The following was the consumption in lbs. per head in 1878:—
| United Kingdom. | Victoria. | N. S. Wales. | Queensland. | New Zealand. |
| 4.66 | 6.92 | 7.53 | 9.16 | 11.05 |
I now give, in millions of lbs., the consumption in 1880 in the same Colonies:—
| Victoria. | N. S. Wales. | Queensland. | New Zealand. |
| 5½ | 5 | 2 | 3 |
But what vast tracts exist outside these. The total consumption of all the Colonies must be very large. We make the best Tea in the world in India, why should we not have a large share of the market?
The population of Australia is nearly 2¼ millions, and of Tasmania and New Zealand nearly ¾ 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.