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colonist — and least of all a South Australian colonist— never despairs. The 

 party that counselled abandonment was looked upon with scorn, and after 

 every disaster a new staff was sent up to Port Darwin, and more and more 

 attractive land offers were made. But the Adelaide Government was taught 

 the lesson all larger and more important Governments have yet to acquire : 

 namely, that you cannot force colonisation, that the one condition of success 

 is a natural growth. Times have changed recently. The overlanders, having 

 accounted for Queensland, pushed into the Northern Territory, and conse- 



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quent upon their favourable reports runs have been taken up in all direc- 

 tions, and in immense areas, and in all probability the Northern Territory is 

 on the eve of a great development. In the last two or three years tens of 

 thousands of cattle have been moved from Queensland and New South 

 Wales into the new country, and at the Roper and Macarthy rivers bush 

 townships have been established, and the town of Palmerston (Port Darwin) 

 has witnessed a large increase in private and substantial buildings. Pro- 

 spectors have opened up gold, copper and tin mines. The gold export is 

 now £75>°°° P er annum, and copper mines are being energetically worked ; 



