely at £36 10s to £31 per ton, whilst Browns and Yellows range from £31 to £35. Rations are very scarce indeed, and several hundreds of tons could easily be sold at £32 per ton. Duty, £3 per ton. Ifea.— Stocks are ample, and there is nothing doing. Duty, 3d. per lb. Tobacco.— We quote best Twist in quarter tierces and boxes at Is. 5d. to Is. 7Jd. per lb. in bond, according to brand. Dutj-, 2s. per lb. ITire.— Drawn Wire sells slowly at £14 lOs. to £16 per ton for Nos. 6 to 8, whilst Rolled is very dull at £ll lOs. to £12 5s. for Nos. 5 and 6. Duty, 20s. per ton. Wines and Spirits.— We have passed a very dull month in this trade, and prices are rather lower. Hennessy's Case Brandy is worth 31s. to 32s. per dozen, whilst Bulk is dull at 88. 9d. to 98. U. V. P. C. Bulk may be quoted at Ss. to 8s. 3d., and Cases at 24s. to 35s. each. Bisquit, Dubouche & Co's. Bulk has been dealt in to a small extept atP- per gallon, and Cases at 22s. 6d. to 40s. each, according to quality. Rmoria very slow of sale. West India fetching 38. 6d. for 10 o. p. and 4s. for 30 o.p^, and Queensland 28. 6d. per gallon for 30 o.p. Booth's Gin in bulk is worth 4s. 9d. per gallon, and Cases 15s. to 15s. 6d. each, Stewart's Saucel Whiskey in bulk is in fair demand at 4s. per gallon, and Mitchell's Irish is held for 5s. 6d. to 6s. There baf e been further sales of Due de Montebello Champagne at 56s. per Case, and a, shipment of B. k E. Perrier's has been closed at 458. to 60s. per Case. We have not heard of any important transactions in Port, Sherry, or Claret. Duties— Spirits, 10s. per gallon ; Still Wines, 4s., and Sparkling Ditto, 6s. per gallon. Yellow Metal.— A shipment of Vivian's has recently been sold at 9jd. to 9jd. per :1b., and some parcels of Muntz's to arrive have changed hands at 8fd. EXPORTS. Wheat and /"^our.— Business in Breadstuffs has been very dull during tbo past month, and prices are somewhat lower. We now quote shipping parcels of Wheat at 7s. 8d. to 7s. 9d. per bushel of 60 lbs., and Flour at £18 per ton of 2,000 lbs. for Town Brands, and £17 for Country Brands. We have sent away 50,000 tons since the beginning of the year, and we still have about a like quantity available for export during the next six months. The new crops look very promising, and we hope to reap a bountiful harvest at Christmas. fla-,... Sh.».nks .".ro worth £10 to £12 per ton ia shipping parcels, and Common Bones can be purchased at about GOs. APPENDIX. Ill TaWott. Ti,Pr«i, . ^^- *** -^^ P*-*^ *°n ; l^ags given in in both cases. FREIGHTS. .=iihbo„:a«:if4r.tr jrrr " r\ •'"• '-- -^ " »• 1. .»PI. for p„„„. „^„iLTnu '" """ "■" '""''' •"" ">""»« Wool. COPPKE. Tallow. Bark. MSASUBRMIt.NT. ~- — ^ Oreaay. Scoured. Ground. Chopped. Lbathir. AdrUide... Melbourne . Sydney Jrfd. }id- (d.to ll-16d. Id. id. 30*. 268. 40t). 608. 508. 468. 50i. 408. 608. 608. 408. S5s. 408. to 428. 6d 608. 568. 608. For South African Ports the following vessels h^vp ^oi,^„ ti, • ^ .«t .ail:-.. Mathi.de, .0. and -.Qnel oTl'Zl^'lTVZ^^^^^^ " Sarah Smith," 194, for Natal ; and " Vixen '■ 180 Th J - ^^ ' loading at present. ' ^here are no vessels reported as For CAtcoTTA.-The '< Alnwick Castle," and " Pride of r»n»Ha" « depa..e,t.efor.er.ith 300 tons C^^^^^^^ Tm CoASTixo Trade .s very slacit, but rates Newcastle to Adelaide show In improvement The « Ganymede,- gets Us. per ton for a retu^ trgo f coal an" th« rate is st.ll obtainable. The following rates have been paid dur^g thrmol water ^XXt'::^'^^fT^,^^^X:^^^!^'^'^r.el between Quebec .„U Montreal ..rawi.,K 18 feet of ;;.* ! i 112 APPENDIX. on Wheat and Flour shipments hence ;-Newca8tle, 58. ; Sydney, 78. j Brisbane, 138. ; Rockhampton, 228. 6d. to 24r. ; Wellington, 20. Newcastle quotations just received by wire are as follows :— Shanghai, 238. ; Hongkong, iSs.; Amoy, 228.; Saigon, 178.: Java, Us.; Manila, Us.; San Francisco, 198. GEM M ELL, TUCKETT & CO.'S MONTHLY TIMBER REPORT. * Melbourne, April 16, 1877. Ameriean Lumber.—The shipment ex " Grandee" was the only parcel quitted at auction during the month, realizing for W. P. Shelving, £11 to £11 78. ed. ; Clear Pine, IJ, IJ, 2, 2J, 3 and 4-iach, £14 lOs. to £14 128. 6d. per M. The « Sarah," from Boston, is now landing 68,476 feet W. P. Ceiling, Clear Pine, Shelving, and T. and G, Fitch Pine. The trade are stocked with medium and inferior Lumber, but good quality timber will meet with improved prices. O'eff: I. -The cargo ex " Merchant" was offered at auction on the eth inst., when only about half the cargo, Deal sizes, was sold, at £8 5s. to £8 10s., the balance being stoietl. The trade are only purchasing for immediate requirements, and any attempt to force the market would result in bringing down prices to less than first cost and freigut. Stocks now in store aggregate over four million feet. naliic Red Deals.— The market for direct shipments has improved. We quote for good joiner's quality, 11 x 3 and 9 x 3, 6Jd. to 6}d. per foot of 9 x 3. English ship- ments are not in favour with the trade, and would not realize within OJd. to Id. per foot of the above quotations. Doors.— ^o sales. Stocks are increased by 2281, ex " Sarah," from Boston. The trade are heavily stocked, and will only purchase at very low rates. yorwegian and Scotch Flooring.— We report sales ex "Anna," "Saturnus," "Loch Long," and "Loch Linnhe," realizing for Red 6 x Ij, 15s 3d. ; 6 x |, lis. 3d. ; 6 x J Beaded, 7s. ed. ; White 6 x 1^, 12s, 9d. to 12s. 6d. ; 6 x |, lOs. 4d. to lOs. 8d. ; 6 x J Beaded, 68. 9d. per 100 feet lineal. Arrivals during the month aggregate 4,179 coo feet, and include the cargoes ex " Japiter" and " Printzenberg," from Christiania. Any large advance on the above rates from any cause would bring heavy shipments from New Zealand of Kauri Flooring, recent shipments from there having given great satisfaction to builders and the trade generally. Kauri— Out remarks last month respecting Hewn Kauri have been speedily verified ; and but for the fact that one buyer to'k up the cargoes ex " Birchgrove " " Glimpse," "Byron," » Free Trade," and " Wild Wave" at 12s. 6d., prices must have receded to 98., and perhaps lower. The above cargoes are equal to twelve n >nth^' w. Withdrawn, and markTrift:!';"' '':';«" /''^'■'^ ^'--N^ -- *" -.-t; a pared p,a«.d on the The:^J!Z'.^^'n'?"^ """•'^^* ''- "'^^ "- <** present iH greatly depressed, buyers "'" *"'^' "' '^"'=""" '^"""^ "- ««"*»> '^"'-"t m.-ting Vrir^tlTzol In? '^ ""';•."■. "^^ '^'^ °' «""' ' i«;n .„ i, o C. Iron; "Juno," 500 casks Cement, 78 caaeTrc L 1?"'' ''' ^'"^^^ casks Plaster; "Serapis"50 cases O „/'*''' ^- ^- ^'°«' 60° l>"ndles Laths, 10 876 nea„ 500 c t r ^^ '"" ' " «'«n'l<»'»^' V HO cases G. n Ton -cai.