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CIRCULATING LIBRARY, 20,000 Volumes; Subscriptions from £2 2s. the Year, or 15s. the Quarter, OUR COLONIAL POSSESSIONS. Europe. COLONIAL GOVERNORS. Cyprus. Sir Walter Sendall, K.C.M.G., High Gibraltar.-General Sir R. Biddulph, R.A., America and West Indies. Dominion of Canada.-The Earl of Aberdeen, New Brunswick.-J. J. Fraser, Lt.-Gov. Manitoba.--The Hon. J. C. Patterson, Lt.-Gov. Bermuda.-Lt.-Gen. George D. Barker, C.B., British Guiana.-Sir A. W. L. Hemming, British Honduras.—Sir C. A. Moloney, K.C.M.G., Falkland Islands.-Sir R. T. Goldsworthy, Jamaica and Dependencies.-Sir H. A. Blake, Barbados.--Sir J. S. Hay, K.C.M.G., Governor. Sir Francis Fleming, Br. E. Africa.-Arthur Hardinge, C.B., Com. Niger Coast.-Ralph D. R. Moor, C.M.G. Hong Kong. Sir William Robinson, K.C.M.G., Seychelles Is.-H. Cockburn Stewart, Adm. Labuan.-L. P. Beaufort, Gov. British North Borneo.-L. P. Beaufort, Gov. Africa. Cape of Good Hope.-Rt. Hon. Lord Rosmead, Lagos. Sir G. T. Carter, K.C.M.G., Gov. Fiji, & High Commissioner for the Western Pacific. Asia. East Indies. The Earl of Elgin, Viceroy and Madras. Sir A. E. Havelock, G.C.M.G., Gov. BRITISH COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES. The Dependencies of Great Britain may be divided into five classes: 1. Crown Colonies, entirely controlled by the Home Government. 2. Those possessing Representative Institutions, the Crown only having a veto on legislation, and the Home Government retaining control of public officers. 3. Those possessing Responsible Government, the Crown only having a veto on legislation, and the Home Government having no control over public officers. 4. Those which are subordinate to the government of others. 5. Protectorates which are internally independent. Though the area of the United Kingdom consists of only 121,069 sq. ms., that of the British Empire, with all its colonies and dependencies, falls little short of 11,000,000 sq. ms., or nearly three times as large as Europe, and covers more than a fifth part of the land-surface of the globe. Of this huge territorial surface a perfectly insignificant fraction is in Europe; while, in round numbers, the square miles contributed by Asia are one and three-quarter millions, by Africa two and a quarter millions by America three and a-half millions, and by Australasia three and a quarter millions. The population of some parts of this Empire, especially of certain protectorates and spheres of influence, is altogether unknown, and of others is only more or less roughly estimated; but so far as can be ascertained, the aggregate inhabitants of the Empire in 1891 numbered 371,825,244. Of this number 93,505,155 were inhabitants of protectorates or spheres of influence; 240,587,167 were in our colonies or dependencies; the remaining 37,732,922 being the actual population of the United Kingdom. Of the 240,587,167 inhabitants of our colonies and dependencies, 221,434,862 Proverb-It is a long lane that has no turning. ADEN AND PERIM. Two important British coaling stations. The peninsula of Aden on the Arabian Coast was captured in 1839, and is now strongly fortified; both it and the neighbouring island of Perim at the entrance to the Red Sea are under the Bombay Government. CHIEF EXPORTS.-*Coffee, cotton goods, hides and skins, grain and pulse, gums and resins. CHIEF IMPORTS.-Cotton goods, coffee, coal, grain and pulse. AREA of Aden, 75 sq. ms.; of Perim, about 5 sq. ms. POPULATION (1891)41,912. square miles), South Australia (ç03,690 square miles), and Western Australia (1,060,000 square miles). The total area of Australasia is therefore 3,161,470 square miles, or more than onethird of the area of the whole British Empire. Although some obscurity hangs over the history of the early discoveries of Australia, there can be no doubt that the merit of having practically made it known to the world belongs to Captain James Cook, who in 1770 sailed along the whole of the eastern coast, from Cape Howe to Cape York. In consequence of the reports made by that navigator to the Government a se tlement was formed in 1788 at Sydney, in Port Jackson, by