Taking principal foreign countries with which Australia does business, aggregate exports to these were £52,910,767 in 1936-37, compared with 43,134,639 in the previous year. Imparis were slightly larger in 1936-37 at £35410922. These figures give a favourable balance of trade with foreign countries of £ 16,899,845, compared with £8,577,244 in the previous 12 months. Thus the severe loss of trade with Japan was more than compensated for by increased trade with other foreign countries.
Because of a favourable balance of £24,388,241 sterling with the United Kingdom in 1936-37, a gain of about £3 million in the 12 months, Austra-tio had a favourable balance of more than £21,500000 as a result of her trade with British countries last fin-
The Commonwealth Cinematograph Department is rapidly developing a form of advertising which is justified also for its value as an aid to education and entertainment. The expert officers have got far beyond the re-natively primitive films produced ten ears ago. About a dozen pictures made each year and the industry is now self-supporting.
The films are distributed throughout the British Dominions, the United States, and most countries in both hemispheres. Special interest is shown in our unique flora and fauna and in scenes and events particularly characteristic of the country The latest production by the Cinematograph sub-department is a 720 ft. film "starring" the lyre bird in his matyral home in Sherbrooke Forest. In order to secure a genuine presentation of the beautiful bird mimic's dancing and singing entertainment much patience had to be shown. The photographers were not satisfied until they had worked for three years.
New air services that will fly more than 20000 miles a week and give Melbourne greatly improved connections with other capital cities have begun.
Duplication of Australian National Airways' Douglas services between Melbourne and Sydney and Melbourne and Adelaide, and the completion of Ansett Airways' network by the inauguration of an Adelaide-Narrandera service, will give Melbourne the following inter-capital services.—To Sydney.—Four flights daily, two direct, one via Narrandera, one via cial
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