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A large proportion of the area is leased in squatting runs for pastoral purposes, amounting to 222,158,880 acres in 1911 ; the number of runs was 1,697, besides 42,130,631 acres in grazing farms and homesteads, and 43,478,880 acres under occupation licence. The livestock in 1911 numbered 618,954 horses, 5,073,201 cattle, 20,740,981 sheep, and 173,902 pigs. The total area under cultivation in 1911 was 779,800 acres, and of this 526,388 acres were under crop, besides which 166,175 acres are laid down with permanent artificial pasture. The wool exports (representing nearly the whole of the clip) amounted in 1907 to 20,613.655 lbs. clean, and 60,968,961 lbs. greasy; in 1908, to 23,528,679 lbs. clean, and 66,956,875 lbs. greasy; 1908, production as 'greasy,' 110,545,577 lbs.; 1909, exports, home production, 24,172,020 lbs. clean, 76,674,835 lbs. greasy; 1909, production expressed as greasy, 129,668,298 lbs. ; 1910, production Expressed as greasy, 139,250,802 lbs. ; 1911 production expressed as greasy, 142,382,269 lbs.
A considerable area consists of natural forest, eucalypti, pine and cedar being the timbers mostly in demand, although a considerable quantity of more ornamental woods are utilised by cabinet makers. In 1907, 91,752,076 superficial feet were cut in the various sawmills; in 1908, 100,759,016 superficial feet; 1909, soft woods, 70,137,903 superficial feet; cedar, 1,142,287 superficial feet; hardwood, 37,111,069 superficial feet; 1910, soft woods, 70,582,582 .superficial feet; cedar, 625,212 superficial feet; hard woods, 44,453,240 superficial feet ; hardwood railway sleepers (sawn) 25,435; 1911, soft woods, 83,954,514 superficial feet; cedar, 685,027 superficial feet ; hard woods, 54,255,941 superficial feet ; hardwood railway sleepers (sawn) 82,947 ; the quantity actually citt for all purposes is nearly double these quantities.
The crops, &c., in two years were as follows : —
Acres
Yield
1910
1911
1910
1911
Maize ....
180,862
153,196
4,460,306
3,637,562 bushels
Wheat ....
106,718
42,962
1,022,373
285,109
Barley ....
5,578
1,634
83,621
15,369 „
Oats ....
2,. 537
1,216
50,469
11,160 „
Potatoes
8,-326
7,688
15,632
13,087 tons
Sweet Potatoes
3,661
3,312
20,244
17,040 „
Hay . .
98,558
61,299
151,252
94,553 ,,
Sugar cane crvished
94,641
95,766
1,840,447
1,534,451 tons of canes
Wine ....
—
—
74,.306
57,358 gallons
Bananas.
5,198
6,456
1,121,075
1,151,516 bunches
Pineapples .
2,170
2,414
823,183
769,926 dozens
Oranges ....
3,401
3,447
435,782
474,025 bushels
Tobacco
655
592
849,146
476,532 lbs. cured leaf
Coffee ....
200
198
151,050
80,871 lbs.
Arrowroot .
366
369
4,275
3,212 tons of tubers
Pumpkins and melons .
4,160
5,421
15,402
16,555 tons
Cotton, nnginned .
460
605
151,438
186,894 lbs.
Sugar, made .
—
—
210,756
173,296 tons
Spirits distilled from
molasses (Potable) .
—
—
300,007
405,971 gallons
Ditto. (Meth.)
—
~
208,690
291,879
There are several coal mines in the State, the produce of which amounted to 891,568 tons in 1911, valued at 323,998^. Gold-fields were discovered in. 1858 ; the production for the year 1911 amounted to 386,164 ounces fine, of the value of 1,640,323Z. ; and from the commencement of gold mining to
