Sir GILBERT PARKERasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the Australian production of dairy produce and wheat, respectively, in hundredweights, in the years 1900, 1907, and 1911, respectively, and what was the value of Australian exports of dairy produce and wheat, respectively; what countries purchased these exports, and what was the value of the exports to each country?
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Mr. BUXTONThe following statement (1) shows the quantity of butter, cheese, and wheat produced in the Commonwealth of Australia in the years specified:—
Years. Production of Dairy Produce. Production of Wheat.† Butter. Cheese. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. 1900 … … … … … 908,000* 103,000* 25,904,000 1907 … … … … … 1,396,000 119,000 23,923,000 1911 … … … … … 1,901,000 143,000 38,392,000 * For 1901—the first year for which Returns of the Production of Dairy Produce were compiled by the Commonwealth Government. ‡ For the twelve months ended 31st March of the years following those stated. II.—The following statement shows the value of butter, cheese, and wheat exported from the Commonwealth of Australia and the principal countries of destination in 1900, 1907, and 1911:—
BUTTER. Countries to which Exported. 1900. 1907. 1911.* £ £ £ United Kingdom … … … 1,423,600 2,538,656 4.251,363 South Africa … … … 253,933 181,043 119,642 Straits Settlements … … … 6,900 25,648 28,990 Ceylon … … … 4,900 5,402 8,118 Hong Kong … … … 8,529 15,443 21,178 Territory of Papua … … … 782 1,061 2,429 Fiji … … … 1,202 1,697 6,044 Dominion of Canada … … … 3,118 13,377 9,806 Mauritius … … … 337 113 † British India … … … 4,327 1,364 Other British Possessions … … … 132 279 Java … … … 8,841 45,600 76,618 New Caledonia … … … 3,205 3,355 3,660 China … … … 2,795 13,338 19,957 Japan … … … 1,319 6,464 8,059 Hawaiean Islands … … … 2,500 1,840 2,290 Philippine Islands … … … 21,633 23,040 25,252 Guam … … … 1,167 — — Egypt … … … 4,533 6,906 11,227 Other Foreign Countries … … … 5,635 42,839 Total Butter … … … 1,753,753‡ 2,890,261 4,637,472 1750W1751W
CHEESE. United Kingdom … … … 3,070 7,978 Details not yet available. British India … … … 677 182 Ceylon … … … 984 714 South Africa … … … 3,723 476 Straits Settlements … … … 212 100 Other British Possessions … … … † 438 New Caledonia … … … 2,148 1,625 Philippine Islands … … … 2,979 656 China … … … 716 238 Other Foreign Countries … … … 326 Total Cheese … … … l4,509§ 12,733 26,862 * Provisional figures. † Included with "Other Foreign Countries" (if any). ‡Including re-exports. (£572), countries not stated. § Including re-exports (£961), countries not stated.
WHEAT. Countries to which Exported. 1900. 1907. 1911.* £ £ £ United Kingdom … … 610,136 3,521,827 6,555,694 Malta … … 9,810 — — South Africa … … 287,475 732,385 425,982 India … … 124,896 5,696 † Ceylon … … 3,643 1,132 Dominion of New Zealand … … 123 6,975 Hong Kong … … 12,225 Other British Possessions … … 90 Germany … … 2,130 6,230 45,869 Belgium … … 7,199 9,029 288,216 France … … 14,447 2,880 955,012 New Caledonia … … 16,381 720 † Spain … … 17,428 — Italy … … 4,920 1,457 Egypt … … — 34,754 China … … † 103,593 Japan … … 16,011 50,881 17,211 Guam (destination unknown) … … 356,066 — — Peru … … 22,882 214,400 283,702 Chili … … 18,648 95,260 80,737 Canary Islands ("For Orders") … … 2,924 2,188 806,536 Madeira ("For Orders") … … 108,633 Other Foreign Countries … … 55,550 Total Wheat … … 1,515,119‡ 4,801,722 9,623,142 *Provisional figures. † Included with "Other Foreign Countries" (if any). ‡ Including re-exports. (£336), countries not stated.