Tobacco-growing is a very important industry in Algeria. The culture and manufacture are quite free, but the French Government buys all the best produce, for manufacture and sale by the State factory in Paris. The cultivation continues to increase, and is highly remunerative where the land is capable of irrigation. In 1876–7, the 1889 Europeans engaged in it cultivated 2471 _hectares_ (of 2½ acres), and produced 2,782,500 _kilo._ (of 2·2 lb.); the 8021 natives cultivated 4154 _hectares_, which yielded 1,889,124 _kilo._ The year 1877–8 was less favourable, and the area decreased by 425 _hectares_. Still worse results were expected in 1878–9, owing to scarcity of water. The kind most grown is called _chebli_. The produce per _hectare_ of fine and _chebli_ is estimated at 6–8 _quintals_; the other kinds give 10–12. The exports in 1877 and 1878 respectively were as follows:—Manufactured, 121,090 _kilo._, and 124,117 _kilo._; unmanufactured, 3,445,441 _kilo._ and 1,509,266 _kilo._ In 1879, 1087 Europeans planted 3180 _hectares_, and gathered 1,226,181 _kilo._; 11,079 natives planted 6584 _hectares_, and produced 1,384,802 _kilo._; the exports were 2,481,218 _kilo._ unmanufactured, and 146,345 _kilo._ manufactured. The figures for 1883 were:—1240 European planters cultivated 2278 _hectares_ and produced 2,250,671 _kilo._, whilst 8735 native planters cultivated 6416 _hectares_ and produced 2,977,067 _kilo._, the total product being 5,227,738 _kilo._ This does not differ to any great extent from the result of the previous year. Tobacco is capable of being produced in much greater quantity, says the British Consul, but the market is limited. The colonists themselves and the Government appear to be the only purchasers. _Australia._—In the year ending 31st March, 1879, New South Wales had 835 acres under tobacco, and the crop amounted to 7932 cwt. In the same year, Victoria cultivated 1936 acres, which yielded 15,662 cwt., valued at 43,853_l._ Queensland grew 36 acres of tobacco in 1879.