AMERICAN LUMBER IN FOREIGN MARKETS. 



129 



very low, possibly the lowest reached but no lower than given me by 

 local dealers. 



CLIMATE. 



Sydney is situated in latitude 33 51' south and longitude 151 13' 

 east. It is well known by all observers that the climate in the south 

 temperate zone is more equable and salubrious than in like latitudes 

 in the northern hemisphere, and while, owing to local causes, there are 

 great differences in the humidity of districts not widely separated, 

 there is a remarkable evenness of temperature ranging through the 

 seasons. 



I think the following table taken from "The Year Book of Austral- 

 asia' 7 for 1893 answers the question in a most concise form: 



Climate of New South Wales during the year 1892. 



[Contributed by H. C. Russell, esq., B. A., o. M. o., F. B. s., v. B. M. s., etc., government astronomer for 



New South Wales.] 



GENERAL BUILDING. 



There is very little building of any kind now going on in New South 

 Wales. In the rural districts there is little imported lumber used, even 



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