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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — VICTORIA
The estimated value of Victorian production in 1918-19 was as follows : —
Agricultural Production 16,362,104 Pastoral and Dairying. 25,796,910 Mining . . . 1,342,325
Forest. . . . 1,228,420
Miscellaneous
£ 3,159,366
Total Primary Products 47,889,125 M an u fac turing — value added during process 26,880,485
Total
. 74,769,610
II. Mining.
The subjoined statement gives, from official returns, the quantities and values of minerals raised in Victoria in 1918 and 1919 : —
Quantity
Value
1918
1919
1918
1919
£
a
Gold . . . . oz. fine
158,827
135,427
674,655
575,260
Silver 1 . . . ,,
6,333
6,121
1,319
1,007
Coal . . . tons
439,575
423,946
349,096
372.075
Brown coal . ,,
06,200
111,688
17,944
34,542
Tin ore . . . ,,
135
113
24,481
17.501
Antimony ore . . ,,
1,201
1,208
24,020
24,160
Gypsum „
731
520
434
482
Magnesite
225 3,251
77 2,049
675
231
Kaolin . . . ,,
3,544
2,255
Diatomaceous earth . „
140
—
560
—
Wolfram . . . „
4
24
728
400
Pigment Clays . . ,, Molybdenite . . „
368 6
185
732
433
180
Phosphate Rock . ,,
3.3S4
—
3,384
—
Limestone, &c. ■ . „
—
—
239,770
234,974
Fluorspar . . . ,,
100
314
200
1,020
1 Extracted from gold at Melbourne Mint.
The total quantity of gold raised from 1851 to 1919 is estimated at 70,602,955 oz. (fine), of an aggregate value of 299,901,566/. Gold output 1919, 135,427 oz., value 575,260?. The estimated number of miners at work on the gold-fields in 1919 was 3,065. About 1,782 persons were employed in coal mining. Total mineral production, 1919, 1,265,000/., compared with 1,342,322/. in 1918.
III. Manufactures.
The total number of manufactories, works, &c, in 1918-19, was 5,720, of which 1,657 used steam or gas engines ; the aggregate horse-power used was 153,408 ; the number of hands employed was 122,349 ; and the lands, buildings, machinery, and plant were valued at 27,318,735/. The value of materials used was 52,098,737/., and of articles produced or work done, 80,195,077/. The wages paid (excluding working proprietors) amounted to 14,080,403/. The manufactures are almost entirely for home consumption.
Commerce and Communications.
commerce of Victoria, exclusive of inter- State
The eluded in the statement of the commerce of the Australia.
trade, is in- Commonwealth of