-i, .50(1 Cttaks Cement. FiKlu Livprnr.nl uti jj- . " "' 114 APPENDIX. FToorrng fZ Oh T""' ''"'^- '^^"^ «'-«o-"I^och Linn'hc," 622 MS etc' F rrg /.:iTtT^'lT'' ''" ""^'"' ^^'^ "-^^'^"^ ''-*-- ^^^5 pitch Pine Clear pfne e/o t, .7' f \f ^''""^' "'^^^ ^-'^ ^^ P- T- and O. Ceiling, 22,992 feet --mZ 255 Mrr . ;* ''''• """""' ^' '"""'''« ^^^''^'^^ ^-- Hun^lildt Bay -.360.etKa.J. L^^^.JZ^,:::^r"'''' "*^^'" SALES BY AUCTION Or*^on.-Ex " Merchant," 349,709 feet 11 x 3, 11 Mi 9 x 3 9 x U , > . ^ o . « Loch Linne," 844 M feet, for 6 . 1/ Red T & O . '^7';'-'°'''"*^«' '^- '^- '^^^ ^x 9d. to 12s. 6d. do. ; 6 X I do 10? 3d do « ' /' . n"' ' ' ' '^ '^''**' ''- ^'«- Weatherboards. Vs. d. do. t'^:!^,,":::'! '.^•' ^'^'^'^^' ««' ''■ ^^.^ 4^ut Weatherboards, Vs. Sd. do/ Ex'rAnn::.Ti;4 15^ 7; 'r^' ^^^ ''^ '''■■' ^ <•„ i J -auna, 1,174,150 feet, for 6 x IJ^RpH T a- n m feet and ud. 15s 3d rtn • « „ t j , , , , , •'-i « x 1 ^ uea 1. & q 12 do. , 6x ifwhite T and G i 9^ 1' *" "" ''• '" ' ' ^ * '^•'•' «^"«»«^' ^«- «d- ii'a«„-._Ex "Nightingale," 23,906 feet Boards, 12 x 1 to 20 x 1 iSs 9d fn 0, 9d. per 100 feet super • 22 fi9n fc«t 1 o , 1 ^ ' " ®^-' *** ^Is. 3.0,330 .e. H..„X,„.„. » B,™:'-!" 41:^,, '.!'«. ' " ""• "' "'^ • », « 10.. do. , 16 . 8, « do. ' ■ ''°- ■ " " '°' ** '»■• *■ ! '6 Latht and Pickets Ex " Merchant " -jrt ann n per M J Laths, 50.400 do., 30b. do ' ' ^'"" ^"'•^*^' *•'"* «-'°- ^* 10«- Pa/%,._.Ex " Southern Cross " 20 M k ^ * ■ n . "TamaV 18,880 5-feet, 12s. 6d. do"' ' ''• ^'^ ''^- ''■ ^^ ^°'>- ^^ GBMMELL, TUOKETT & CO., Auctioneers and Timber Brokers ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^oS':y:^'^±i^:,^-~^^i^J^-~<^om.mom; B.n,._i„K,e mould; .p.-«Ued pa.., ; «._ > 1* .1 APPENDIX. 116 Mr. Denny published the following circular at the Exhibition and agreed to act as agent in introducing Canadian machinery into Bathurst and surrounding country. Bathurst is 123 miles from Sydney, end 2,500 feet above sea level : CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS ABROAD. It is pleasing to notice that Canadian inventors are beginning to gain a footing ab.oad. One o our enterprising citizens, Mr. 8. Crawford, of the Globe Agricultural Works, who patented the "I.X.L." combined reaper and mowing machine, now so Z^Z rT ;'T'""* ''"'*™' *"^ "^' * '"'«' ""™'^- «^ "^PP'-ations from the United States, England, Germany and other countries, to use his patent. Mr. Crawford has also begun to ship his machines to England, and has appointed a practical mach. .t and agriculturist as his agent. It is expected that a large trade will be opened up. Th,s, with the prospective opening up of an Australian trade, will give ample opportunity to our implement makers to extend their trade. Success t^ them I- Untarto Free Press, April 13, 1877. 12 *■ 1* THE EXHIBITION OF CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY DENISON FOUNDRY BATHURST. ' {Reprinted from the Bathukst Times, qf Saturday, the 7th July, 1877.) • By advertisement, the public will see that the' undersigned will act as agent for the Western district for all descriptions of Canadian machinery ; and that 100 reapers andmowers-^in addition to those now on view at Denison Foundry-will soon be on the way here, and are expected to arrive next November. The machines now being exhibited are of the most complete kind. The side- delivery reaper has all the advantages that it is possible to put into such a machine, and indeed, all that are required. These machines are made of the best materials oi wood e--^ iron, and have strength enough in all their parts to stand the work of any of our wheat fields. At the same time, they are so light-only about one-half the weight of ordinary side^elivery machines-that two horses will wor'; them all day, cutting at the rate of one acre per hour. Hitherto, a great mistake has been made in the manufacture 6f side^elivery reapers used in this district. They have been so heavy that two strong horses could not work them for more than two hours at a time ; and the result of having to draw 80 much cumbersome machinery, for what really requires only a man's power hw caused the farmers to abandon the side, and take to tne backKielivery machine ' The back-dehvery reaper has been found easy 6f draught, orvly about half the labour on the horses; and, besides this, sheaves of equal size can be made in any crop, no matter how uneq-ial it has grown, whilst, with the old side^lelivery, a sheaf would be made with every revolution of the rakes without regard to size or quantity. The Canadian manufacturers having regard to the crops in their country beinir taken off with «« little waste as possible, have made side^elivery machines which mua* supersede the old sidenlelivery. Firstly : because they are only one-half the weight uid 118 !!| ifn ^^^ APPENDIX. draught. Secondly : ftlthough very much «uperior in workmanship, they are, in point of cost, one-third Ichs. With those machin.H the size of the sheaves does not depend upon the quantity of the crop, but upon the will of the driver, who, wHh a motion of his foot, can, whilst driving, control the rake gear. If the crop has evenly grown, the rake gear may be set to make a sheaf every revolution on the part of the driver. Although thus sot, the driver can arrest o.- stop the operation of the rakes, so as to travel any distance without throwing the cut grain from the platform. This, of course, enables him to gather a full .sheaf when the grain stands light on the ground. This very valuable feature must axommend itself to those interested The disadvantages of the back-delivery reaper are as follows ^-Firstly : in adition to the driver, it requires an expert hand to .leliver the sheaves properly. Secondly • it must have a full stafif of binders following, so as to have the sheaves removed to the Bide before the machine comes round again. Should there not be sulBcient binders to keep the work clear up to the machine, a loss of time results. The machin. must stand still. In any case, the machine must remain idle .vhil.t th^■ i-inders are partak- ing of their meals, hence a back-delivery is a positive loss to the owner. A man possessing a reaping-machine cannot afford to lose even the meal hours, as the wheat crop must be cut within a certain season ; every hour thus lost, is absolutely lost, and cannot be regained. I know of instances where binders were so scarce last season, tha farmers and their families had to do the binding themselves. In these cases the back-delivcry was idle half its time. Had a side-delivery machine been employed, it could hqve been kept constantly working, cutting for two, or even three farms ; farmers being aware that the action of the side-delivery is to land the sheaves at the sides leaving a clear space for the horses coming round the next turn, without removing sheaves laid off in previous rounds. Thus, in case of scarcity of binders, a farmer and his family could, with a side-delivery reaper, get three or four