The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 332: Chapter 289: Revenue Breaks Through Sixty Million

The Foreign Affairs Departmt has already made a request to the Chilean Governmt, stating that the super battleship the Chileans demanded has already be designed. They invited the Chileans to come to Australasia for an on-site inspection and to sign a formal warship purchase order.

However, Chile is located on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean, separated from Australasia by the tire South Pacific Ocean.

The arrival of the Chileans will still take some time, and before the Chileans arrive, Arthur also welcomes the d of 9.

On December 3st, 9, the annual report meeting of the Cabinet Governmt formally conved at Sydney Palace.

This year's Cabinet Governmt summary report meeting has become more important than last year's. Apart from the European situation becoming more serious, the Cabinet Governmt is also about to welcome a new of elections next year.

This will be the first election after the cabinet reform, and many old-time cabinet ministers will also face an important choice in their political careers.

The maximum term of office for Cabinet Ministers is three terms. This means that if these Cabinet Ministers want to continue to stay in the Cabinet Governmt, they must aim for differt positions.

In addition to the Prime Minister and the Minister of State, which are the highest points in the Cabinet Governmt, the Chief Justice, the Speaker of the House of Represtatives, and the Royal Affairs Minister are also important positions that can allow them to continue to stay in the Cabinet Governmt.

However, the competition for these positions is extremely high, especially for the Minister of State, Chief Justice, and Royal Affairs Minister. Elections for these roles can only be held under Arthur's nomination.

This means that if Arthur is not optimistic about them, th they can only work towards the positions of Prime Minister and Speaker of the House of Represtatives.

However, in addition to the other Cabinet Ministers, competitors for these two positions include incumbt Prime Minister Walter, former Prime Minister Evan, and incumbt Secretary of State Kt.

In addition to the five sior ministers of the Cabinet Governmt, there may be more than t competitors for the two positions, and all of them are top-tier politicians who have served as cabinet members. This is a huge pressure for these cabinet ministers.

Therefore, these cabinet ministers view the annual summary report meeting at the d of this year as extremely important. This is their last chance to showcase their political achievemts, and the last chance to gain Arthur's trust and get him to think highly of them.

The atmosphere at the large conferce table in the palace has become very serious.

Prime Minister Walter stood solemnly and respectfully in front of the conferce table and was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, colleagues, please allow me to start the annual summary report of the Australasian Cabinet Governmt in 9. The first item to report is the overall domestic situation.

During the tire 9, our developmtal situation was good, with orderly and intse developmt in all aspects."

After a series of reports from the Cabinet officials, the currt situation of Australasia was finally reported in detail.

First is the population issue that Arthur values most. By the d of 9, the total population of Australasia had exceeded 9 million, with the exact number being over 9.43 million. Compared to the previous year, the population increased by 9,000, among which the number of immigrants exceeded 850,000, the number of newborns exceeded 0,000, and the number of deaths was over 40,000.

As the core of the country, the population of the Australian region has already exceeded 7.54 million, and the population of the New Zealand region has already brok through .8 million.

The population of the two colonies, New Guinea and Timor, has also brok through 60,000 and 0,000 respectively, with an overall healthy population growth.

In terms of population structure, British immigrants have declined slightly, but still maintained 68.% of the total population.

For the first time, the Russian population has surpassed the German population, reaching 4.4%. The German population has dropped to third, accounting for 3.9% of the total population.

With Russia's increase in immigration to Australasia, the proportion of Russian immigrants should continue to rise.

However, Arthur's baseline for British immigrant proportion is 65%. If the proportion of British immigrants falls below 65%, th Arthur would consider reducing the quantity of immigrants from other countries. After all, the stability of the nation is far more important than population growth.

Currtly, the developmt of Melbourne is also very rapid, with the population reaching over 950,000 by the d of this year.

If nothing happs, the population of Melbourne should exceed million within 9, thus becoming the second city in Australasia with a population of over a million.

However, the bad news is that in the short term, the only cities in Australasia with a population over a million will be these two. The cities currtly ranked third and fourth in population are Wellington and Newcastle, with populations exceeding 470,000 and 450,000 respectively.

These two cities are still a long way from having a population of a million, ev after the d of World War I.

However, for a country like Australasia with a population of less than million, having too many cities with a population exceeding a million may actually be detrimtal to the developmt of the country.

After all, Australasia has a vast land of millions of square kilometers. If most of the population is conctrated in certain cities, th the developmt of other regions is bound to be limited.

Due to the construction of the Leonora Industrial Base, West Australia has also become a major region for the Australasian Governmt to dispatch immigrants.

