. The street railway review . es against New South Wales asa commercial rival. There is a duty of about $15 per head on livestock crossing the Victorian border, but there is no tariff on cattleentenng from any other colony. This state of affairs will doubt-less be ended before long by the formation of an Australian federa-tion, which will include Tasmania; this is now being formulated. Sheep-farming is the pre-eminent industry of Australia, which isof great importance as a wool-producing country. There are inthe aggregate about sheep in Australia. The gold coin-age (sovereigns) of t
. The street railway review . es against New South Wales asa commercial rival. There is a duty of about $15 per head on livestock crossing the Victorian border, but there is no tariff on cattleentenng from any other colony. This state of affairs will doubt-less be ended before long by the formation of an Australian federa-tion, which will include Tasmania; this is now being formulated. Sheep-farming is the pre-eminent industry of Australia, which isof great importance as a wool-producing country. There are inthe aggregate about sheep in Australia. The gold coin-age (sovereigns) of the Melbourne mint is about $23,000,000 and ofthe Sydney mint about $14,000,000 per annum. These mints areunder the jurisdiction of the Royal Mint of London. A third Aus-tralia mint is now completion al Ierth in Western Aus-tralia. Sydney, the largest city and seat of government of New SouthWales. v\(as founded January 26. 1788. Port Jackson, the harbor,which is claimed to be one of the most picturesque as well as one. of the most secure ports of the world, has many beautiful suburbantowns in the numerous indentations of the bay, which has the gen-eral outline of a human hand. The railways and tramways of thecolony are owned by the government, and the latter arc under themanagement of P. Bedford Elwcll, electrical engineer, and GustavFischer, chief assistant engineer for tramways. Both of these gen-tlemen are members of the Institute of Civil Knginecrs, and Mr. El-well is a nicmlier o( the Institute of Electrical Engineers also. Thecable and steam tramways are now undergoing a transformation forelectric traction. Nearly all of the equipment has been contractedfor in the United Stales; it includes steel rails, Allis cross-com-pound condensing engines and Pcckham standard cantilever commissioner, W. M. Fchon, has awarded the contract forcars to Henry Hudson ol Sydney, and they are all to be equippedwith the Standard air brake. The trolley hangers arc of the wri
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