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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[March i, 1892 . 
the oountry whit irrigation properly employed can ac- 
oomplieli, and how heat to malco use of it. The pro- 
greHB that hae been achieved is, without donbt, laritaly 
due to the liberal inanner in which the Musers. Cliaf- 
fcy ha»o interpreted their obligations. Acoiniing 
to the agreement with the Victorian Gavernmaot, 
auder which the Misers. Chafiey entered upon 
tho occupation of the proaent otea, they were 
bound to expend on the laud tho sum of 35,000f 
daring the first five yesra. There has aotii illy been ex- 
pended up to the 30th June 1891, 275.00l)f, though tho 
colony was not four years old untd October. 
In addition to that it is estimated that the SHttlors 
themeelvee have spent, in imprnving their laud, lOO.ODOf. 
The pofiulalion has iucrriised to about 3,900 an 1 cori- 
tinnes 'o increase, h’nlly 0,500 acres are alrealr 
cultivated, about tJ.OOO iveraa being devoted to vines 
or frnit trees, the remainder being under feeding stuffs 
suoh as sorghum and Incarna or cereals. 
The foundation stone of the projected .Agricultural 
College iu tho oolonies was laid by His Bicclleney 
the Governur in April, 1890, uu a prominent site iu 
the prinoipsl thoroughfare— Deakin Avenue. Its eroc- 
tion is being pushed on, the coutract for one wing 
having oeen let at 5,0iXV. The importiuoa of this 
institution— Fully endowed as it is, one-flfteontli of the 
eotire valne of the land having been set aei le fur that 
purpose — not only to Mitdura, but to Victoria esnnot bo 
over-estimated. 
• Thora sro now constrnctul 125 miles of main chan- 
nel and 200 milea of sulisidary chaonels ; 50 mllos of 
various channels are surveyed, and, as the surveying 
parties are pushing beyond the 25,000 acre limit, are 
beiog daily exien led. The engineering works and the 
foundry have been greatly enlarged, uud afford oc- 
cupation for a Urge staff in them works and the 
other work of the BettlBmon^ The company’s pay- 
aheot ihowa a diabursemont of 700Of. pet month. Every 
possible fruit has been found to Uouria'.i amaiingly, 
with the exception of applos, but Mildura oranges w II 
yet become a ieatore. Tho early and large returns 
which have bean obtained are due not alone to the 
qu lity of the noil or the character of the atmosphere 
olimnte, though tUe«e aid, but also to the methods 
of ” rrigation and oultivation piietiaed aod alvooatad 
by the Mesari. Cliaffey throngh their staff of exports. 
Mildura is a veritable urbs in rare. Oa tho one 
hand, its salubrious olimila— its proportionate deal i- 
rate ia the smallest in the world — picturesque aitus- 
tiou on the bunks of a noble river, its satrouadiiigs 
of fresh green orchards and rolling meadows, give it 
all the attraction of a plessaut country village. On 
the other hami, the nature of the sooiety, the olose 
manner in which the laud ia settled (rendering pos.si- 
bilitiea of eoeUI interoour.se iis easy as in town), the 
institutes, libraries, musonms, and the vurioua societies 
—horticultural, soltler, etc.; aud clubs— tumis, foot- 
ball, rowiog, dramafio, debating, podestrlans — add to 
it tho oonveuienoo and aooiai oharactoristios of city 
life, and make up a most desirable and attruotive 
condition of life. 
From recent reporta in tho loading Aost.rsllau 
papers we learn that, at the half-yearly meeting 
hold in Melbournss of the shareholders in Ohuflcy 
Eros., Ltd., Mr. Lovien, Chairman of the 
directors, presiding, the aUtemeot of oroonnta show-id 
that the profits for the half-year, together with tho 
balaoeo brought forward, amonated to 39,1,58/ Is 9J. 
The chaismao, in moving the ad 'ption of tho financial 
statement, sa'd that tho direstors hud pleasure in 
being able again to furnish a mist eiiconruging re- 
eard of the progress of both their oolouies. The area 
at Land sold had bean greater than in any previous 
like period, and the population had been oonsider- 
ably added to by an excoplioually good class of 
aettlers. Tlie fame of thoir young but g-e »t ooloninf 
was attracting much attoutiou in^ tho United ICiiig- 
dom av an eligib'e field for capital and enterprise, 
and a goodly number of B-*ttlers and investors wore 
arriving from abroad. The trade and cora-norce of 
both colonies were assuming large proporti ins, aid 
two additional stoaiiiers had been put on the river 
Irom Swan Hill and Morgan, Buildings both fof 
resi leiitiil an 1 bu liness purpua 'S wara being largely 
multiplioJ, and the sibstiiiti tl chirtcter of the uew 
atruorures afforded perhaps tin striugast evidonoe 
of tho coufiienoe folt iu tho future development of 
the resouro's of tha settlements. Efforts were being 
made to push on the surveys as rapidly as possible. 