a party consisting of li tle more than a thousand souls, who landed with them 6 head of horned cattle, 7 head of horse stock, 29 sheep, 12 pigs, and a few goats. At the commencement of 18,6 the population of Australasia had increased to 4,238,369 persons, with plenty of room for further expansion, as shown by the fact that the number stated only represents 1'40 persons to the square mile. The greatest density of population is found in Victoria, where it reaches 13'45 to the square mile, while in New Zealand it is 6'69, in Tasmania 6:13, New South Wales 4'11, Queensland o'69, South Australia o 30, and Western Australia o 09. The live stock at the beginning of 1895 consisted of 120,697,022 sheep, 13,315,878 cattle, 1,890,477 * Probably all re-exports. ASCENSION ISLAND. CROWN CO.ONY, in the South Atlantic, of volcanic origin, discovered by the Portuguese, May 20, 1501. First occupied as a naval station by Great Britain in 1815. It is under the charge of the Admiralty. Value of IMPORTS is about £4,000. EXPORTS are turtles and birds' eggs. The only station, GEORGETOWN, situated in a small bay on the north-west coast, is fortified. AREA-35 sq. ms. POPULATION-200. AUSTRALASIA consists of the island-continent of Australia (formerly known as New Holland), with an area of 3,030,771 square miles, and the islands of Tasmania (26,229 square miles), and New Zealand (104,470 square miles). Australia is divided into five Colonies:-New South Wales (310,700 square miles), Victoria (87,884 square miles), Queensland (668,497 100 O Proverb Everything is as you take it, horses, and 1,191,605 swine. The wool exported during 1894 was valued at £24,364,772; the total shipping tonnage, inwards and outwards during 1894, was 17,359,418 tons, and the total trade was valued at £111,391,786. There were 12,425 miles of railway open in Australasia, and 94,486 miles of telegraph wire in use. There were 6,694 post offices, in which 211,712,489 letters and 150,642,148 newspapers, books, and parcels were dealt with during 1894. In the same year minerals were raised to the value of £11,173,031, including gold, £8,282,241; silver, £2,611,306; and coal, £1,356,788. Later statistics than these are not obtainable at time of going to press. AUSTRALASIAN FEDERATION. On the 9th of April, 1891, the Federal Convention, sitting at Sydney, adopted a Bill establishing a Federal Constitution for Australia, which is subject to ratification both by the individual Colonies and by the Imperial Parliament. It has been proposed that the Commonwealth of Australia be united under a single GovernorGeneral appointed by the Crown, with one Parliament for the whole Commonwealth. Each of the separate colonies, to be known as States, will have its own Legislature, but they will unite to form a Parliament for the whole Commonwealth, consisting of the orthodox two Houses, a House of Representatives and a Senate, the former chosen by direct election and the latter by the Parliaments of the separate States.. The powers of the Senate are not to be co-ordinate with those of the House of Representatives on money bills or taxation; such bills can only be affirmed or rejected, but not amended by it. Members of both Houses are to receive a salary of £500 a year. January 29, 1895, a Conference of Australian Premiers was opened at Hobart, and a motion was carried declaring that Federation is the greatest and most pressing question in Australian politics. On BAHAMAS.-A group of about 20 inhabited islands, and numerous small islands and rocks. The chief islands are: New Providence, San Salvador, Great Abaco, Long Island, Mayaguana, Eleuthera, Great Inagua, Harbour Island, Bahama, and Andros Islands. GOVERNMENT. EXECUTIVE in a Governor and a Council. There is also a Legislative Council of 9 members. LEGISLATURE in a Representative Assembly of 29 members, one of whom is Speaker. EDUCATION.-There are 41 Government schools with 5,392 pupils on the rolls, and 13 aided schools with 918 pupils on the rolls. The Church of England has 33 schools unaided with 1,718 pupils on the rolls. CHIEF EXPORTS. Sponges, pineapples, fruit, and sisal fibre, dry goods, turtle shell, bananas, and oranges. CHIEF IMPORTS.