25 MAY 1895, Page 24

Western Australia. By Albert F. Calvert. (Simpkin and Marshall.)—Here is

a volume crowded with facts about the past and present condition of the Colony, its exports and im- ports, minerals, products, &c. The recent increase is chiefly in gold, of which £53,871 was exported in 1889, and £220,284 in 1892 More recent figures, now that the boom in Westralian mines has taken place, would show a much larger increase. " Sheep " have fallen from £2,040 to £160; wool from £395,903 to £326,703. In fact, the increase of £167,413 in gold more than accounts for the total increase of £120,756. Eucalyptus oil, copper, skins, and timber show an increase, but fourteen items show a decrease.