. Rand McNally pocket atlas of the world : historical, political, commercial . labor and means of transport: largetracts of fertile soil exist; cultivated area, 1897, 133,182 acres; principalcereal, wheat: fruits grow luxuriantly; culture of vine stock, 1S97: 62,222 horses. 244,970 cattle. 2,210,742sheep. Valuewool exported. * ,840. Pearl fisheries important. Imports, 1897,$31,194,300; exports. $19,148,870, chiefly gold, pearls, sandalwood, andtimber. Registered shipping ; —els of 9,710 There were 721 vessels of 1,196,760 tons entered, and 707 of1,181,072 tons cleared the p
. Rand McNally pocket atlas of the world : historical, political, commercial . labor and means of transport: largetracts of fertile soil exist; cultivated area, 1897, 133,182 acres; principalcereal, wheat: fruits grow luxuriantly; culture of vine stock, 1S97: 62,222 horses. 244,970 cattle. 2,210,742sheep. Valuewool exported. * ,840. Pearl fisheries important. Imports, 1897,$31,194,300; exports. $19,148,870, chiefly gold, pearls, sandalwood, andtimber. Registered shipping ; —els of 9,710 There were 721 vessels of 1,196,760 tons entered, and 707 of1,181,072 tons cleared the ports. Minerals leading source of wealth;gold export, 1897, $12,465,780; iron, tin, copper, galena also population, 1898, exclusive of atoriglnes, 161,, capital and trade center; population 37,929; Fremantle, chiefport, 17,000. Railways open, 1898, 1,456 miles; state 992 compulsory: government schools, 1897, 167; pupils. 12, religions equal; Protestants, 1891, 32,894; Catholics, 12, responsible government NEW ZEALAND. 377 TASMANIA.—Discovered by Tasman 1642 and named Van Die-mens Land; British penal colony established 1804; transportationof criminals ceased 1853. Renamed Tasmania 1856. Estimated area,including Macquarie, square miles. Surface in general moun-tainous (.Cradle Mountain, 5,069 feet). Derwent most important mild and delightful; mean temperature about 55 deg.; meansummer temperature, 62 deg.; winter, 47 deg. Rainfall, 25 forests, abounding in beautiful cabinet woods and othervaluable timbers, exist; blue gum most valuable tree. Cultivatedarea, 1897, 530,719 acres. Chief cereal, vheat; yield. 1898, 1,668,341bushels; oats, 1,102,285 bushels; hops, 596,<72 pounds. Fruit, notablyapples and pears, largely grown for export; value, 1897, 81,112, stock, 1898: 29,898 horses, 159,486 cattle, 1,588,610 sheep, 43,520pigs; value wool export, 81,047,930. Fruit
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