VI. J. HAYDON CARDKW. 



Australia, which comprises about three millions of 

 square miles, has a population of less than five millions, 

 increasing very slowly. 



Japan, is about one-eighteenth the size of Australia, 

 and contains forty-six millions of people, increasing at the 

 rate of about half a million per annum, and is only sixteen 

 days steam from Australia. 



India proper, is about half the size of Australia, and 

 contains three hundred millions of people, increasing at the 

 rate of one million per annum, and is only fourteen days 

 steam from Australia. 



China proper, is about half the size of Australia, contains 

 four hundred millions of people, increasing at the rate of 

 more than one million per annum, and is only fourteen days 

 steam from Australia. 



Java is about one-sixteenth the size of Australia, contains 

 thirty millions of inhabitants, increasing at the rate of six 

 times greater than the Australian population, and is only 

 four days steam from our shores. 



Hence, it will be observed that seven hundred and 

 seventy-six millions of people, or nearly half the population 

 of the whole world, live in the countries mentioned, on an 

 aggregate area very little greater than the continent of 

 Australia, and all within a few days steaming of our 

 unoccupied territory. These countries have increased their 

 aggregate population by about sixty millions in twenty 

 years, while the continent of Australia has only increased 

 her population by about two millions. It is clear that we 

 cannot hold our vast area of land in an unoccupied and 

 undeveloped state for an indefinite period, and unless we 

 can induce the overflow of European population to fill up 

 our waste places, the ideal of a White Australia is im- 

 possible of achievement, and we are in danger of being 

 submerged by an overflow of alien peoples. 



