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than has been the case in previous years.” This deficiency in our sugar OP q 
will, of course, signify much to the general trade of the colony as well ® 
growers and workers. “The Brisbane district showed a decline of 2,000 toms 
Maryborough and Isis, about 4,838 tons; Bundaberg and Gin, about 
tons; Rockhampton, about 376 tons; Mackay and Prosperine, about ci 
tons; Burdekin, 6,060 tons; Herbert and Johnstone, 6,416 tons. 
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showed 11,000 tons, against 10,467 tons the previous year; and Port Doug! ! 
5,000 tons, against 4,278 last year. The total area cultivated was 111,012 at 
of which 1,312 acres were grown for green feed only, thus leaving 109,700 iy 
crushing.” Unfortunately, the sugar yield was not only light, but the qt 
was such that the farmers had to accept a lower price for their cane. 
DR. MAXWELL’S REPORT. 
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Dr. W. Maxwert, Director of the Experiment Stations and Taboratore® 
the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association, who, at the invitation of the Ques 
land Government, has lately been making inquiry into the present posite 
the Queensland sugar industry, has now furnished an exhaustive report OF 6 
matter to the Minister for Agriculture. The report, which deals with oe é 
soil, irrigation, pests, and diseases, and manufacture of sugar, concludes 
certain recommendations which deserve all the attention due to so big 
authority as our late visitor. The report is now printed, and copies May. | 
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obtained by those interested on application to the Under Secretary, Depart’ 
of Agriculture. 
SUGAR PRODUCTION OF THE WORLD. 
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In a pamphlet entitled “The Sugar Cane,” by Mr. Walter Tiemann ee 
Fadl), published in Berlin, that gentleman estimates the total producto? ~ + 
_ cane-sugar in the world at 6,741,000 tons, thus :— 
Tons, 
Evrorpr— 
Spain 00K x: oat 15,000 tons. 
AMERICA— 
United States... i 230,000 
WIA) ay ie ae 70,000 
Central America ... ar 20,000 
Cuba ees 500 ah 230,000 
Jamaica... at te 32,000 
Porto Rica Bh ae 66,000 
St. Domingo and Hayti ... 56,000 
Guadeloupe oa cms 42,000 
Martinique oe ver 32,000 
Barbados ... ie Ae 56,000 
Trinidad .,, ae me 49,000 
Antilles .., ae ar 50,000 
Surinam... is Se 9,000 
Demerara ... se ree; 110,000 
Ecuador .., ae at 6,000 
Bert ade = se are 75,000 
Argentina, ... oo Ah 85,000 
Brazil a ef Bs 300,000 
1,518,000 ,, 
