Show vacant fahid in australia acres open for settlement in VIc victoria torla irrigation rapidly growing melbourne victoria according to the statistics issued by the government statistician the total area of the state ot of victoria is acres of 0 which acres are held privately rl after excluding state forests reserves roads etc the area of crown lands available for selection Is acres including acres of malleo land held mainly on annual grazing licenses forty nine properties had up to juno june last been acquired by the clo closer s er settlement board with an area of acres at a cost of at or an average 0 6 ls gd per acre the land already settled represents provision for 1792 families the average area ot of the allotments being log acres the area irrigated last year was waa acres or more than double the area irrigated during the previous year of this average 47 per cent was devoted to pastures 23 per cent to cereals 14 per cent to lucerne and seven per cent to vineyards orchards and gardens tho the land and under cultivation including land in fallow ans acres lc in 7 and acres in 1908 9 showing an increase of acres in 13 years the value of victorian production resulting from cultivation was greater by in the year 1908 9 than in the previous year the inc increase In rease creasa being principally due to the improved wheat yield the total value of imports in victoria from other states during the farst nine months of the year amounted to 9 this was made up nip of australian produce to the value of and of goods from overseas valued at among the australian produce imported into this state were horses Ilor ses cattle and sheep b utter butter coal wheat and flour leather wool and hides the exports from victoria to other states amounted to during the first nine months of the year and included australian produce to the value of |