Show vacant vac ant land in australia acres acre open for settlement in victoria Vic torla irrigation rapidly growing melbourne Vic victoria torla according to the statistics issued by the tha government statistician the total area ot of the state ot of victoria Is acres of which acres are hold held privately after excluding state forests reserves roads etc the area of crown lands available tor for selection to la IS 12 tHOlO acres including acres ot of mallee land held mainly on annual grazing licenses forty nine properties had up to june last been acquired by the closer settlement board with an area of 0 acres nt a cost of or an average of CC 6 64 per acre tho the land already settled represents provision for 1792 families the average area of the allotments being log acres the area irrigated last year was acres or more than double the area irrigated during tho the previous year of this average 47 per cent was devoted to pastures 23 per cent to cereals 14 por per cent to lucerne and seven per cent to vineyards orchards and gardens the land under cultivation including land in tallow fallow was acres in 1906 7 and acres in 1908 9 showing an increase of acres in 13 years the value of victorian production products on resulting from cultivation was greater by in the year 1908 9 than in tho the previous year the increase being principally due to the improved wheat yield the total value of imports in vie vic torla toria from other states during the first nine months of the year amounted to this was made up 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 butter coal wheat and flour iC leather 4 wool and hides the exports export from victoria to other states amounted to during the first nine months of the year and included australian produce to the value of |