HOBART, the capital of Tasmania, in the county of Bucking ham, on the southern coast of the island. Pop. (1933), including suburbs, 47,056. It occupies a site of great beauty, standing on a series of low hills at the foot of Mount Wellington (4,166 ft.) which is snow-clad for many months in the year. The town faces Sullivan's Cove, a bay opening into the estuary of the river Derwent, and is nearly square in form and is well planned. It is the seat of the Anglican bishop of Tasmania, and of the Roman Catholic archbishop of Hobart. The public buildings include Houses of Parliament, to which an excellent library is attached; the town hall, built of brown and white Tasmanian freestone in Italian style ; the museum and national art gallery. Government House is the residence of the governor of Tasmania. The botanical gardens adjoin. Among the parks are the Queen's Domain (700 ac.) and Franklin Square, named after the famous explorer and former governor. The University of Tasmania, established in 189o, and opened in 1893, has its headquarters at Hobart. The harbour is easy of access, well sheltered and deep, with wharf accommodation for vessels of the largest tonnage. It is a port of call for several intercolonial lines from Sydney and Melbourne, and for lines from London to New Zealand. The ex ports consist mainly of fruit, hops, grain, timber, minerals and wool; while manufactured goods, tea, sugar, tin and coal are im ported. The industries comprise saw-milling, iron-founding, flour milling, tanning and the manufacture of woollen goods. Hobart is the centre of a large fruit-growing district. The city was founded in 1804 and takes its name from Lord Hobart, then sec retary of state for the colonies. It was created a municipality in 1853, and a city in 18J7; and in 1881 its name was changed from Hobart Town to the present form. The chief suburbs are Newton, Sandy Bay, Wellington, Risdon, Glenorchy, Bellerive and Beltana.