STATISTICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1823, 2 August 1906, Page 2

STATISTICS.

it I’RKSS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Sydney, August 1. The annual report of radways and tram. 3 ways shows the surplus to 1)B - the percentage of working expenses to i revenue being a reduction of 4.99 per cent, ;i Autumn and win'er lambing returns 3 show a total of 10,1)76,000, or 81 percent 3 inoronsc. The markings will probably be i on 9,554,000. At the end of last year there . wero 89,507,000 sheep in New South i Wales, and it is estimated that at the end of the present year there will be between 45,000,000 and 46 000,000. Tbo annual report of tho Metropolitan Health Ollicer shews that the death rate of Sydnoy and suburbs has further declined to 10.99 per 1000, the lowest on record. Births numbered 18,769, including 581 illegitimate. The.general birth rate shows a slight upward tendency.

Melbourne, August 1, Sir John Forrest in his Budget Stated that (he loss of revenuo through the pro hibition of opium was £23.000, Tbo esliI mated loss nest year would be £64 000. The aveiago revenuo per head of population was 445, and was estimated next year at 23 more. Users of stimulants pay £3 per head, compared with £1 paid by nonuse™- Bmiag fivo years'lho population bad increased 206,000, solely by excess of births over deaths, The defence estimates inolude a sum of £IO,OOO for tbo establish- I ment of a corps of guides, Provision is made for 10,000 rifles of the most modern pattern, The policy of training cadc-ts will be energetically carried cut. Tbo Government will give £ for £ up to £IOOO tawards sending a team to Jiisloy, Sir.lobn Forro?t was convinced the transference of Stato dobts was well received in London Gaancial cirolea, aud would result in an appreciation of Australian stocks The imports last year waro valuod at £38,316 000 and the exports at £56,841,000. ’