The population of Australia is nearly 2-1/4 millions, and of Tasmania and New Zealand nearly 3/4 million, say three millions in all, or say three-quarters of the population of London. What a field exists there for Indian Tea! AMERICA. The yearly consumption (Canada is included) is over eighty million pounds, nearly all supplied by China and Japan. It is quite lately Indian Teas have been sent to America; so far, their reception has been favourable. But the Americans are accustomed to a greener Tea than we make in India, and this will prove a difficulty. Still we can make the Tea they like, _if_ they will buy it. It is early to speculate much as to America, but I think we shall succeed little by little, especially as in the States they are awaking to the fact that both China and Japan Teas are adulterated. In closing this chapter I must put on record the fact, known to all in India, that the great success achieved in Australia, and the opening thus early attained in America, is entirely due to the labours of the Calcutta Tea Syndicate, and that I firmly believe, much as they have done, they would have done still more had they been properly supported by larger supplies of Tea by the planters in India, who, as a class, are strangely blind to the advantages of co-operation. I can only hope in this respect they will do better in future. FOOTNOTES: [90] It will not be large because much in the way of extensions has not been executed lately. A higher range of prices will doubtless cause more land to be cultivated, but no produce from such will be available for four or five years. [91] Estimated on basis of 55,000,000 lbs. available for shipment to the United Kingdom. [92] Estimated on average monthly deliveries, February to June inclusive, of 4,500,000 lbs. CHAPTER XXXIV. MARKETS OUTSIDE GREAT BRITAIN. I have forestalled a good deal on the above in the last chapter, so this will be short, but, I hope, cheering. AUSTRALIA. This, from the correspondent of the _Tea Gazette_ in Melbourne, as to the size of chests, should be attended to:-- If the planter wishes to get his Tea direct into consumption, the packages must be small, to suit buyers. In the Colonies a large trade is done in 38lb. half-chests. They are within the purchasing power of a numerous class, and are easy to handle. A fierce fight has been going on in Melbourne between the advocates of China and Indian Tea. The latter say China Tea is often adulterated, but this is disputed by the former. Of course _I_ cannot say which is right, but chemical analysis, to which China Teas have been subjected in Melbourne, would seem to prove that in some cases they are _not_ pure. We all know China Teas in London have, in several instances, been pronounced unfit for consumption, so it is _possible_, of course, that similar Teas are sent to Australia.