Statistics of Van Diemen's Land. 21 
Table 89 gives the average contract prices paid by the 
Commissariat during 1849 for the prime necessaries of life ; 
V1Z.— 
NVA CALM teeter c.cercerstcoursaneanete 3s. 74d. per bushel. 
STOUR se eseces cas occscest sees 3s 19s. 73d. per ton. 
res WlCaliccnesnsdstesdecesceaceees ted. per lb. 
Wie@eiiM OES cons searcnsose cecosececta oe 9d. per 100 Ibs. 
As compared with 1848, wheat has fallen, but the other three 
articles exhibit an improvement of price. 
Table 40 shows the quantity of Live Stock contained in 
the several districts of the Island on 31st December, 1849 ; 
the aggregate being as follows :— 
Increase Decrease 
per cent. per cent. 
TERORSC Sipe eke eee hte 1S Ofoae inns 
Horned Cattle ............ SOLO ZO ieee ad Velen ania 
SUIS} O) eeease bch pooenera coco PASO ly pce it akc eine 
Croats alucatiese nce. ALGO) es Os8 
TRIOS |e eaboceqeeoaneed ceoacuaoceny SUL ASIXO) ane” oe 
Tables 41 and 42 relate to the importations of Cattle and 
Sheep from Ports Phillip and Albert during 1849. Of the 
former, 4805 were imported, in the respective proportions of 
82°9 per cent. at Hobart Town, and 17°1 per cent. at Laun- 
ceston. The freight paid for them was upwards of £10,000 ; 
and, at the average prices realized at public auction, they 
cost the Colony more than £25,000. There were also 55,102 
sheep imported from the same Colonies in the proportion of 
70°5 at Hobart Town, and 29°5 per cent. at Launceston, the 
freight paid upon which was about £7000, and which also 
realized at auction upwards of £25,000,—making £50,000 
for both sheep and cattle. As compared with 1848, there 
has been an increase to the number of sheep imported of 
38°8 per cent., and of cattle 12°1 per cent. 
