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Page 134
... rainfall is -Jayes , 26.95 inches , Bridgetown , 35 · 78 ; and the average cost of clearing from £ 3 to £ 15 per acre . The Districts of Bunbury and Vasse are alike in some respects , but differing materially in others ; both are ...
... rainfall is -Jayes , 26.95 inches , Bridgetown , 35 · 78 ; and the average cost of clearing from £ 3 to £ 15 per acre . The Districts of Bunbury and Vasse are alike in some respects , but differing materially in others ; both are ...
Page 135
... rainfall is about 31 inches ; and the average cost of clearing is from £ 2 to £ 8 per acre . NORTHERN DISTRICTS . - The agricultural land of our Northern Districts is all the belt of country comprised in the Districts of Northampton ...
... rainfall is about 31 inches ; and the average cost of clearing is from £ 2 to £ 8 per acre . NORTHERN DISTRICTS . - The agricultural land of our Northern Districts is all the belt of country comprised in the Districts of Northampton ...
Page 137
... rainfall over these areas is about eighteen inches , and although the average cost of bringing them into a state for cultivation may exceed that of the wheat- growing areas of South Australia , that cost is more than counter- balanced ...
... rainfall over these areas is about eighteen inches , and although the average cost of bringing them into a state for cultivation may exceed that of the wheat- growing areas of South Australia , that cost is more than counter- balanced ...
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