12 Statistics of Van Diemen’s Land. 
A decline is shown in the following articles of export ; 
V1Z.— 
Per cent, 
ABS KS a ea AAS AR ee SS Sadaaeaaae yl kta 
IVI TAING Rau ners wena as ses cose eben teen cacti atiaaas 55° 
(OVS eiDeTea PEERS Ae aa taine eo ose soe 27 
Maclean sh occue sala Suez useadea asa 24 
Wiha ONG ae kra cece netic ener 49° 
With regard to the three last important items, it is satis- 
factory to know that in 1850 success in the whale fishery has 
been completely retrieved; and with regard to barley and 
malt, it appears under Table 38 that a less breadth of land 
was sown in 1849 to the extent of nearly 9 per cent. 
The following appear as fresh items of export 5 viz.— 
25 
MACON ANC MAMS 4 oc. seseercueeeneesueees 461 
Plats amd Gap sinctsvsictss ge ae, eee 372 
OMIOMIS s-eeccceeeescgeeetwccenediewsanteehess ties 499 
adler gy sssse2s.sinsecwastatstv.nAcevuects 709 
Seeds and plants ..ccsesceveeseeeeeee 555 
Stones and: bricks \svecseiccicccedess esse 802 
By a Legislative Council paper it appears that the value 
of the exports from Van Diemen’s Land to the Australian 
Colonies and New Zealand amounted in 1845 to £164,814, 
but had increased in 1849 to £212,638, or 129 per cent. ; 
while the imports from these countries in 1845 has decreased 
from £139,371 to £81,666 in 1849, or 58°5 per cent. By 
the same return it is shown that an increase of 36°9 per 
cent. of vessels, and 177°6 per cent. of tonnage, has been 
made to the Marine of the Colony within the same period. 
The trade in Timber with the Australian Colonies, as has 
been shown, has increased 68 per cent. upon the year, and 
