The new port is cónnected by road and rail with the town of Mackay, 3% miles to the south. A beautifully illustrated souvenir brochure was issued to commemorate the inaugura. tion of the new Mackay outer har-hour, which is clearly destined to play'a very important part in the future of the local sugar, dairying, pig rearing, and beef cattle industries. More than 700.000 Ib, of butter was made in the district in 1938-39. The town of Mackay now has about 12,000 residents and the district contains 32,000.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.