Report Of The Royal Commission Appointed To Inquire Into And Report Upon The Financial And Economic Position Of The Pastoral Industry In The Leasehold Areas In Western Australia Fyfe, Wallace Vernon (Commissioner, Secretary General And Chairman Of The Pastoral Appraisement Board)

Folio, original printed wraps, 3 colour maps of Western Australia, b&w plates, pp xi, i, 186. Presentation inscription from the Commissioner. Very good condition. Detailed inquiry into the pastoral industry, with maps and photographs. Areas covered include: description and condition of each pastoral area in the state, including number of stations, type of land and soil, soil erosion. rainfall annually and droughts, etc.; the pastoral leasehold system (its history and its expansion); the sheep and wool-growing industry, including the value of stations and the industry-associated costs, and assistance to drought-stricken areas; the cattle industry, including the Commission's reccommendations; and miscellaneous, including vermin (and the rabbit-proof fence), the Flying Doctor, and the "employment and control of natives".