Rise of Australia

Chapter 149 Population surge
"In our five industrial areas, there are more than [-] Australian workers and more than [-] aboriginals working here. The industrial output and volume account for the vast majority of Australia's total industrial output." Minister of Industry Pierre said with a smile .

Industrial areas are important sites for the development of industries established by the Australian government.After more than two years of long development, the vast majority of industries in Australia have been transferred to industrial zones, and the scale of industries scattered elsewhere is not very large, especially compared to these five large industrial zones.

Australia's current industry has a trend of concentrated development, which has also led to an increasing number and scale of industrial zones.

However, this also faces some problems. In terms of industrial development, although Australia has a vast land area, it is also very rich in mineral resources.

But this does not mean that there will be no problems in the development of industry.In addition to the population problem solved by the number of indigenous people, Australia also has a slightly more difficult problem, that is, water resources are not sufficient.

The development of industry requires a lot of water resources, and the population consumes a lot of water resources.

Now because the scale of the industry is not large, and the population is not enough, the problem of water shortage has not appeared.

But when Australia's population size comes up, this will be a thorny issue for the Australian government.

In order to solve this problem earlier, under Arthur's order, the industrial department has begun to build some large reservoirs and water storage areas near the industrial area. The stored water will be used for industry, and some of the relatively clean water storage areas It will also be used in agriculture and people's life.

Thanks to the efforts of many indigenous peoples, the construction of reservoirs and water storage areas has been very effective.At present, each of Australia's five industrial areas has a small water storage reservoir, which can meet the water problem of industrial areas even when water resources are insufficient.

Of course, Australia will build more water storage areas in the future to completely improve Australia's water problems.

After all, Australia's population will also usher in a surge, and the water problem will need to be resolved sooner or later.

Industrial areas have brought more than [-] jobs to Australia, which is good news for people with low incomes in Australia.

The income of these industrial areas is above the per capita income of Australia, which is also a key concern of Arthur and the Australian government.

Although this level of income may not be high compared to European powers, at least workers do not have to worry about being over-exploited, and basic benefits and wages can still be guaranteed.

"In addition to industrial areas, we have also discovered a large number of new mineral resources in many areas of Australia. These include coal mines, iron ore, silver and aluminum mines, oil, etc. Especially the reserves of coal mines and iron mines have been Compared with the end of 1900, it has increased by about three times." Minister Pierre continued to report.

It is not surprising that Arthur continues to discover these mineral resources.Australia is a real country sitting on a mine cart, and the richness of mineral resources is unimaginable.

You must know that in later generations with a highly developed economy and industry, Australia has been able to earn a lot of income by exporting a large amount of mineral resources every year, and there is no sign of depletion of mineral resources. This is enough to prove Australia's rich mineral resources.

"The above is the annual report of the Ministry of Industry this year. Please comment, Your Highness." After reporting all the materials in hand, Minister Pierre respectfully handed all the materials to Arthur and said.

"Well, the Ministry of Industry has done a good job, but the pace still cannot stop. In the new year, our plan to jointly open automobile factories with the British Empire and the German Empire will also start to be implemented. In addition to the production of our existing domestic automobile factories Yes, our demand for steel output is not low. I hope that in the new year, our total steel output will reach one million tons, and the steel output will at least exceed 35 tons, so that we can initially meet our demand for steel output. " Arthur nodded flatly, and after a cursory glance at the complete report, he ordered.

Reaching 100 million tonnes of total steel production may not seem easy, but it is simple for Australia's industrial sector.

You know, throughout 1902, Australia's total steel production increased by nearly 50 tons, reaching a terrifying 68 tons or more.

This figure is only 32 tons away from one million tons, which is not difficult according to the industrial development situation of the previous year.

The same is true for steel production. The new target set by Arthur is nothing compared to the growth rate in 1902, but whether it can reach one million tons is indeed one of the criteria to measure whether a country is an industrial country.

If you look closely at all the great powers, the steel output of any one country is as high as millions of tons.Even the most important steel output is generally above 100 million tons.

Compared with these great powers, Australia's industry has just started.Although with a large amount of industrial equipment produced in the United Kingdom and aid from Germany, it will take a lot of time to catch up with these countries, or to keep pace with these countries.

"In addition to the excellent results of the Ministry of Industry, Australia's population also ushered in a large increase in 1902. At the beginning of 1902, the total population of Australia was about 99 and 6000 people, but now it has grown to 420 million There are 900 people, and the population growth rate is about 400%. At present, our total population has officially exceeded 500 million, and we are working hard towards the initial goal of [-] million." After the report from the Ministry of Industry, Egypt Prime Minister Moon returned to the podium at the center again to continue the general report of the cabinet government.

"In 1902, our immigrant population was as high as 19, which was the year with the largest immigrant population. Among them, there were about 6 immigrants from the British Empire, about 7 immigrants from the German Empire, and others. All from other countries in Europe, like France, Spain, Italy and Austria-Hungary. We have about 4000 births and 3000 deaths. The proportion of newborn babies is almost double, also because Australia The reason why the per capita income of China has increased a lot. Only when people have a fixed job and a good salary can they have enough energy and time to have children, and then they can have extra funds to support newborns.” Prime Minister Evan reported arrive.

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