. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. rtant crops. Sugar and cotton are grown to a considerable extent in Queensland; and the cultivation of the vine is extending in suitable districts. Coal is abundant in New South Wales, copper in ^ South Australia, and tin is largely produced in several of the colonies. I^P In the matter of railway and electric communication great progress has been made, far outstripping the c
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. rtant crops. Sugar and cotton are grown to a considerable extent in Queensland; and the cultivation of the vine is extending in suitable districts. Coal is abundant in New South Wales, copper in ^ South Australia, and tin is largely produced in several of the colonies. I^P In the matter of railway and electric communication great progress has been made, far outstripping the construction of good many material conveniences Australia ranks with the best I 864 THE INHABITANTS OF OCEANIA. Religion. English and American districts ; but it cannot be said that this appliesto the country districts or the bush farms. The churches arefree, being all supported by the State in New South AVales, and elsewhere quite self-supporting. Under these conditions Methodist and other Churches, besides the Episcopal, flourish largely, in some colonies predominating. There is a peculiar difficulty in the path of Australian progress. The immigrant English and other Europeans, having the gold fields and. THE SYDNEY HOOSE OF ASSEMBLY. cheap land very accessible, do not take readily to working for emplo3ers, Lack of or continue subordinates only till they see a way to something labour. q£ ^j^gij. own. Thus there is a constant deficiency of manual labour; and the available European hands obtain high wages, and at the same time discourage immigration and any reduction of wages. Also the second generation of Australians are far less inclined to hard labour Chinese than the immigrants. In this perplexity, it has been a natural immigration, ^j-^jj^g ^|^^|. d^i^ese and Japanese should make their w^ay to a country where their peculiar services would seem sure of appreciation. But unfortunately racial antagonism is again thwarting natural remedies. THE AUSTRALIANS, 865 In fea
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