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APPENDIX.—THE GOLDEN HARVEST.

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mous export has appeared almost entirely within the last two months, and that this produce continues at the same, if not at an increasing rate.

The following table exhibits a variety of particulars, connected with this export:—

Monthly amount of Export.			Port of Shipment.			Place to which Shipped.
August	18	oz.	Melbourne	246,260	oz.	London	238,018	oz.
September	Nil		Geelong	58,958		Hamburg	3,411
October	1,548		Portland	389		Sydney	62,695
November	3,441					Hobart	1,483
Decem.	140,128
January	160,472
Total	305,607	oz.	Total	305,607	oz.	Total	305,607	oz.

The following is an extract from a letter received from Mr. Westgarth, on the 28th February:—

"Gold arrivals per Escort since January returns—

February 4th	11,852½	ounces.
„⁠11th	11,115	⁠„
„⁠18th	11,199½	⁠„
	34,174	ounces.

Almost all from the Mount Alexander locality. The Escort is supposed to bring one-third, or say one-half of the whole."

So that here is 68,348 ounces, which at £3 per ounce is of the value of Two Hundred and Five Thousand and Forty-four Pounds Sterling,—the Golden Harvest of Victoria in eighteen days!

Reader, I closed that portion of this Appendix called "The Contrast," by saying

"The land has peace, freedom, liberty of conscience;
⁠And what would ye more?"

If the answer was "Gold,"— here you see she now has

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