“Finally, I consider it my bounden duty to assert that my two years of careful study of agricultural and other conditions of life in Queensland give me good foundation on which to consider this country as the _Most Convenient, Favourable, and Attractive Country_ for the average Russian agricultural or other peasant to emigrate to. “I have to express my thanks to the Lands Department for the kindness and attention shown by them in all cases when Russian subjects have approached them requesting advice and assistance.” _For fuller information in regard to the resources, modes of land selection, and general description of Queensland, see the booklet, entitled “Pocket Queensland.”_ Compiled 31st December, 1914. By Authority: ANTHONY J. CUMMING, Government Printer, Brisbane. [Illustration: Queensland Statistics, 1913.] Area of Queensland 429,120,000 acres Population 660,158 Imports (oversea only) £6,714,942 Exports (oversea only) £12,352,748 Number of Cattle 5,322,033 Number of Sheep 21,786,600 Miles of Railways opened (Govt. and Private), 31st December, 1914 5,186 Miles of Lines under Construction 389 Miles of Lines approved 1,723 Death Rate per 1,000 10·39 HEALTHY CLIMATE. MAGNIFICENT SCENERY. LIBERAL LAND LAWS. Transcriber’s Notes: - Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). - Text enclosed by '=' is in bold (=bold=). - Front and back covers of the brochure contain text and images, so have been transcribed. - Page 3: livihood changed to livelihood. - Page 9: rhubard changed to rhubarb. - Page 45: Plunket changed to Plunkett. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Queensland, by Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau