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4 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. a large quantity of Queensland-grown wool is exported from Sydney, and that much of the wool grown in New South Wales is shipped from Victoria and South Australia, owing to their exceptional facilities for water and railroad carriage. “ The statistical returns of the different colonies would, without a knowledge of this fact, be very misleading, by the wool-production of Australia being made to appear vastly greater than it is in fact. “ I have the honor, etc., “ CHAS. ROBINSON, Secretary, “ New South Wales Commissioner.” The report of 187a, of H. Schwartz & Co., of London, very high authorities in wool statistics, states the exports of Australian wool in 1875-6 as follows: Great Britain 771,786 bales. United States ......... 5,807 “ Continental Countries . 2,414 “ Total . . . . . . . . , 780,007 “ This amount, according to their estimates, is equal to 247,700,000 pounds. The report for 1874, of Mr. Alexander Bruce, the chief inspector of live-stock in New South Wales, declared to be a high authority, gives the following instructive facts in relation to the sheep of that colony, and may be regarded as illustrative of all the colonies: 1. Number.—The number of sheep in the colony in 1874 was 20,709,338, and 22,767,416 in 1875, being an increase in 1875 of 2,058,078. 2. Combing and Clothing—The returns give 6,100,000 combing sheep, and 5,490,000 clothing, while with respect to 6,420,000, it is not stated whether they are combing or clothing, and in many cases owners give no information. 3. Long-wooled and Cross-bred Sheep.—Of these.some 125,000 are returned, and they are given as bejng of the following breeds: Leices- ters, 15,881; Lincolns, 9771; Downs and other breeds, 37,583 ; and Cross-bred sheep, 62,242. 4. How kept.—In 395 cases sheep are returned as depastured in paddocks, in 504 as shepherded, in 88 as both in paddocks and shep herded, and in 381 cases no information is given on this point. 5. Improvement.—On 681 holdings the sheep are reported to be improving, on 43 as deteriorating, on 72 as stationary, and 548 owners make no returns. 6. Stud Sheep.—The returns show that of these sheep there were