hours' work ahead In one paddock, and their neighbours could derive a similar advantage from the same machine. From the foregoing, it will be seen that our farmers should have all the advantages which can be offered in the way of machinery. I remember that during last harvest as much as 25s. an acre was paid for reaping wheat, and at that price it was impossible to get men who would average half-an-acre per day. The cost then becomes as under: — Say a man lets 12 acres at 25s. an acre £15 n Food for one man cutting half-an-acre per day_24 days aVis. 2 8 £17 8 With side-delivery reaper, as follows, 12 acres may be cut in one day :_ Cost for one driver, and feed for horses £0 15 Binding, 68. per acre, including food """ 310 o Wear and tear of machinery, l day lo £4 17 An average crop of wheat is 15 bushels to the acre ; therefore, 12 acres would yield 180 bushels. Cost by hand, about 2s. per bushel ; by side-delivery reaper, about 6}d. per bushel—being a difference of nearly Is. 6d. per bushel in favour of machine. The p.hovf. of;timste is ba.^ed on the assumption that the Weather is fine during the harvest ; if otherwise, then, the cost per acre by hand would be greater, as the number APPENDIX. lit Of hand reapers would have to be f.d during the broken weather. The coHt of harvest- Z stnT" r ""'.'"'* °" """°* °' ''"' -t'--'--y prices realised for v.heat ; assum ng the wheat crop throughout the colonies to be good-then, a difference of la. abandon wb T "?"" ' '"'"" "' '"'"" ' '^ ^"^"^ ''''*«'• "^ """l- ^^ f™« -o"^ abandon wheat growing the following reason, andj the district would suffer generally. ZlZu °' ''■ • '" '"''"'' *'" -P'''""'"'-« -°"1<1 --ed the returns. This so doTr ho"nc?,r '"""' "*'^" '"^""'^ *^ '^'^^^^ "^*" ^-°'»« P"-'*« from so doing , hence, the injury to the district. FoundrExhn'' V "'"^ ?' '"""" '"' *'''" '"*°"«*^^ '« '-y ^ -«'* ^« '^^ Denison Irusexlbit^^^^ ''^"'^"" Machinery, when they can have the orders have already been received for reapers and mowers to be delivered next dispose of, am quite sure the lot will be placed by the month of February machln'e Itelmt^'l' '''^" ^°"^'^"™^'»* °' P'°"gb«. horse rakes, winnowing machine, 2 steam-threshing machines, horse-power threshers, Ac, Ac Those who cannot inspect machines now on hand are invit.d to write for particu- Ian. Denieon Foundry, Balhurit THOMAS DENNY, Sole Agent Canadian Machinery, Western District Goods Received for the Sydney Exk^biUon, and Delivered as Consigned, or as per Order of Manufacturer. J. Hun-is & Co., St. John, N.B. (Delivered to Carl Stiphurk, as per order received ) 1 Shingle Machine. ' 1 Mowing do. 1 Wheel Rake. 1 Hay Cutter. 2 Ploughs. 1 Potato Digger. A. HiiiTis, Son & Co., Brantford, O. (Delivered to Towns & Co., per order received ) 1 Mower and Reaper Acton Plough Company, Acton, O. (Delivered to Towns tc Co., as consigned i 1 Iron Plough. John Watson, Ayr, O. ^ (Delivered to Towi« & Co., as per order received.) 1 Horse-Power. 1 Grain Drill. 1 Field BoUer. 118 APPXNDIX. 1 Gang Plough. 1 Turnip Drill. 1 Sowing Plough. 1 Jack. 3 Root Outttirs and Pulpers. 2 Straw Cutters. 2 Orain Choppers. 1 Cora Sheller. 1 Hand Straw Cutter. 1 Subsoil PloQgh. ^ John Abeli, Woodbridge, O. (Delivered to Towns k Co., as per order received. 1 10 Horse-Power Portable Engine. 1 10 Horse-Power Thrasher and Separator, with Straw Carriers, and mounted on trucks. 1 10 Horse-Power Patent Short Port Balance Valve Engine, on wheels, complete. 1 Circular Saw Attachment. 1 Sampson Turbine Water Wheel. , 1 Reaper (Johnson's). 1 Do., (Woods'). 1 Do., Dodge Comb. 1 Hay Rake. Chas. Duperow, Stratfoi-d, O. (Delivered to Towns & Co,, as consigned.) 1 Harrow. Massey Manufacturing Co., Newcastle, 0. (Delivered to Towns b Co., as consigned.) 1 Mowing Machine. 1 Horse Rake. 1 Orain Crusher. ThoB. Richardson, Fergus, O. (Delivered to Towns & Co., as consigned.) 1 Oaag Plough. P. M. Bawtenheimer, Hamilton, O. (Delivered to Mr. A. Morris, as consigned.) 1 Potato Digger. * Whitney & Moi-ton, Toronto, O. (Delivered to Mr. A. Morris as per order received.) 2 Car Couplers. Green., Bros., Waterfoi-d, O. (Delivered to Towns & Co.) 2 Reaper^ complete. J 4 2 '• d on )lete. APPlNDIX. Porfiyth & Co., Dundas, 0. (Delivered to Towns k Co.) 1 Comb Mower and Reaper. Wontworth Rngino and Imploment Co., Hamilton O., (Caird, Patterson b Co.) 10 Combined Mowers & Reapers. 1 4 Horse-Power Upright Portable Engine. 1 26 Horse-Power Horizontal Engine and Steam Pump 1 Corn Shuller. 1 Jointer Plough. 1 Cultivator. tl9 1 Phaeton Carriage.. 1 Do. 1 ^nggy- Woods Lyons, Brantford, O. (Towns it Co.) 1 Carriage. 1 Brick Machine. Bruno Ledeaux, Montreal, Q. (Towns & Co.) G. S. Tiffany, London, O. (Mr. A. Morris, consigned.) E. & C. Gurney, Hamilton, O. (Mr. T. Oliver, special agent, per order received.) 4 Stoves. 2 Sets Hollowware. * Guelph Sewing Machine Co., Guelph, O (A. Chandler, Woods A Co., per order received,) 1 Sewing Machines. C. W. Williams Manufacturing Co., Montreal, Q. (Turner k Wood.) 13 Sewing Machines. 8 Do. 1 Cabinet Case. Gardner Sewing Machine Co., Hamilton, O, (T. Oliver, special agent.) 6 Sewing Machines."? Cases, kc. R. M. Wanscr & Co., Hamilton, O. (Gibb, Shallard & Co., as per order received.) Sewing Mftchines, m 1 Bee Hive. 1 Honey Extractor. APPIKDIX. A. C. Atwood, Vannock, O. (Townii A Co.,ai per order received.) 2 Canoes. 2 Boats. Soda FountainH. Brass Goods. Plumbers' Goods, Ac I). Herald, Goio'h Landin^r, O. (Towns ft Co.) J. Lapierro, Isle d'OrloanH, Q. (Towns ft Co.) H. T. Smith, Toronto, O. (Present himself, and took charRe.) Marble Mantels. Cider Presses. Wine " Woodenware, Shovels. Glassware. Wilson, Gilraoiir & Co., St. John, N.B. (Towns & Co., as consigned.) Hugh Sells, Vienna, O. (Towns A Co., as consigned.) John Beai-d, Woodstock, O. (Caird, Patterson ft Co.) D. P. Jones, (Jananoqiie O. (Towns A Co.) Burlington Glass Co., Hamilton, 0. (T. Oliver, special agent.) James Brown, Toronto, O. (A. Morris, per order received.) Map Stands in Nickel, Brass and Iron. McMurray, Fuller & Co., Toi-onto, O. (Want ft Co., as per order received.) Mowing Machine. Woodenware. Brooms, Bnishes, ftc. Grey, ^" ung & Sparling, Seaforth, O. 3 Barrels Salt. ivoiru, r -it:—:-: -T Co., per Oiuei eceiveii,) APPENDIX. John Ritchie & Souk, Toronto, 0. Stoam Whl8tl"" * ^o) Mortioing do. Drilling do. " ' Hardware, ftc. Pecit, Honny & Co., Montreal, Q. Kegs NailH. '^''''■•^' P-*'*^'""" * Co.) Archd. J. Ho])e & Co., Montreal, Q. BarrellH Axes. ^^'''"^' P""*""" * Co. 121 The following goods, shipped in the ship '< Escort" from New York, were claimed h^ Messrs. Towns & Co., of Sydney thev having orders to receive them on account of Messrs. R W Cameron & C New York : Bruno Ledeaux. London Carriage. Woods & Lyons. Open Buggy. Two Horse Covered Carriage. Top Phaeton Buggy. Wilson, fTJimoiir & Co. 6 eases 81at(! Mantels. Mr. Forisytli. Planet Mower and Reaper. Planet Mower. • ThoH. Richanlson. Gang Plow. Mr. Djipciion. Duperon Improved Harrow. Massey Manufactnring Co. Mowing Machine. • Horse Rake. Grain Crusher. • • f !