TOBACCO PRODUCTION.

No. 61.-ACREAGE, and QUANTITY of TOBACCO PRODUCED in the

(a) The figures are for the 12 months ended 31st March of the years stated.

(b) It is stated that Tobacco is grown by the Natives in the hinterland for their own consumption.

TOBACCO PRODUCTION.

various COLONIAL POSSESSIONS in each Year from 1897 to 1903.

(e) Only a small quantity (101 acres, producing 107,018 lbs. according to the 1901 census) is grown in the Provinces of the Dominion, other than Ontario and Quebec.

(d) The figures are for the 12 months ended 31st March of the years following those stated.

(e) Tobacco is only cultivated in the States of New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland. (1) Census figures.

British India-Exports) 23,870,232 21,344,843 22,314,403 24,717,907 24,248,636

by Sea (a)

31,149,782 31,041,778 28,432,762 418,427,744 390,270,267 535,918,831 541,452,425 533,589,504 527,450,077 529,030,820 490,499,596

102,227,354 102,817,077 106,187,114 118,180,912 109,719,684 144,295,154 116,015,170❘ 129,151 624 3,015,200 3,398,061 3,885,210 3,065,761 3,885,194 3,808,475 4,024,500 4,187,628 20,887,888 (c)24,067,019 ((c)17,794,942 (c)19,450,975 25,537,963

29,489,716 26,780,282 27,688,314

68,107,541 65,655,917 75,520,701 Dominion of Canada (e) 1,015,001 1,047,754 1,108,286

TOTAL

70,335,193 66,659,844 54,540,787 65,632,613 73,442,598 916,390 1,168,834 79,878 5,463,161 3,916,374

646,152,788 611,314,201 772,622,859 779,556,476 763,338,715 779,119,095 770,659,017 755,168,545

(a) For the 12 months ended 31st March of the years following those stated. (b) These figures show for each year the total exports of Wool from each separate State, see Table No. 24. (e) For the years ended 30th June. (d) The figures

WOOL-DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO UNITED KINGDOM.

No. 63.-QUANTITY of WOOL of DOMESTIC PRODUCE EXPORTED from

excess of Wool exported from Australia to Non-Australian Countries over Imports thereof from such countries. For the given represent the exports of Wool, the produce of South Africa (i.e., including Transvaal and Orange River Colony, &c.).

WOOL-DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO UNITED KINGDOM.

PRINCIPAL BRITISH POSSESSIONS to the UNITED KINGDOM in each of the Years 1895 to 1903.

(e) The figures given for each of the Australian States represent total exports of Wool (i.e., Domestic and Foreign) to the United Kingdom.

(d) The figures given represent the exports to the United Kingdom of Wool, the produce of South Africa (i.e., including Transvaal and Orange River Colony, &c.

(a) Figures for 12 months ended March of the years following those stated. (b) Census figures.

(c) Estimated.

(d) Figures for 28th February, 1896, and for 31st December of the year stated in later years. (e) Including Ponies. The figures for British India are stated to be incomplete, particulars for several important districts not being available. Native States are excluded. (f) Inclusive of Horses owned by Maoris in 1896 and later years. (g) Exclusive of Horses on the Chatham and adjacent islands, numbering 717 according to the Census of 1891. (i) Exclusive of Horses owned by Natives.

(1) Figures for June of the year stated above,