The Review of Keviews. 



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divisions — northern, central aiul southern. Sjx^cial 

 arrangements are being maile for the convenience of 

 the goldfields settlers in West Australia. Savings 

 Bank facilities are to he provided for men rnipioyed 

 in the construction of the transcontinental railway 

 line, including a travelling office on a car specially 

 fitted up, and which will be kept at the head of the 

 works both at the Port Augusta and Kalgfwrlie end. 

 The initial arrangements for the Northern Territorx 

 include a central office at Darwin, v.ith branches at 

 Brock's Creek, Pine Creek and Katherine River, 

 where there are post offices wdth money <Jrder depart 

 meat. Mr. Miller concludes that the establishment 

 of a liank in the Xorthcrn Territory will I"- 

 a great convenience to .settlers, who have j)revioush 

 been comix-lleil to do iheir business with Adelaide-. 



ISydnev " Dailu Televaph." 

 .VNOTHEH DYED CHKSTNTJT. 



■' 1 look to the Attorney-General to prepare the fseues in 

 Buch a way as you will a<'cept and agree with them as 

 citizens of Australia." — Mr. Fisher. 



Andv: "What about it. Billy? D'you think we'll he able 

 to ring him in?" 



Billy : " I think I'll t^ive him another couple of coats to 

 make sure." 



stationniasters, two guards, three policemen and 

 some four porters. The terminal stations were Syd- 

 ney and Parramatta, and the intermediate stations, 

 Ashfield, Burwood and Homebu.sh. Mr. Herald re- 

 calls that the salary paid to the intermediate station- 

 masters was ;^i2o a year, though everything was 

 dear, "excepting, meat and watermelons." Beer 

 was sixpence a glass, without a counter lunch thrown 

 in. The total wages sheet for the traffic department 

 in 1855 was ^£480. Mr. Herald was born in Eng- 

 land' in 1831, and on entering the railway service 

 joined the Eastern Counties' Railways. Coming to 

 New South Wales in 1855, he was appointed to the 

 local raihvay service, and before he resigned in 1891 

 he had ri.sen to the rank of superintendent. 



I in- ( ioM.-mot ol liH' ( oiiiiiiijii\\<'alth 

 The Federal Hank has been busy during the 

 ''" ■ month, ;ind his activities ha\<' in- 



cluded a visit to South and W'est 

 Australia. Central offices have now been established 

 in Melbourne. Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth 

 and Townsville, ami Mr. Miller is even i)rei)ared lo 

 commence banking operations in the I''<'deral capital 

 territory If the prospects of success are sufficiently 

 alluring. Queensland has been treated differently 

 tu I he other .Stales hv being portioned into three 



A Choice ot 

 Professions. 



" The Boy, what will he becom-'?" 

 is the problem of every generation. 

 There are imlications that the mind 

 of the Australian boy is, for the 

 most iiart, turned in the right direction, and that he 

 has worthy ambitions. In his annual report, the 

 Minister for Education in New South Wales regards 

 it as a happy augury that during 191 1 no less than 

 1932 boys left the public schools of his State to 

 engage in agricultural pursuits. Of these 1784 

 hailed from country schools. The first stage of com- 

 mercial life, including clerkships, attracted 10 11 

 boys, ot whom 574 came from city schools. The 

 teaching profession attracted 61 country lads, but 

 only 15 city boys, while for the other branches of 

 the public service the numbers were — country 287, 

 and citv 141. The number of boys who entered tlu- 

 University in 1911 was double that of the previous 

 year. Of the professions, engineering appeared to 

 be the most popular, and journalism the least .seduc- 

 tive, as only one recruit was announced for the 

 ranks of the Fourth F.state. It is not surprising that 

 farming should attract more boys than journalism. 

 Farming in Australia has much to offer in the wax 

 ot inducements ; journalism very little. Life on tlv 

 land is wholesome, and the prospects are substantial. 

 Most men of average ability, who go on the land 

 .iccumulate a comfortable nest egg at the bank, if 

 they do not die in affluent circumstances. Th. 

 journalist, who must be a man above the average in 

 intelligence, is happy if he e.scaj>es burial by the 

 parish. The prizes of journalism are limited, ami 

 few there be that find Ihem. The profession has 

 its lit<'rary and social fascinations, but the cash 

 nexus is i)Of>r indeed. 



