Gold is exported in large quantities from Australia.
Large quantities of frozen and preserved meat are exported, profitable prices being realized.
Live-stock and agricultural products are exported; the chief imports are wood and raw silk.
Enough of the rocky surface is covered with a thin coating of soil to enable the natives to grow yams, taro, bananas, &c., for their support; cotton thrives well, and has even been exported in small quantities, but there is no space available for its cultivation on any considerable scale.
Australia produces abundant quantities and nearly all varieties of fruits; but the kinds exported are chiefly oranges, pineapples, bananas and apples.
