COMPARATIVE STATISTICS.
VITAL STATISTICS.
| Calendar Year. |
|---|
| 1860. | 1872. | 1884. | 1896. | 1908. |
|---|
| No.Births | 1,236 | 5,265 | 10,679 | 14,017 | 14,828 |
| No.Marriages | 278 | 1,125 | 2,661 | 2,823 | 4,009 |
| No. Deaths | 478 | 1,936 | 6,861 | 5,645 | 5,680 |
| No.Population, State | 28,056 | 133,553 | 309,913 | 472,179 | 558,237 |
| No.Population, Brisbane[a] | 6,051 | 15,002 | 23,001 | 110,554 | 137,670 |
[Footnote a:] The area in 1860, 1872, and 1884 is not quite the same as that in 1896 and 1908, but the population quoted is fairly representative.
FINANCE.
| Financial Year. |
|---|
| 1860. | 1872. | 1883-4. | 1895-6. | 1907-8.[b] |
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| Revenue— | | | | | |
| £ From Customs and Excise | 59,210 | 419,853 | 900,916 | 1,361,212 | 1,498,131 |
| £ From other sources | 119,379 | 576,471 | 1,665,442 | 2,280,371 | 3,953,501 |
£ Total Revenue
| 178,589 | 996,324 | 2,566,358 | 3,641,583 | 5,451,632 |
| £Expenditure— | | | | | |
| £ From Revenue | 161,503 | 865,743 | 2,532,045 | 3,567,947 | 5,336,330 |
| £ From Loan | 19,384 | 156,424 | 1,665,823 | 592,158 | 1,033,676 |
[Footnote b:] The figures for 1907-8 include both Federal and State collections and disbursements on Queensland account.
BANKING.
| Calendar Year. |
|---|
| 1860. | 1872. | 1884. | 1896. | 1908. |
|---|
| Banking Companies— | 574,661 | 2,200,346 | 11,155,423 | 18,850,945 | 19,122,646 |
| £ Assets | 490,861 | 1,489,515 | 9,338,716 | 15,481,960 | 14,698,195 |
| £ Advances | 332,173 | 1,842,848 | 7,662,543 | 11,346,303 | 16,072,757 |
| £ Liabilities | 286,917 | 1,590,283 | 6,322,025 | 10,879,640 | 15,440,427 |
| £ Deposits | | | | | |
| Savings Bank— | | | | | |
| No. Depositors | 163 | 8,121 | 33,067 | 58,226 | 100,324 |
| £ Amount to credit at end of year | 7,545 | 466,754 | 1,220,614 | 2,329,381 | 4,921,881 |