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in the near future, rival in this respe6l her sister colony 
in the South ? 
In South Australia, the precious ore exists, but mining 
enterprize does not appear to be very active. In 1885 
only 4,692 oz. were won. 
Queensland on the other hand is producing more gold 
than any other colony except Viftoria. In 1885, 310,941 
ounces were produced ; nearly one-half being won by 
the Charter Towers and Cape River Gold field. Quartz, 
more or less mixed with iron pyrites and galena (lead 
sulphide) &c, is the source whence this metal is obtained. 
As in the other colonies, some of these ores are shipped 
to Germany to be reduced. From one place (Mt. Morgan 
near Rockhampton), there were sent specimens of a re- 
markable deposit, which, yielding on assay from 3 to 10 
ounces of gold to the ton, constitutes a mass 300 feet 
wide and workable as an open quarry ; the metal pro- 
duced is moreover of extreme purity containing 99*7 of 
gold. The Queensland Quartz Crushing mill with its 
red-shirted gold-miner was one of the sights of the Ex- 
hibition, and daily attracted crowds of interested visi- 
tors. 
West Australia showed one nugget of 28 oz. 6 dwts. 
Alluvial deposits are the sole source of gold in this 
colony, but there is no doubt of the existence of aurifer- 
ous quartz, and of the near approach of an era of 
prosperity for this colony. 
In New Zealand, gold occurs in three kinds of depo- 
sits ; quartz veins, alluvial deposits, and recent sea 
beaches. 
In this Court was exhibited a lump of quartz weighing 
105 lbs., the gold in which was valued at £140. The Cam- 
