se gentlemen
who are now, or have at various times been, members of my executive, and
who have ever united to support me; to the nominated members of the
Legislature who have steadily voted for all the measures which have led
to the present progress of the colony, and whose merits the
constituencies have fully recognized by electing them as representatives
on vacancies in every case where they have stood; to the elected members,
who every session have given me increased support, and who, forming
two-thirds of the Legislature, had it in their power entirely to have
reversed my policy; and lastly, to the people of Western Australia, who
on each election have increased my strength, on whose ultimate good
sense, I--knowing colonists, myself an old colonist--put my reliance, a
reliance which has not been disappointed.

I have, etc.,

(Signed) FRED. A. WELD,

Governor.

The Earl of Carnarvon,

etc. etc. etc.

...

STATISTICS IN POUNDS/SHILLINGS/PENCE.

VALUE OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FROM 1861 TO 1873.

1861 : 147,912 : 95,789.
1862 : 172,991 : 119,313.
1863 : 157,136 : 143,105.
1864 : 169,856 : 132,738.
1865 : 168,413 : 178,487.
1866 : 251,907 : 150,066.
1867 : 204,613 : 174,080.
1868 : 225,614 : 192,636.
1869 : 127,977 : 101,359.
1870 : 213,258 : 200,984.
1871 : 198,011 : 199,288.
1872 : 226,656 : 209,107.
1873 : 297,328 : 265,217.

VALUE OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FOR 1874.

COLUMN 1: COUNTRIES.
COLUMN 2: IMPORTS.
COLUMN 3: EXPORTS.

United Kingdom : 188,243/10/8 : 268,726/4/0.

British Colonies:
Victoria : 75,588/7/0 : 8,038/1/0.
South Australia : 44,021/9/2 : 41,004/11/0.
New South Wales : 1,236/4/9.
New Zealand : 2,065/1/6 : 12,768/6/0.
Mauritius : 23,247/7/4 : 3,435/1/0.
Singapore : 11,346/19/2 : 53,648/16/0.
Ceylon : 1,135/2/0 : 437/0/0.
British India : 20/10/0 : 1,345/0/0.
All other British Possessions : 20/10/0 : 130/3/7.

Foreign Countries
China : 11,461/18/0 : 36,133/17/0.
Java : 5,646/2/6 : 2,934/19/6.
Timor : 246/14/4.
U.S. of America : 3/15/0 : 101/0/0.
Macassar : - : 118/0/0.
Whaling Ground : - : 16/0/0.

Total : 364,262/15/0 : 428,836/19/1.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FROM 1861 TO 1873.

1861 : 67,261 : 81,087.
1862 : 69,406 : 72,267.
1863 : 71,708 : 71,073.
1864 : 71,910 : 70,714.
1865 : 77,942 : 74,985.
1866 : 89,382 : 84,652.
1867 : 90,430 : 89,501.
1868 : 99,496 : 89,726.
1869 : 103,661 : 103,124.
1870 : 98,131 : 113,046.
1871 : 97,606 : 107,146.
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