> 122 APPINDIX. Atwood. Bee Hive. Honey Extracter. Acton P.ow Company. • Single Framed Iron Plow. Green Bros. Single Reaper. D. Herald. Canoe and two paddles. Foreyth & Co. 1 combined Reaping Machine. Jones & Co. 2 caseB Shovels. I hold receipts for delivery of abore. J Y. Mbmorandum; Good, shipped to Brisbane M Queensland Exhibition, James Wameck & Co., Gait, 10 boxes Axes. T. S. Elliott, Guelph. 12 Washing Machines. R. Malcolm, Toronto. 20 Setter Bags. Walker & Mills, Toronto. 2 Tables and Sideboards. Miller & Co., Toronto. Cattle Feeder. Mr. Cossett, Gaelph. 1 Gang Plow. Mr. Wilson, Richmond Hill. 1 Fanning Mill. Cameron & Co., Gait., I Tanning Machine. Fleming & Son, St. John, N. B. i Oscillating Engine, APPJNDIX. : Canada Sewing Machine Co., Hamilton. 2 Sewing Machines. Munroe & Hogan, Seaforth. 1 Plough. Grain Bros., Waterfoi-d. • 1 Eoyce Reaper. Mr. Maxwell, Paris. 1 Chaflf Cutter. 1 Root Cutter. 1 Root Pulper. 1 Grain Crusher. 1 Iron Jack. Mr. Adams, Paris. --' 1 Democrat Waggon. . McClory Carriage Co., London. 1 Family Bratt. Wallacetown Cai-riage Co. 1 Family Carriage. Mr. Gillies, Gait. 1 Open Ruggy. Haggert Bros., Brampton. 1 Royce Reaper. Memorandum. Goods shipped to Bathurst, ^,S.W., to be sold there by Mr. Denny. Oetell & O'Connor, Montreal. 1 Chaff Cutter. Shei-man & Foster, Stiatford. 1 Reaping Machine. Denis Eouland, London. 1 Potato Digger. 1 Plow. L. P. Sanger, Hamilton. 1 Mower. 1 Reaper.. Thompson Williams Manufacturing Co., Stratford. 1 Mower. 1 Reaper. 1 Reaper Combined. ON HAND AT MESSRS. BRADLEY, NEWTON & LAMB's, SYDNEr. U;-; o;- Canada Furniture Co., Toronto. 1 Carriage Rug. 1 Etagere. 123 124 R. May & Co., Toronto. 1 Inlaid Cabinet. Riley & May, Toronto. 1 Billiard Table. APPENDIX. Toronto Car Wheel Co. 2 pair Car Wheels. J. McDougall & Son, Montreal, 1 Car Wneel. AT EXHIBITION BUILDING. Tra HoNOUBABLK JoHN YouHG, Brisbanb, 15th May, 1877. (liepreaentative of Canada in Australia,) DrahSir, -Brisbane. SvHn 7l T ^'"^ "^ '"" ^^ ^*'"'' P*"'''""" '" ^"«'^"«' ""'J ? y«"^ remarks in Sydney and at the Chamber of Commerce here, that you are anxious to see a trade initiated between the Dominion of Canada and the several Australian Colonies We have no doubt that when once a commencement has been made, a considerable interchange will result. Labour saving machinery of every kind is a desideratum in all these Colonies and many articles previously imported from England, but better adapted to the wants of a new country, as manufactured by yours, will no doubt meet with a ready sale when brought before our Colonists. The Intercolonial Exhibition to be held here in August next, under the auspices of the National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland, will afford an opportunity for to some extent, testing the market, and of showing what description of goods are likely to be most required hero. Our most important export at present is Wool,_and it is in this that we think our interchange will, for some time to come, be principally confined. As you will no doubt, have seen by the varieties exhibited by us at the late Centennial at Philadelphia the qualities of wool grown in Queensland, whether of very fine or coarse kinds are of very superior quality, and it will only remain for us to asceitain the particular kinds required by your manufacturers that we may be enabled to place the same W "T ,Tk ?.*'': '"' "•^ ''°"'' ''' '''^ "" '^^^^ '''^ y"" ** y«"^ convenience. We should be glad, also, if you will favour us with the names of any wool buyers in Sh'thm "' '^^'' ""'' ''""'■ P'™'"'"""' """"^ ''"'•'''•^•^^ •» direct communication In any Commission or Agency business whatever, we shall hi- glad to place our best services at your disposal. We are, dear Sir, Your faithfully, Eeference if required, ) Feswick ft Soott. Bank of N. 8. Wales, Brisbane. / APPENDIX. 126 Every Colony has its particular wines, anrl all diflFer in flavour and taste. I was not fortunate enough to get a memorandum of the New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland Wines, but I be here they would all take well in Canada. The following is a list of South Australia Wines, of which a few are now on passage : — WINES. MOROOROO A HDKILHO Patronized by H R. H the Duke of Edinburgh. Mr H. C Blaekburn, Wine Juror at the London ExhiLi- tion of 1874, says :_« The Verdeilh (No. 37) in a very fine er -nen of a rich dessert Wine " ^ Juliuf. . ., , Schneiffer, another Juror, says :_« Verdeilho («. , 1- a most excellent and beautiful sweet Wine " Anto . . u. Aguiar says :- « Sweet Wine, but very fine good flavour and bouquet" . ^ ' Per doz. Qts. MoRooRoo Rbisling— A delicious Dry Wine, soft and fragrant, is justly regarded AusTrarir!!"'' "' P''''"'"'' ^''"' Wine of South Frontionac — A fine Sweet Wine of the character of Constantia Australian Port — A blend of the choicest Old Wines to be found in the colony ; a perfect Wine of its kind, and will compare favourably with any imported Port at double the pTS Oouoo Rbd — Is a full dry Wine of a Burgundy character, verging on Claret, and is a fair sample of the generous unfortified Wines of South Australia. . . """'"ea OoMoo Whitk— A first-class Sweet Wine, and not quite so sweet as the Morooroo Verdeilho •- »s me MooLAROo Red — ^ ^ke '"^'^*'"° *^"*"*^ ^'y ^'»«' »°d good value at the MooLABoo White excelled, price considered Per gall. 208. 20s. 208. 188. 198. 198. lis. Us. 8s. 88. 8s. 7s. 6d. 7s. 6d. 78. 6d. 4e. 48. 128 AttBNDlX. These Wines are all pure and unfortifi- d, and none less than 4 years old. T H has much pleasure in seleeting from many others the following medieal testimony in favour of the Oomoo Wines - North Tbbracb, Sept. 11, 1876. Mv Dbah Mr. Hardv-I have much pleasure in expressing my appreciation of the Oomoo Wines you have been kind enough U> submit to me. I can speak most favourably of their wholesome chmacter, and in giving a preference to the Red over the White, I am expressing what I have long felt, that our Red Wines in general amowit almost to a Chalybeate tonic. I am, yours very truly, William Gossb, M.D., Ac. WINES. SwiiT Rbd — A medium quality, sound old Wine , SWXBT WhITB— A nice Wine, like a sweet Sherry OiD Rbd— Old Whitb — Ctood ordinary Wines No. 2 Clahbt— ^x?"''m'V^°'^*®''^ ^^^^> «»tl similar to what is used at the Table d'Hote, on the Continent of Europe This is a speciality, and is intended to assist in reforming the taste of Englishmen and leading them to appreciate pure natural dry Wines in preference to sweet strong heady wines. WINES. ViN OSDIMAIBB— Harvest Wine Per Gall. l8. 