All litional town sites were being surveyed to meet 
the reqairemauts of now settlors, aud two or three 
vill.iges or minor townships were being surveyed meet 
suitahie loaulitiei. Leviutliaii pumpiug plant at 
Psyche Baud, oaa of the most piwerful in the world, 
was being erected, iiuJ would soon be completed and 
at work, iliiiu I'.htaiids liil b;oi extended soma 
twelve mile , and t ie subsidiiry otiinnu.s aboit forty 
ludes ; the chin.ieiUiig now oomp'eted coommduti 
Sinn 39,009 acres. Tlie several in lustriaiestahUshad 
by the oompsuy were in a satisfactory oooditioi, aud 
the luakiug of the water pipes from pap'-r, au in- 
dustry quite nsw to the coluaics, hid boon 
started au I was iu active work. The oiiiDloymoit 
of opeu fiiimes was giviug plao-o to tho more 
ccoaoinio m tU >d of distributing water by this 
new prooess. The steam briek works were being re- 
arrauged, uud the manufacture of porous fiiu-brioke or 
terracotta lumber, the looil demsud for which was 
considerable, bad bsau addel. Tiie plant itious ap- 
peared healthy an I tree from blight an-i insect pest, 
aud the public health wie exceticut. Aliogetbar the 
oonii ion and dovolopmint of tho oolo.iios loft nothing 
to be desired He coogramlate 1 the shareh aiders upoo 
the excellent bslauee-aheet aod the result of he Com- 
pany’s business tor tho past lulf-yeir. Tlia sub- 
soribed capital bad been i loreised by 12,780/., brought 
about by the salo of 4278 shares at par, upon which 
the sum of 7230/. ba-l been paid. The net profits for 
the half year amounted to 23,032/. 3s. W.. or equivalent 
to 12 per cent, iipm th-o paid no capitii wliioli now 
stool at 405,002/. 19,s. 3 ^/, Toe direoiors prop.ised to 
plaC'S the sum if 25,09(1/, to tho reserve fund, inoreas- 
lug it lo 115,000/. The qniutity of land sold during 
the half-year was 2759 acres at Mildura. and 415 acres 
at Keuraark . — Jiritiih Truile Jouinal. 
NEW OPENINGS IN NEW GUINEA. 
As Intkuview with Sir Wiluam MscaKBooR, 
K. 0. M. a. 
One of the ablest and most cnergetie men in 
tho sorvioa of the British Empire at this moment 
is undoubtedly Sir William Maogregor, the 
Administrator of British Now Guinea. His ofBoial 
title of Administrator gives, however, very little idea 
of his multifarious activities. During the past 
four years he has explored and mapped the greater 
part of the territory, loconoiled savage tribes, en- 
riched the aoientifia world by hia observations, and 
laid the foundation of a good Government in that 
vast island in the Southern Seas. He is also an 
intrepid mountaineer, and in 1889, with lass than 
six Collowsrs, ha reached the summit of the Stanley 
Mountain, the highest point attained being 13,121 
feet. A previous expedition, led by Mr. Uuthbert- 
son, and assisted by 209 natives, only reached 8,000 
feet. Sir William Maegregor has recently boon on 
a visit to Qiie -nBlaud, and our Brisbane correapen- 
dent sends us the following account of an interview 
on behalf oE the Pull Mall Gazette : — 
Sir WiiihUM "at Home." 
Imagine a big man, over 0 feet high, with a 
sweet brown face, alow, gentle voice, with a Seotob 
accent; a man cE great attiiumcnts, who speaks 
ilueniily three or tour European languages, aud 
about twenty Papuan dialecls. " 1 have bean with 
him," said the Hon. Hatton Biohards, his late 
private soorotary, In me the other day at the 
Q leansland Club, " when our lives wore in immi- 
nent danger: noihing a-iva i us but the noble self- 
possession and supreme courage oE Sir William.” 
I TJje seat ot the Government and Government House 