-Dry goods, wines, spirts, hardware, and provisions. Capital, Nassau, in New Providence. 433 vessels entered, and 431 cleared during the year 1894. Transit, about 14 days. AREA-5,794 square miles. PO ULATION (1891)-47,565. GOVERNOR Sir W. F. Haynes Smith, K.C.M.G., £2,000. BARBADOS was included in the governo"ship of the Windward Isles till 1885, when it was constituted into a distinct Government. THE GOVERNMENT consists of a Governor, aided by an Executive Council and an Executive Committee, a Legislative Council of 9 members appointed by the Sovereign, and a House of Assembly of 24 members elected yearly on the basis of a moderate franchise. EDUCATION. There are 18) elementary, schools, 5 second grade, and 3 first grade, and a College affiliated to Durham University. CHIEF EXPORTS.-Sugar, molasses. CHIEF IMPORTS.-Linen and cotton goods, flour, fish, salted meats, rice. In 1895, 1,068 vessels entered, and 1,066 cleared, with a tonnage of 584,706 and 585,195 respectively. Chief town, Bridgetown. Transit, about in days. AREA-166 square miles. POPULATION (1895)-188,000 (est.). GOVERNOR-Sir James S. Hay, K.C.M.G., £3,000, and £600 for table allowance. BASUTOLAND till 1884 formed part of Cape Colony, on the north-east of which it lies. The Orange Free State, Natal, and Cape Colony form its boundaries. GOVERNMENT is vested in a Resident Commissioner, who is subordinate to the High Commissioner for South Africa. EDUCATION. There are 113 schools in receipt of Government grants. JUSTICE.-There are magistrates' courts for the trial of cases between Europeans and natives; cases between natives are decided by the chiefs, from whom an appeal lies to the magistrates' courts. CHIEF EXPORTS. Grain, cattle, wool, skins. CHIEF IMPORTS.Blankets, machinery, ironware, provisions. Capital, Maseru. Transit, via Cape, about 23 days. Basutoland is now admitted to the South African Customs Union. There is Telegraphic communication between Maseru and the other stations in South Africa. AREA-10,290 square miles. POPULATION (1895)-250,000 Natives; 578 Europeans. RES. COMMISSIONER-Col. Sir GOVERNM. J. Clarke, K.C.M.G., £1,500. MENT SECRETARY-Herbert C. Stoley. BECHUANALAND. THE PROTECTORATE extends westward to the 20 h meridian of East Longitude, and northward to the 22nd parallel of South Latitude. Area about 121,500 square miles. The parcel post has been extended to the Protectorate, and there is a bi-weekly mail service through the Protectorate to Buluwayo. Mr. J. S. Moffat, C.M.G., is stationed at Palapye, the capital of Khama's country, and is Assistant Commissioner for the Northern Protectorate; while Mr. W. H. Surmon is Assistant Commissioner for the Southern Protectorate, and is stationed at Gaberones. GOVERNMENT is vested in the Administrator, who is responsible to the High Commissioner for S. Africa, who is also the Governor of Bechuanaland and of the Cape of Good Hope, and has power to legislate by proclamation. NATIVE EDUCATION is being advanced by the Wesleyan Mission and the London Missionary Society. CHIEF EXPORTS.-Agricultural produce for Kimberley and the S. African Republic. CHIEF IMPORTS. Co ton goods, provisions. Vryburg is the seat of government. AREA (Colony and Pro.ectorate) 162,000 square miles. POPULATION (exclusive of aborigines)12,726. GOVERNOR-Right Hon. Lord Rosmead, G.C.M.G. BERMUDAS.-In the W. Atlantic, about 580 miles from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, including about 360 small rocks. The four principal islands are the "main island" Bermuda, Ireland, St. George's, and Somerset. GOVERNMENT. EXECUTIVE in Governor and Council of six, four ex-officio and two members appointed by Royal Warrant. LEGISLATURE vested in a Legislative Council of nine, three ex-officio and six members appointed by Royal Warrant and an Assembly of 36 members, elected by possessors of freehold property of not less value than £60. EDUCATION.-There are 20 aided schools, with 1,122 scholars, of which 582 were boys and 540 girls. School fees amounted to £465; Government contributions, £915. There are besides 30 other unaided primary Proverb-Employment is enjoyment. |