6d. Comparative Statement OF DOBES OH eOODS HfOEfED INTO THE SEVERll OOIOHIES OP AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. I ( COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF DUTIES ON GOODS AUSTRALIA AND f I (AMENDED TO 30th ASTI0LB8. Acids Agricultural Imple ments Alkali- Soda. Soda Ash Caustic Crystal Silicate of Soda .. Anchors and Chain Cables DUTY IN QDKKNBLAND. 48. per cwt. Free Antimony Ore Apparel and Slops.. Arms & Ammunition — Ammunition.. 5 per cent, ad val 5 per cent, ad val.,,. 5 per cent, ad val , , . , 208. per ton 5 per cent, ad val Anchors free ; cables over I inch, free . . t JW SOOTH WALES. Free Frt Free 5 per cent, ad val . 5 per cent, ad val . Arms. 5 per cent, ad val. Caps 5 per cent, ad val . 6 per cent, ad val . 6 per cent, ad val. Firearms Fuse Powder. Shot,. Arrowroot. Arsenic Bags and Sacks . Bark Beer- Bottled, 5 per cent. . , Is. per gallon Draught | 9d. per gallon , Id per lb 28. per cwt. Id per lb. . 5 percent, ad val. 6 per cent, ad val. Free Free 20s. per ton. Free VICTORIA. Acetic, 3d. per pint ; sulphuric, muriatic, nitric, 58. per cwt. . . 2% pur cent, iid val.. .. Free . Free. Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free id. per lb. blasting ; 3d. per lb. sporting 58. per cwt Free tOs. per ton . Free , Free . Free 20 per cent, ad val . Free Bags and sacks, Is. per doz. ; gunny bags. 6d per doz. ; wool- packs, 3d. each. . Free 9d. per gallon . 6d. per gallon. Cartridges 58. 6d. per thousand ; gun cot- ton, 5d. per lb. j li- thofracteure, 4d. per lb. ; dynamite, 4d. per lb Free Free Free IJd per coil of 24 feet. Id. per lb. blasting ; 3d. per lb. sporting. Id. per lb 2d. per lb 10 per cent .ad val. Free Free. 9d per gallon and 6d. per dozen bottles. .. 9d. per gallon IMPORTED INTO THE SEVERAL COLONIES OF NEW ZEALAND. SEPTEMBER, 1876., BOOTH AUSTRALIA. Sulphmic, free ; other, 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per c nt. ad val. WB8TKRN AU8THAL1A. TASMANIA. NBW ZBALANO. 3 per cent, ad val ... 208. per ton 208. per ton Free 208. per ton . Free Free Free 10 per cent, ad val.. !! 10 per cent, ad val . . . Fn 10 per cent, ad val . 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 percent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 percent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad vai! 10 percent, ad val. Tartaric acid, 4d. po lb. ; citric, sulphu. rie, muriatic, Iwlic, free 28. ed.percwt., includ- ing machinery Carbonate of scxla, Ad per lb ._ Free Free id. per lb Free r Carbolic, muriatic, sul- phuric, free; other 10 car- per cent. Ploughs and harrows, Iree ; other, 10 per cent. ; agricultural machinery free. lOper cent.ati val. Free 10 per cent, ad val . . lOpercent. ad val.... 10 per cent, ad val Free "■ Blasting, free ; other, unless in bulk, 3d. per lb 28. ed. percwt.....* Id. per lb lOpercent. ad val Corn and flour, 3 bush- els and over, 6d. per dozen; Woolpacks, 38. per dozen; all' other 3d. per dozen Bark for tannine:, free lOpercent. ad val. ., 10 percent, ad val... lOpercent. ad val... 10 perceni. ad val,.. Blasting free; other lOpercent 10 per cent, ad val. . 10 per cent, ad val .. . 5s. per cubic foot., 10 per cent, ad val. lOpercent. ad val. lOpercent. ad val.., 10 percent, ad val. ., 10 per cent, ad val Blasting, id.; other,4d Id. per lb. 2d. per Jb. 10 percent, ad val... Free 9d. per gallon. 10 per cent, ad ^l. 9d. per gallon. 9d. per gallon gd Crude arsenic, free . Woolbags, 2Jd. e^ch; corn bags, id. each ; gunny bags, id, each r a;c Free Flee. 20s. per ton Free. Chains of J inch diame- ter and under, 10 per cent. ; others and anchors, free. Free. 10 per cent, ad val. Cartridges, at same rate aH powder and shot for quantities con- tained in them. Swords, 6s. each. Is. per thousand. 5s. each. Free. Sporting, 6d. per lb. • blasting free. ' 10s. per cwt. Bulk, Jd. per lb; in bottles, jars or tins, 10 per cent, ad val. 48. percwt. 10 per centad vttl. Is. per gallon per gallon Ud. per gallon. K Free. Is. 3d per gallon. Is. per gallon 1 ' ' i I !f .' 130 APPENDIX. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF DUTIES ON GOODS IMPORTED INTO THE ARTICLB8. Biscuits Blankets Blacking Blue Boat Boneg Books — Printed . Boots and Shoes . DUTY IN QCBBNSLAND. 2d. per lb. 5 per cent, ad val 5 per cent. ad. val. . . Id per lb 28. 6d. per foot overall 5 per cent, ad val.. Free 5 per cent, ad val.. NEW 80CTI1 WALES. Id. per lb. Bran Boot Uppers. 2d. per bushel . . 6 per cent, ad val.. Braesware 5 per cent, ad val Bricks — Bath .... Fire Brushware Building Materials Doors Sashes Butter . , Candles , Canvas . Carpeting and Drug. geting Carriages 5 per cent, ad val . . . . 5 per cent, ad val 5 per cent, ad val . . . . 2s. 6d. each . . . 2h. 6d. per pair. 2d. per lb 2d. per lb. Carriage and Cart ma- terials Carts Casks (empty). Castings (other than iroa) Cement Chaff. Cheese Chicory Chinaware & Porcelain Cider and Perry .... Clocks Coal .. Cocoa and Chocolate. Cocoa, Raw Coffee- Raw 6 per cent, ad val . . . . 5 per cent, ad vai .... 5 per cent, ad val 5 per cent, ad val ... . 5 per cei ad val. 5 per cent.ad. vul. 5 percent, ad val. 28. per bar.\;l lOs. per ton 2d. per lb 4d. per lb 5 per cent, ad vul .... Is for bottled, 9d. for draught 5 per cent, ad val.... Is. 6d. pef ton. ...... 4d. per lb. 2d. per lb. '4d. per lb. Free .... Free Id. per 11) Free .... Free .... Free Free .... Free Free Free Free Flee Free Is. each Is. each, sashes; Is each, shutters Free Id. per lb Fre< Free Free Free Free , Free, Free . 28. per barrel . Free 2d per lb 3d. per lb Free Free Free Free 3d. per lb. 3d. per lb. 3d. per lb. VICTORIA. 2d. per lb 10 per cent, adval.. .. 20 per cent, ad val ... . 2d. per lb 20 per cent, ad val ... , Free Free 25s., 15s., lis,, 148., 78., lOs., 3s. perdoz. prs. 28. per 100 lbs 10 i)er cent, ad val. . . , Fr(!e, and 20 >>. v., ad val. CHI mouldings, fittings, i^c 20s. per thousand 208. per thousand 20 per cent, ad val ... . 28. 6d. each 28. per pair 2d. per lb 2d. per lb Free 10 per cent, ad val . . . 20 per cent, ad val , . . 20 per cent, ad val 20 per cent, ad val . . . Free Free and 20 per cent. . 6d. per cwt Free 2d. per lb 3d. per lb 10 percent, ad val ... 9d.pergal. (on bottled, 6d. per doz.) 10 per cent, ad val.,.. Ground Coal and Char- coal, 20 per cent. Coal (Fuel) Free.... 3d. per lb Cocoa beans free 3d. per lb ■■ ^^ * M'*' APPENDIX. 131 80DTH AUSTRALIA. Id. per lb. WB8TBRN AUSTRALIA. TASMAMA. 1^0 per cent, ad val . . . , lo per cent, ad val . Iri "r n, 10 per cent, ad val . p^ef ' 10 per cent, ad val. vTn I 10 per cent, ad val. 10 percent, ad viil. lOpercent.ad val... 28. per cubic foot. Free Free ",[] 10 per cent, ad val Free 10 percent. ad val! Free Free 10 per cent, ad val.' Free Free .' ' 10 per cent. ad val. 28. 6d. each 2b. 6d. per pair. 208 per ton 10 per cent, ad val . . 