extracted from the "South Australian Newsletter," of the r2th December, 1843, which gives some of the statistics of South Australia, and which professes to be made up from official sources: from this the following particulars are taken:—
| Population 16,000; of whom 10,000 are scattered over the rural districts. | ||||
| Estimated Revenue for the year 1844, | £27,900 | 0 | 0 | |
| Estimated Expenditure | 28,425 | 0 | 0 | |
| Return of Stock in 1843:— 350,000 Sheep, 25,000 Cattle, 2,000 Horses. | ||||
| Exports:— | £ | s. | d. | |
| Wool (exported in the season 1842—43, 854,815 lbs. at 1s. per lb. | 42,740 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wheat, Flour, Barley, and Bran exported from 1st January to 31st Decr. 1843 | 11,510 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miscellaneous, to the end of the year (estimated) | 5,750 | 0 | 0 | |
| £60,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
The wheat is valued at 6s. per bushel, and the flour at £14 per ton, which is one-fifth too much. There is stated to be a surplus quantity of grain, amounting to 200,000 bushels.
It gives me pleasure to be able to say, that I have heard from several sources that South Australia is fast emerging from her difficulties, and that there also the revival of prosperity is attributed to the throwing overboard the Wakefield system of concentration, and giving their attention to pastoral pursuits. The British government have, however, made a free gift to South Australia of £150,000, and have allowed the governor to draw