The population of West Australia has now exceeded one million, and the constraints on industrial developmt are not so great anymore.

Speaking of industrial developmt, the completion of the construction of the Leonora Industrial Base and the attraction of factories to move in and officially start production, have brought a better developmt stage for all industries in Australasia.

The scale of steel production in Australasia has also se a substantial increase, with an annual output of .3 million tons of iron and .4005 million tons of steel.

In the chemical industry, the Leonora Industrial Base has attracted more than t chemical factories, two agricultural machinery factories, one synthetic ammonia factory, two small fertilizer factories, 7 civilian factories and so on, producing agricultural machinery, fertilizers, and various chemical products.

It has made a significant contribution to various developmtal constructions in Australasia.

More than a doz factories, large and small, at the Leonora Industrial Base have created over ,000 job opportunities, driving significant economic developmt in the region of West Australia.

The per capita income of Australasia has now reached 48.7 Australasian dollars, and the per capita income of some parts of Australasia has exceeded 50 Australasian dollars.

The construction of the two colonies is also almost on track. The per capita annual income of the New Guinea Colony's total population of 60,000 is 4 Australasian dollars, while the per-capita income of the Australian Timor with a population of 0,000 is 40 Australasian dollars.

By theory, the income of the colonies should not lag behind that of the native land. However, as the colonies continue to experice an influx of immigrants, these immigrants will have relatively low income in the short term, thereby reducing the overall per capita annual income of the colonies.

Of course, the governmt's total fiscal revue has also se substantial growth. Thanks to the disaster in East Asia in 9, Australasia made a dect profit in grain exports.

Plus, with considerable aid from Britain, the finance of Australasia was also revitalized.

In the tire year of 9, the total fiscal revue of the governmt was 64.7 million Australian dollars, which increased nearly million Australian dollars compared to the previous year.

Of course, if you do not count the extra profits from exporting grain to East Asia, the increase in total fiscal revue is about the same as last year, probably a 8 million Australian dollars.

Of course, with the increase in fiscal revue, the governmt's spding has also se a considerable rise.

In the tire year of 9, the total fiscal expditure of the governmt was as high as 57 million Australian dollars, an increase of 8 million Australian dollars compared to last year.

Among them, military investmt exceeded 0 million Australian dollars for the first time, specifically .35 million Australian dollars.

From this year onwards, the scale of the Australasian navy will reach three battleships, two battlecruisers, more than t guards and destroyers, two submarines, and over 0 small patrol boats, etc.

Although the strgth of the navy has significantly increased, the rise in its expditure is also substantial, leading to a continuous increase in Australia's military expditure.

However, the good news is that the governmt is still in a surplus situation, although the surplus is only about 7 million Australian dollars. But, after all, sustaining a navy of major power level with a population of less than million and still achieving surplus is already pretty amazing.

The special funds for the royal family also increased from last year's 54,500 Australian dollars to 64,700 Australian dollars. The special funds for the royal family are gradually growing with the developmt of the Australasian economy.

This can also be considered as a small befit Arthur left for his descdants. In the future, wh Australasia is developed, it is perfectly fine for the special funds of the royal family to grow to millions or ev ts of millions of Australian dollars.

If the royal financial group is not well managed in the future, it can still rely on the funds obtained from the governmt each year to maintain a noble and luxurious life for all members of the royal family. At least being a rich man will not be a problem.

This is also Arthur's vision. Arthur spares no effort in cultivating the next geration and successors. However, if the successor's ability is not very good in the future, Arthur will consider reducing royal power and pushing Australasia to a constitutional monarchy if he does not think he can control the tire country.

This approach can also ease the contradiction betwe the monarchy and the governmt. It might be difficult for the future monarchs to be conquerors, but with the royal financial group, being a steward should not be a problem.

At worst, they can stay on this piece of land in Australasia, live a luxurious and ordinary life.

The more power, the more responsibilities. A despot without abilities could plunge the tire royal family into the abyss.

Thanks to the fiscal surplus, the Australasian governmt's available funds have reached 40 million Australian dollars, and the funds are getting more and more.

This is very beficial for future large-scale expansion of Australasia in the navy or other areas. After all, having adequate funds makes things easier and provides some protection against the huge consumption of war.

On the agricultural side, it continued to maintain the same level as last year, with a slight increase in per capita cultivated land area. If last year's per capita cultivated land area was a .8 acres, th this year's per capita cultivated area officially exceeded .3 acres. Of course, it is only about .3 acres.