10 per cent, ad val.. Free Id. per lb...... .., Free 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val lOper cent.ad val. Free 10 per cent, ad val. 10 pur cent, ad val. , 10 per cent, ad val., lOpercent. a.J val.. 10 percent, ad val. . 3d. per lb 10 per cent.ad vai . 10 percent, ad val.. 10 percent, ad val.. 10 percent, ad val. ., WeighbridKcs f o CartH, free ; other 1( per cent 38. per cubic foot. 3s. per cubic foot . 2d. per lb.... Free Free .'."."" Free '/" 68. per cubic foot. . lOd. per 10011)8.... 10 per cent.ad. val. 68. percwt 9d. per cwt. Free 58. per cwt. NEW ZKALANO. Plain, ,18. per iwt. fancy, 2d. per lb. lOpercent. ad val. 10 per cent.ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. Free. Free. Free. 10 per cent, ad val. Free. 10 per cent, ad val. lOpercent. ad val. Free. Free. 10 per cent, ad val. lOpercent. ad val... is each 10 per cent, ad val... Is. per pair. 2d. per lb . 2d. per lb Castings for engines, 5 p. c.; other free... 28. per barrel Free 2d. per lb '.'" 4d. per lb .' 10 per cent, ad val.!!. 9d. per gallon ! 10 per cent. ad val... Free 10 percent, ad val.. , 10 per cent, ad val . . . 10 percent ad val. . . 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent ad val 2d. per lb Id. per lb 10 percent, ad val! 9d. per gallon Sail canva8,free ; other lOpercent 38. pel cubic foot. .!! Two-wheel carriages, -C5; four-wheel, XIO ' Shafts, 8i)okes, naves", fclloes, axles, arms, and bo.xe8, 28. 6d per cwt 10 per cejit. ad val. . . Returned empty casksi froe ; other, 10 p. c. 10 per cent, ad val. . . 3d. per lb . Free . . . , , 10 percent, ad val. Free 10 per cent. ad val. 10 per cent, ad vai. 3d. per lb 9d. per cwt Free 2d. per lb.... 3d. per lb ! 9d. per cubic foot.. 4d, per gallon Id. per lb. Tallow, Jd. per lb; other, Id. per lb. Sail cloth, free ; other 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad vai. Carriage springs, mountings, and trim- mings, free ; others 10 per cent, ad val. 10 percent, ad val Free. Part free, part 10 cent, at! val. per 10 percent, ad val. .. 1«. per ton " 3d. per. lb, 3d. per lb. . Ill' P«rlb 3tj per lb. l8. per barrel. Free. Id. per lb. 3d. per lb. 10 per cent, ad val. l8 3d. per gallon In bottles, Is. in bulk. 10 per cent, ad val Free. 3d. per Ih. 3d. per lb. Free. J I 1 a 182 APPENDIX. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF DUTIES ON GOODS IMPdUTED INTO THE ABTI0LI8. Coflfee— Roasted Coke and Fuel . Combs Oonfectionery... Copper — Ore.... Smelted Sheet... Wire . . Ware . . Copras Cordage " (Galvanized Iron Wire) Corks DDTY IN (jUUNBLAND. 6d. per lb 5 per cent, ad val . . 6 per cent. ad. val . 2d, per lb Free S per cent, ad val . Free 6 per cent ad val. 6 per cent, ad val . Free 48. per cwt Cotton — Raw.. Wick Waste Piece Goods. Cutlery Drapery and Harbcr- dashery Drugs Dye 2s. per cwt 6 per cent, ad val . Not imported 6 per cent, ad val . 6 per cent ad val . 5 per cent, ad val . 5 per cent, ad val . 5 per eent. ad val . 5 per cent, ad val . 5 per cent, ad val . Earthenware 5 per cent, ad val . Eggs Engine Packing. Fancy Goods.... Felt Fibre (Cocoanut). . , Fireworks Fish — Preserved — Sardines Lobsters Ovsters 5 per cent, ad val . Free 5 per cent, ad val . 6 percent, ad val. 5 per cent, ad val. 6 per cent, ad val . 38. per dozen lbs. 2h. per dozen lbs. 28. per dozen lbs. Salmon I 2s. per dozen lbs. NBW 80DTB WALIS. Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Id. per lb. id. per lb. Id. per lb. Id. per lb. 3d. per lb. Free Free lj|d. per lb Free Free Free Free Free Free 40s per ton VICTORIA. 3d. per lb Free 10 per cent, ad val. 2d. per lb Free. Free. Free. Free 20 p.c. ad val. & free.. Free Coir rope, 28. per cwt.; hemp and other, 48. 6d. per cwt.; white lineR and other 88. per cwt Free 20 per cent, ad val. ; Cork free Free. Free, Free . Free . Free Part frie ; 20 per cent, (if made up), and 10 per cent, ad val. on «ome njaterialB 10 percent. ad val. . .. Free Brownware and tiles, 20 per cent, ad val. ; other, 10 per cent, ad val Free 48. 6d. per cwt 10 per cent, ad val ... . Free Free 20 per cent. ad val. 2d. per lb 2d. per lb 2d. "er lb , 2d. per lb '. APPENDIX. INTO THE ORIA. t. ad val.. va,\. h free.. 28. per cwt; ad other, per cwt.; iBH and other wt at. ad val. 20 ptT cent, ip), and 10 ttd val. on crials ad val and tiles, it. ad val. ; )er cent, ad wt. ... ad val. ad val., SBVEHAL COLONIES OF A.mTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.-, 188 SOUTH AUSTniLU. WMTBRN AtJgTHALU. 4d. per lb Free '/" lOper ccnta'dvai, ad. peril) Id. per lb.... Free '/' 10 pcrcfnt. ad vai. 2d. per lb TAIMANU. Free. Free. Free, Free 10 per cent, ad vai Free [ 38. per cwt 38. per ewt Free Free. Free. Free. Free. 10 per cent, ad val . , Cottons, linens, and woollen piece goods, free ; other lo per cent, ad val 10 per cent, ad val.. 1 per cent, ad val . 10 percent, ad val. 10 per cent, iid val. lOpercent. ad val. 10 per cent, ad vai. K' per cent, ad val. 10 percent, ad val- 10 percent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val . 10 per cent, ad val . , 10 percent, ad val.. Free 10 per cent, ad vai . 10 per cent, ad val., 10 per cent. ad val. . Free Free '/// 10 per cent, ad vai . Free 10 percent, ad val. 10 percent. ad val.. 10 per cent, ad val. . 10 per cent, ad val.. Tiles and filters, free other, 10 per cent . Free 10 percent, ad vai.. Fish, dried, preserv- ed, or salted, id. r^r I'j. ; fish iu brine or other ,^ pickle, 10 per cent lOpercent. ad val. Free 10 per cent, ad vai '. ', 10 per cent, ad val., 10 percent, ad val.. 10 per cent, ad val . . 10 per cent, ad val.. 10 per cunt. ad val.. 10 per cent. 11,1 val. . 10 per cent, ad ral. . 4d. per lb Is. per ton 5m per cubic foot. 38. per riibic foot. Free 10 percent, ad vai. Free 10 per cent, ad val. 58. per cwt. ... Free '/_[ Is. ed. per cwt..'... Free , Free Free Free Free 58. per culnc foot and 38 per cubic foot. 6d. per lb 88 per cubic foot. . '. Part free, part 58 per cubic foot 10 per cent, ad val.. 9d. per cubic foot part, 9d. per cwt. . . Free 10 per cent, ad vai . . ID percent ad val. ., Free (ContiniuJ.) NIW ZKALAMD. 8d. per lb. Free. 10 percent, ad val. ' Candied peol, 3d. per 11>- ; boiled sugar, Jd. per lb. I other 10 per cent, ad v»|. Free. Free. Free, and composition, rod, bolt, sheathing, and nails, free Free. 10 percent, ad val. Free. 5s. per cwt. Fencing, is. per cwt. ; other, fri'f Free. Free. Lampwick, 10 p. candle wick, free. Free. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad vaL 10 per cent, ad val . 10 per cent, ad val. 3s. per cubic foot.. 3s. p-j-' tnhU- f...-.*. . 38. per cubic foot.! 3s. per cubic foot.. Free. Free. 10 per cent, ad val. Free, for sheathing : other, 10 per cent. Free. