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THE CONTRAST!
STATISTICS OF THE PROVINCE OF VICTORIA,
1851.
Reader, cast your mental vision back to page 111 of this narrative; there you will see the first white canvass homes of the hardy Pioneers, who arrived sixteen years ago, to clear the way for another strong arm of British power—a future nation of the descendants, or offshoots of the old stock. Do them the justice to think, for a few moments, on their courage, their perseverance, their anxieties,—and honour them as they deserve.
Look again, at that solitary little vessel riding quietly like a swan on the bosom of that magnificent basin; she brings them the only means of communication with other shores.
Look at the people now, and the forests of masts. Survey the splendid harbours and the magnificent cities
