The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita00recl Year: 1890 NEW ZEALAND.—SOCIAL PROGRESS. 447 tons. New Zealand has already developed some large manufacturing industries and now turns out her own ships, locomotives, and other rolling stock. The archipelago has an extensive network of roads and railways, and it will soon be possible to travel by rail from one extremity to the other of both islands. Except a few jjrovincial branches, nearly all the lines have been constructed and are owned by the Government. Steamers also ply regularly between the seaports r
The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita00recl Year: 1890 NEW ZEALAND.—SOCIAL PROGRESS. 447 tons. New Zealand has already developed some large manufacturing industries and now turns out her own ships, locomotives, and other rolling stock. The archipelago has an extensive network of roads and railways, and it will soon be possible to travel by rail from one extremity to the other of both islands. Except a few jjrovincial branches, nearly all the lines have been constructed and are owned by the Government. Steamers also ply regularly between the seaports round the coast, and maintain rapid communication with Australia, America, and Europe. Fig. 191.—Railways of New Zealand Scale 1 : 13,000,000. base or breensv-ich 300 Miles. The foreign trade is relatively greater than that of European countries, for it already exceeds £22 per head of the white and Maori population. The proportion of letters forwarded through the post is also higher than in France, and the colony enjoys a more developed system of primary instruction. The periodical press is represented by 200 journals, of which one is issued in the Maori lan- guage.
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