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When we consider the boundless area in the far interior still unsubdued and unoccupied—when we reflect upon what has already been done by the enterprise of the sheep-holders in the expenditure of capital to bring large tracts of unwatered country into use by means of wells and dams; and, further, the large addition to the carrying capabilities of the country, by fencing and other improvements, I am not exaggerating in estimating the doubling of our present stock within the next six years as a not improbable prospect.
Our export of wool last year, seaward and via the Darling for Adelaide, and across the Murray for Melbourne, was as follows, viz.:—
| Lbs. | |
| Seaward | 25,961,408 |
| Less imports from Queensland and elsewhere | 7,208,501 |
| Leaving | 18,772,960 |
To this add quantity sent via Darling River and across the Murray, viz.,
| Lbs. | ||
| Albury | 403,765 | |
| Corowa | 879,017 | |
| Moama | 6,907,661 | |
| Swan Hill | 1,385,916 | |
| Euston | 156,800 | |
| Wentworth | 1,555,600 | |
| ——— | 11,288,752 | |
| Making a total of | 30,061,719 |
Assuming this quantity of wool to represent the