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. iu percent. tttF val. 10 p-rcent.ad val. 10 percent. ad val. 1 I n ' ' i! ii' '•"* APPINDIX. fOMPAlUTIVE HTATEMENT OP DrTIE.S ON 0001 S IMPORTED INTO THE ARTIOLk. Other , Salted Pishing MaterialH. Flax Flotk Flannel . . ; Flour Fruit- Bottled Dried Dried Currants. . Dried Haiaing Green .•..■. Furniture , Furs Ginger— Green. Glass- Bottles.... Plate Window . Glasftware Gloves Glue Gold Grain and Pulse- Barley Barley, Pearl Beans and Peas. Split Peas Maize Malt Oats Rice Rye Tares Wheat Grease Grindery Guano Gum .' . . Gutta Percha Goods. . Hair Hairdressers' materials, DUTV IN qUIKMSLANO. Salted and dried, 8h. > per cwt / 5 jier cent, ad val PhomiiHniTtiiax.fnc 5 per cent 5 per cent Free Is. per dozfii pints or lbs ad. per lb. 2d. per lb 2d. per lb 5 per cent, lul val . . , 6 per cent, ad val . . 6 per cent, ad val . . . 2d. per lb. 6 per cent, ad val . 6 per cent, ad val 5 per cent, ad val 6 per cent, ad val 5 per cent, ad val 2d. per lb Free 6d. per bushel. . . 5 per cent, ad val 5 per cent, ad val 5 per cent, ad val 6d. per bnshel . . . 6d. per bushel . . . 6d. per bushel . . . 28. per cwt 5 per cent, ad val 5 per cent, ad val 6d. per bushel . . . 5 per cent, ad val 5 per cent, ad val Free 5 per cent, ad val 5 per cent, ad val 5 per cent, ad val 5 per cent, ad val NIW SOUTH WALIB. Id. per lb. 2d. per lb. Free Free Free Free Free Quarts, 2s. per doz. ; pints and smaller packBges,ls, pcrdoz Dates only, Id. jierlb. other, 2d. per lb. . 2d. per lb 2d. per lb Free . Free Free Id. per lb. Frt Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free 6d. per bushel . Free 608. per ton . . . Free. Free . Free. Free. Free . Free Free , Free , Free . Free. VICTORIA. 2d. per lb 6s. per cwt . . . . , Free Free Free 10 per cent.Bfl vul , ijs. per 100 lb- ... 2d. per lb 2d. per lb 2d. per lb 2d. per lb 9d. per bushel 20 per cent ad. val.. .. Free if not moile up; 20 per cent, if made up . Free Containing liquor a (wine, beer) and mineral waters ed. per dozen Free Free 20 percent, ad val, 10 percent, ad val. 2d. per lb Free Is. per 3s. per Is. per 28. per la. per 28. per Is. per Paddy, Rice, Is. per 18. per Is. per Free.. Free.. Free.. Free.. Free . . 100 lbs 100 lbs 100 lbs 100 lbs 100 lbs bushel 100 lbs 28. per 100 lbs.; 38. per 100 lbs. 100 lbs 100 lbs 100 lbs Curled, 2d per lb. ; others, free Free NTO THE MA. ::::.:::} wi »'«i .... lb- ••••••*••* lei'.'.'.'.'.'.'. »d. val . . . . umli' up; 20 ftnttde up, liquors eiT) and waters 6d. nd val . . . . ftd val . , . , bs bs bs 1>B [)8 !l bs er 100 lbs.; er 100 lbs. bs bs bs i>er lb. ; e APPENDIX. ]gg SEVERAL COLONIES OF Al'STRALlA AND NEW ZEALA VD,~(f,W.>,«r/.) •ODTH AMTHALIA Dried and plckkd, lOperc'int. ad Ifd, 1 val. f WtSTKBW AUSTRALIA. 10 per cent, ad val . Prop Free Fri'o Free Quarts, 2s. per doz. pints, Is. smaller, 9(1 2d, per lb. 2d. per lb. P«rll' 2d, per lb 2d, 2d, per lb Free 10 per cent, ad val 10 per cent, ftd val 10 percent .ad val. Salted and dried 2d. per lb 10 per cent, afl val. . 10 pi r cert ..II ' , 10 per ce ji, ml vr. 10 per c at ad viil. Free 10 per cen; jm! val. . 2d. per lb 10 per cent,, except ordinary wine, beer, gingerbeer, s o d a- water ; syphons, free. 10 per cent, ad val , . . 10 per cent. ad val. .. 10 per cent, ad val , . . , 10 per cent ad val Id, per lb , Free Free 6d. per bushel Id. per lb Free Id, per lb.... Free 6d. per bushel Free 3s. per cwt. , . 2d. per lb 10 per cent, ad val, 10 per cent, lui val, 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent ml val . 10 per cent, ad val . 10 per cent ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent ud val. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val . Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free , 10 per cent, ad val . . , Free 10 percent, ad vbI. 10 pereent. ad val. 6d. per liushel 10 pe rent, ad val. 6d. per bu.shel 10 per cent, ad val . 6d, per bushel 10 per cent, ad val , 6d. per bushel 6d, per bushel 6d. per bushel 1 per cent, nd val . 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. 1 per cent, ad val , 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per <'ent, »l\ val. 10 per cent, ad val.. TARHANIA. 3«, per cubic foot Dri.r|,Jd, perib; salt ed, Is, per cubic foot 10 per cent, ad val Free 10 per cent, ad val 3s, per cubic foot. Wheaten flour. Is, per 100 Ibi 38. per cubic foot , lid. per II, NIW ZEALAND. :{ l|d d. per lb Ijd, per lb Free 2m. per cubic f(K»t. ."Ss, per cubic foot . 2d. per lb. Fancy, 10 per cent, others, free 6s, per IOC sui.^rficial feet Crown and sheet, per lOOsuperfieial ft,, 3s, 9d, per en ;. foot 5s, per cubic foot Id. peril) Free lOd, per 100 lbs. Jd, per lb I'd, per 100 lbs, J<1, perib lOd. i)er 100 lbs. Is, per bushel. . . lOd. pv wet ; Jd. for dry Is. 6d. per cubic foot. 2d. per lb . Frt Free, Free. 208, per lb. 208, per lb, 2s. per cwt. Part, free ; part lo j>er cent, ad val. Ungronnd, Id. per lb. ground, 3d. per lb. Free, ** APPENDIX. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF DUTIE8 ON GOODS IMPOHTED INTO THE ARTICLES. Phormium Tenax . . , Photographic Goods. DLTY IN gL'KKNSL/,,' Free 6 per cent, ad val . Pipes. Tobacco— Glay 5 per Meerschauiu j 5 per Wooden . j 5 per Paper Hanging) Pitch Plants Plate— Gold . . . Silver. . Platcdware cent, cent, cent, cent. ('vnt ad val. ad val. ad val. ud val. Hd val. Plumber's Ware 5 per Potatoes Presorves — .Jams and Jellies Printing Materials. . f i ovisions — Fresh Beef B^lt Beef •■ Pork Bacon Hamt> Tongues Preserved Meat (not salted) Quicksilver Rags Resin SwMlerj' and Harness . Sage cen ecu ceij* . .'Ml Vfll •i'' v.-i". . aO. 1 ni . lOs. pt !■ toll id. pec 'b. . 5 per cent, ad val . Not imported 5 per (;^nt. ad val. 5 per cent, ad val . 2d. per lb 2d. per lb 5 per cent, ad val . 2d. per lb Frt 5 per eent. ad val . 5 per cent, ad val . 5 per cent, ad val . Id. per lb Salt " Rock. Saltpetre . Seeds Sewing Machines. Sarsaparilla Ship Chandlery. Free Free 4s. per cwt Garden, free ; othor 5 percent, ad val.. . Free 48. and lOs. per gal. . 6 per cent, ad val Silks 5 per cent, ad val Silk Manufactures. . . Skins — Kangaroo, &c Slates Soap NBM SODTH WALKS. Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Frej Frne Fret' Free Frei; Id. per lb Free Free Free Free 2d. per lb. ., 2d. per lb. .. Free Free Free .... Free Free Free Id. per lb . 208. per ton . 208. per ton . is. per cwt. . Free Free 48. and lOs. per gallon. Free 5 per cent, ad val . 5 per cent, ad val . 6 per cent, ad val . 68. per cwt . Free 1' ree Free Free Free VWTOBIA. Free. Tree. OSS. Fr<;e. Fn(>. 68. pur g< Free Free Free 88. per ounce l8. per ounce 10 per cent, ad val Free lOs. per ton Jellies, 2d. per lb. or pint Brass Type, I' per cent, ad val. ; part free Free 58. per cwt 58. per cwt 2d. per lb 2d. per lb 58. i)er cwt 2d. per lb. or pint , Free Free Free 20 percent, ad val. Free 208. per ton 208. per ton Free ... Canary, 10 per cent. all other, free Free 108. per gallon Free and variour 10 per cent, ad T-i' 1 . cept pr ';j!s. p-l . flour-dres-i.,- j, umbrelli, -k ujo 10 per ceu. . ^ vn,l. Free , . , 18 X 10, 16b. {At- th sand ; larger, afi.,. Ihonsand 2d. per lb lor nd APPENDIX. l4d SEVERAL COLONIES OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALASD.-(C?allou r gHllon •gallon • gallon • gallon gallon gallon gallon gallon rallon gallon lb -cards, 38. per packets ; 20 per dval,, part free, per cent ent. ad val. or it ; unwrought, int. ad (Tul . . . wt wt iig merchan. ee I It. ad vttl )0 000 100 er 100 feet al fcot super- undrt'ssed ; X 12 and oe .\PPENDI.T. 145 SEVERAL COLONIES OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND,-(ron^,„,W.) BOCTH AUSTRALIA. WESTERN AnSTHAUA. Free Free Free 2d. per lb. lOs. per gallon lOs. per gallon 108. per gallon lOs. per gallon 10s. per gallon 10s. per gallon lOs. per gallon 68. 9d. per gallon lOs. per gallon 3d. per gallon 108. per gallon Id. per lb part free ; part 10 per cent Free Free Free 2d. per lb. Free. Stone un wrought, free ; wrought 10 percent. ad valorem 10 per cent, ad val.. Free 38. per cwt 38. per cwt 3d. per doz.m 10 per cent, ad val. . Free Free. Id. per lb. 3d. per lb Free 10 per cent, ad val. 6d. per 100 6d. per l,00'i . . . 18. per 1,000 Is. 6d. per 100 superficial ' Logs above 12x4, free ; other, 2s. 6d. per 40 cubic fe^ feet, Manufactured i n Colony, 128. per gallon ; Hpirits of wine, 14h. i)er gallon (proof) ; if for m(Kli('inul purposeH, 10 per cent, ad val 1 per cent, ad vul . 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. Mill stone, free; other, 10 per cent, ad val.. 10 per cent, ad val . . . 1 per cent, ad val . . . ■is. per cwt 48. per uwt 10 per cent, ad val. . . 10 percent, ad val. . . 10 per cent, ad val. . . 10 per cent, ad val. . . 10 per cent, ad val. 4d. per lb 10 per cent, ad val . 10 percent, ad val. TASMANIA. Free Fri Free Pimento, 2d. 4d. per lb . . 128. per gallon. . , 12s. per L'nilou . . . 12n. per gallon . .. 128. per 'gallon. . . 1 2s. inr "gill Ion. . . 128. per gallon. . . 12h. per gallon. . . Free . .'. 128. per gallon . . . 3s. per gallon 128. per gallon Id. per lb 48. per cubic foot. , • NKW ZBAIMND. P'ree Rough, free; other. 10 per cent, ad val .... 10 per cent, ad val . . . 9d. per cwt Free. Free. Free, other, Pepper, unground. Id. per lb. ; other, 3d. per lb. 128. per gallon. 12h. per gallon. 12h. per gallon. 128. per gallon. 12k. per gallon. 128. per gallon. 128. ))er gallon. 68. per gallon. 12s. per gallon. Free. I2r. per gallon. 10 per cent, ad val. Playing cards, 6d. per pack ; olu r 10 per cent. Is. per cwt. Free. Sugarloaf, Id. per lb. ; all other, 68. per cwt. Ditto See " Bags and Sacks". Jd. per lb Tallow and suet, 38 per 100 lbs Free 2d. per 11> 6d. per lb Free 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val . 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. Free. Free. Id. per lb. Id. per lb. 10 per cent, ad val. 1 .1. per cyrt. Free. Free. Bulk, 28. per cwt. ; bottled, 10 per cent. ad val. 6d. per lb. l8. per barrel. Free. Fi'ee 28. per 100. Free 28. per 1,000. Free 28. per 1 ,000. Per cubic foot, 6d Sawn, 2s. per 100 feet. Sawn and unsawn, per 50 cubic feet, 8s. . Posts, 8s. per 100; rails, 4s. per 100. ill m 146 APPENDIX. COMl'AUATIVE STATEMKNr ' ' ^..V GOODS IMIOHTED INTO THE AHTI0LB8. Timber- Rough Spokes and Felloi'g Tin Tinware and Stumped Ironware Tin, Sheet Tiufoii Tobacco I DUTY IN Vi'tfiMSLAND. KIW BODTH WALIS 5 per cunt, ad val . . Free 5 per cent, ad val . . . l-'rec 5 per cent, ad val . 28. 6d. per lb Cigari* Sniiff Shoepwash Tools and UtenHiln.. ToyH Turpentine Twine Varnish Vegetabk'K, PreHerved Vermicelli Vinegar, in wood . . . Vinegar, in botili Whiting Whickerwarc Wine Woodenware Woollen Piece Qood8. Zineware 5h. ])er lb 28. 6d. per lb 6 per cent, ad vnl. 5 per cent, ad val . 6 per tei)t. ad val. 6d. per gallon. . . . Id. per lb 6 per cent, ad val . 5 per cent, ad val. Id. per 11) yd. pel iraljon. . . . Is. per gjillon . . . . 6 per cent, ad val . 5 per cent, ad val . 6a. per gallon . . . . 5 per cent, ad val , 5 per cent, ad 5 per cent, ad val . Free Free Free Free Free Manufactured, 28. ; iin- nianufitetured, 1h per lb .•^H. p(!rlb 2h. per lb 3d. per lb Free Free iR. per galluTi Free 2k. per j;aIlon Free Free 6d. per galiim Gd. per gallon Free Free 68. sparkling, 48. other. Free F e Free , VICTORIA. fld. per 100 Free 20 per cent, ad val , and on turnedware Free Free Manufactured, 2s. ; un- manufactured l8, p«}r lb 58. per lb 2s. per lb Free Free 10 per cent, ad val.. . . Free 1 jd. per lb 2h. per gallon 2d. per lb 2d. per lb 6d. per gallon 6d. per gallon Free 20 per cent, ad val.. , . 6s. sparkling, 48. other, iiid 6d. dozen bottles. 20 pel cent, ad val 10 1 ircent.ad val. and free 20 per cent, ad val... . • rXO THE tIA. d val,Hnd are [1, 2h. ; un- •td iB. per ^ val.. . . » n n id val.. . . , 48. othta-, jn bottK'8. id val. . . . d val. and id val ... . APPENDIX, 14T SEVERAL COLONIKS OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZV\LA^D.—(Cantinut(l.) aODTH AUSTRALIA. Free. Free 10 per cent, ad val. Free Free Manufactured, 2m. ; un- manufactui'L'd, Od, per lb 68. per lb 5s. per lb 3d. per lb Free 10 per cent, ivd val. . . 6d. per gallon Free 6d. per gallon Id. per lb 2<1 per lb 9(i per gallon 9d. pi r gallon Free 10 per cent, ad val . . . 6b gallon, upaik- lia, other 48 10 per cent. ,'< ' val.. . . Free. Free, WEBTERN ACBTRALIA. Staves and hoops, free ; others, 10 per cent ad val 10 per cent, ad val. . . 10 per cent, ad val. . . 10 per cent, ad val. . . 10 per c<'nt. ad val. . . ManulacHued, 28. 6d. unuiiK ictured, Is 6h. per 58. per 3d. per 10 per 10 per 10 per 10 per 10 \WT 10 per 1 per 6d. per 6d. per 10 per 10 per lb lb lb cent, ad val cent, ad val cent, ad val cent, ad val cent, ad val cent, ad val cent, ad val gallon. . . . gallon. . . . cent, ad val cent, ad val 48. per gallon. Part free ; part 10 per c«nt. ad val 10 per cent, ad val. . . 10 per cent, ad vr I . . . TASMANIA. Free Free 10 percent, ad val. Free 10 per cent. ad val. 3s. per lb 6b. per lb nd. per lb 38. percwt 58. per cwt iH. per cubic foot. . Is, jiir gallon Id. per lb l8 per gallon lU |)er cent, ad val. 2d. per lb 4(1. per gallon 1(1. pjr gallon 9(1. per 1 wt Lined, 2h per cubic foot ; not lined, Is per cubic foot 2h. in wood j 68. in bottle Tubs and buckets, per dozen, 3s 68. per cubic foot . . 28. 6d. per cwt HIW ZIALAXO. Free. Free. 10 per cent, ad val. Free. Fr(!e. 28, 6d. pur lb. 5s. per lb. 5s, per lb. 3d, per lb. 10 per cent, art val, 10 per cent, tul val. 6d. per gallon. 10 per cent, ad val. «>d. |)er gallon. lU per cent, ad val. 10 per cent, ad val. 6d. per gallon. 6d. per gallon. Is. per cwt. 10 per cent, ad val. 48. per gallon, 10 per cent, ad val, 10 per cent, ad val. Ziiu , tiles, ridging, guttering, and pip- ing, Is. per cwt. ; ■shcr, 10 per cent, ad v'jilorem.