The importance of these colonies to the Mother Country

Is shown by the fact that while her trade with Canada was valued in 1884 at about 18 millions, her trade with the Australian colonies was valued at over 55½ millions. This is still more remarkable when we? remember that the population of Australia is only about half the population of Canada.

Five daughter nations. "Every one speaks of England as home, though neither they, nor their parents nor grandparents, ever saw the old country."