PREFACE THE object of this series is to furnish a survey of the British Empire and its constituent parts in their geographical and allied aspects, together with their economic, administrative, and social conditions, at the present time. History has not been included as an integral part of the scheme, except for the inclusion of a general historical summary in the General Volume; for the rest, historical references have been included only in so far as they were found desirable for the explanation of existing conditions. The history of the Empire has been brought under review elsewhere, notably in the Oxford Historical Geography, edited by Sir Charles Lucas. The series is in six volumes, and the subjectmatter is thus distributed: I. The British Isles and Mediterranean territories (Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus). II. Asiatic territories. III. African territories (with adjacent islands, Mauritius, &c., St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha). IV. American territories (with the Falkland Islands and dependencies). V. Australasian territories (including islands in the Pacific Ocean and the British sector in Antarctica). VI. General. 272175 The Editors have been in close consultation throughout as to the general plan and details of the work. They have shared between them the arrangements with the contributors, for whose collaboration they express their thanks. Professor Herbertson has undertaken the major part of the work connected with the maps; Mr. Howarth has carried out the greater part of the editorial work in its later stages, has dealt with the illustrations (in the five topographical volumes), and has seen the volumes through the press. It is desired to acknowledge Mrs. Howarth's collaboration in the work of indexing, and Mr. O. Brilliant's assistance in the compilation of the gazetteer references in the topographical volumes. Notes in the text enclosed in square brackets are editorial. By James Mavor, Ph.D., Professor of Political Economy in the University of Toronto. XII. TOPOGRAPHY, POPULATION, AND GOVERNMENT By Algernon E. Aspinall, B.A., Secretary to the XIII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE, VEGETATION, AND FAUNA. 350 By Sir Daniel Morris, K.C.M.G., M.A., D.Sc., The names of the authorities or individuals who have supplied photographs are stated on each plate. The Editors desire to express their indebtedness, for the loan of photographs, to Mr. W. L. Griffith, of the Office of the High Commissioner for Canada, to the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company, and to the West India Committee. |