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Statistics of Van Diemen’s Land. 
loose sack-like sheath, completely concealing the stem, its long, 
thick, strongly ribbed leaves, and by its stem when stripped of its 
sheath being coarsely and regularly sulcated, precisely as in the 
Catamites Cistii. Although abundant I have never seen a trace 
of a branch. Some of the flattened stems attain a width of two 
inches. 
Common in the sandstone of Clark’s Hill, in the siliceous 
schists of Arowa, and in the shales at Mulubimba, N. S. Wales. 
[To be continued.] 
Art. XXXV .—Statistics of Van Diemens Land for 1844— 
1846. Compiled from Official Records in the Colonial Secre¬ 
tary’s Office, and published by order of the Lieut.-Governor, 
1847. By James Barnard, Esq. 
Table No. 1 is a comparative statement of the net revenue of 
Van Diemen’s Land for the years 1844, 1845, and 1846; the 
respective amounts being £167,022 9s. 3d., £143,375 8s. lid., 
and £127,821 11s. Id. At first glance these totals appear 
unsatisfactory; but, when the items are examined, the result is 
highly cheering. Coupling the “ ordinary ” with the “ extra¬ 
ordinary,” a decrease is shown of 14 per cent, in 1845, and of 
24 per cent, in 1846, as compared with 1844: but it must be 
observed, that a prominent item in that year was—“ Loans, 
£50,000,” lessened in 1845 to £32,000, and in 1846 to £6000. 
In the “ ordinary ” revenue, however, chiefly arising from the 
Customs, it is gratifying to notice an increase of 10 per cent, in 
1846 over the two preceding years,—having advanced from 
£89,926 16s. 9d. to £98,420 5s. 6d.: for it must be borne in 
mind that this increase is not attributable to the 15 per cent, ad 
valorem duties (which did not come into operation until the month 
of April, 1847), but is due to the steady augmentation of trade, 
and the revival of colonial prosperity. 
Table No. 2 exhibits the public expenditure for the same period, 
forming an appropriate counterpart to the first table. The 
aggregate for 1844 is £160,629 15s. 9d.; for 1845, £138,753 
