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ADVANCED AUSTRALIA

Appendix F


RETURNS OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, QUEENSLAND, 1899

Shewing the Rate per Head of the Population.

1897. 1898.
Population on December 31st 478,440 492,602
Imports £5,429,191 £6,007,266
Imports per head of population £11, 6s. 11½d.  £12, 3s. 11d.


Exports.
Classification of Articles, &c. 1897. 1898.
£ £
Gold, in Dust and Bars 2,568,702 2,855,781
Specie (Coin) 60,254 218,547
Silver Lead Bullion and Silver Gold Bullion, and Silver Precipitates 55,785 41,951
Silver Ore and Gold Ore Slag 10,863 23,037
Copper—Ore, Regulus, Smelted and Matté 21,388 6,430
Tin—Ore, Slag, and Smelted 36,670 31,871
Drapery, Apparel, Silks, &c. 14,835 12,006
Shell Fish (Oysters) and Bêche-de-mer 24,265 16,069
Fruit—Green 87,450 96,313
Grain, Pulse, &c. 17,887 5,222
Hides and Skins 438,211 466,265
Live Stock by Sea 7,980 16,487
Live Stock Overland (Horses, Cattle and Sheep) 821,526 798,949
Pearl Shell and Tortoise Shell 130,053 111,975
Preserved Meat (Salt Meat, &c.) 365,045 482,676
Frozen Meat 662,994 676,698
Rum (Colonial) 1,900 2,081
Sugar (Colonial) 681,038 1,329,876
Tallow 272,528 328,531
Timber 7,791 8,254
Wool 2,509,342 3,018,098
All Other 295,050 309,010
Totals £9,091,557 £10,856,127
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Exports per head of Population 19 0 0½ 22 0 9