706
NEW SOUTH' WALES.
stock in the colony on March 31, 1805, was 1,924,119 horned cattle and 8,271,520 sheep; and 1,961,905 horned cattle and 8,132,511 sheep on March 31, 1866, showing an increase of 37,786 homed cattle and a decrease of 139,009 sheep. How- ever, there was a, fresh increase of flocks after this period, and on March 31, 1868., the agricultural statistics showed 280,201 horses, 1,728,427 horned cattle, and 13,909,574 sheep.
New South Wales is believed to be richer in coal than the other territories of Australasia. In 1861, thei'e were 18 mines worked, producing 342,068 tons of coal, valued at 218,821/., and in 1865, there were 585,525 tons, valued at 274,304/., raised from 24 mines.
During the year 1866, there were 25 mines in activity, and the quantity raised amounted to 774,238 tons, of the value of 324,049/. Above half a million of tons of coal, valued at 300,588/., were ex- ported in the year 1866 to the Australasian colonies and to foreign countries, as follows : —
Exports to
Tons
Value
Victoria ...... ,
143,746
£ 67,908
New Zealand
95.446
47,194
Queensland .
10,406
5,039
Tasmania .
13,203
6,095
South Australia
81,079
32,708
Singapore .
11,604
7,134
Hong Kong
15.512
13,412
Shanghai
63.593
-45,701
PetropauloTsH
11,984
10,382
United States
48,242
29,075
Java .
11,999
7,657
Valparaiso .
8,044
7,687
Twelve other places
26,047
20,596
Tot
al
540,905
300,588
At the end of 1867, there were 26 coal mines in activity, the quantity raised during the year being 770,012 tons, valued at 342,655/. The total amount of coal, raised till the end of 1867, was estimated at 5,000,000 tons, valued at 3,000,000/. The coalfields north and south of the port of Sydney are reported to be all but inexhaustible.
The gold mines of New South Wales cover a vast area, extending chiefly over three districts, called the Western Field, the Northern Fields, and the Southern Fields. Of these three districts, the Western Field is the most important, furnishing about half the total supply. The following table exhibits the quantity and value of the
