ORIENTAL COMMERCE. [Neti South Wales, $c. 



rel made of British woollens, sent from England to Canton. A few success- 

 ful attempts have been made to supply the China and Batavia markets with 

 sandul-wood, pearl shells, and beech de mer, from the Fejec and Marquesas 

 islands ; but this branch of the colonial trade is understood to have declined. 

 A growing trade has begun between New South Wales and the islands in 

 the South Sea. 



The principal products of the colony are as follow : — Wool of very fine 

 quality, which has been much improved by the introduction of the Merino 

 breed of sheep ; tobacco of an excellent kind, flax from the Phormium 

 tenon, or New Zealand plant ; bark for tanning, of a Bpecies of Mimosa ; 

 gums, of which the red is considered to be a species of Kino ; timber and 

 wood of various kinds, ornamental as well as for building — the latter dis- 

 tinguished for hardness, heaviness, and durability, though the cedar is said 

 to be diminishing fast. A redundant quantity of w heat is produced in the 

 colony, and constitutes an article of export ; and coals, which abound in the 

 colony, have been exported to Batavia and to Calcutta. A whale-fishery is 

 likewise carried on upon the coasts, and with encouragement is likely to be 

 productive, since both the block and sperm whales are, at particular seasons, 

 found in great numbers along the E. coast of New Holland. 



The trade of this colony with the Mother Country is seen from the 

 following detailed account, winch comprehends (unavoidably) the trade of 

 its dependencies on Von Diemen's Land. 



An Account of the Trade of Great Britain with New South Wales 

 and the Dependencies, 



YEARS. 



OFFICIAL 1 

 VALUE OP 

 IMPORTS IXTO 

 GT. UttlTAIK. 



OFFICIAL VALUE OF EXPORTS FROM GREAT BRITAIN. 



Prnilitrv £ Atiirtii- 

 facturc* of tic 

 Unilai Kingdom. 



Foreign and j 

 Merchandise, 



Total. 





£ 



£ 



s 



£ 



1818 



5,111 



9,301 



772 



10,073 



1819 



6,899 



40,906 



7,876 



48,782 



1820 



5,030 



84,242 



33,844 



118,086 



1821 



22,639 



100,563 



13,642 



114,205 



1822 



16,592 



176,130 



37,613 



213,743 



1823 



51,376 



137,908 



42,808 



180,716 



1824 



47,409 



145,142 



67,512 



212,654 



The following account shews the amount of the principal articles of 

 import and export from and to New South Wales and the Dependencies, 

 during the last three years of the aforegoing statement. 



