South Australia : its history, productions, and natural resources . olony £150,000 have been expended in this way, and whenso much capital is expended something like security of tenure fora long term is needed, or ample compensation for for liberalising the law dealing with the pastoral interesthave been unsuccessfully submitted to Parliament during the lasttwo or three sessions, but their rejection has been connected simplywith matters of detail, and there is no doubt that a measure dealingcomprehensively with the question will be introduced early in thefirst session of the n
South Australia : its history, productions, and natural resources . olony £150,000 have been expended in this way, and whenso much capital is expended something like security of tenure fora long term is needed, or ample compensation for for liberalising the law dealing with the pastoral interesthave been unsuccessfully submitted to Parliament during the lasttwo or three sessions, but their rejection has been connected simplywith matters of detail, and there is no doubt that a measure dealingcomprehensively with the question will be introduced early in thefirst session of the new Parliament, which will meet a few mouthshence. Anyone can take out a preferential right to a lease ofdry country on which he is intending to sink for fresh right is for twelve months, and may be renewed by theOommissioner of Crown Lands if he is satisfied that the holderhas honestly endeavored to obtain fresh water, but has beenhindered by drought or other circumstances beyond his maximum area to be hold under such right is 1,000 square. ITS FLOCKS AND HERDS. 101 miles; but it is obvious that this provision is easily evaded by per-sons combining together to monopolise large tracts of have been made of monopolists holding thousands ofmiles of pastoral land on speculation without stocking it; but thisevil can be checked by stocking conditions, strictly enforced. Thereare provisions for resuming portions of runs for roads and Government has power also, to search for water, sink wells,and resume the land to the extent of not more than one squaremile on which water has been so obtained, paying the lessee forany improvements on the land. Anyone has full right to mine orsearch for minerals on nny run, and any portion of a run may beresumed for mineral purposes. In the year 1881 the sheep numbered 6,810,^56; cattle,314,918 ; horses, 159,678. It is confidently believed that if thesettlement of the distant country is encouraged b
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