Chapter I: Preface: Vol. VIII

Everyone who has followed the story of the War in South Africa from start to finish will assuredly have acquired a keen and lasting interest in the land which has been won by the expenditure of so much blood and treasure. Earnestly will he discuss in his mind all questions connected with the development of the New Dominions of the King, and vigilantly will he watch every action of the Government in regard to them.

In order rightly to estimate the difficulties to be overcome and the issues to be hoped for, and to follow these questions with complete apprehension, it is necessary to be familiar with their aspect in every possible light. To this end, the Editor has invited the co-operation of various well-known Authorities, each of whom has kindly contributed his opinion on matters coming within his special experience.

The Publishers claim, therefore, that in this Volume is collected the cream of modern thought, furnished at first-hand by those whose mastery of their subject, and whose interest in the Empire, render them competent to instruct in the intricacies of the South African problems, with which for some time to come we must stand face-to-face. That these writers do not on all points entirely agree is a matter for congratulation, as readers are thus enabled to view the political panorama from every reasonable standpoint, and weigh the pros and cons of their arguments with perspicuity and without prejudice.

At the present juncture, when Mr. Chamberlain, the greatest of Colonial Secretaries, is visiting South Africa, the Publishers are convinced that this Volume is the most valuable book on the new Colonies that has yet been offered to the Public.

CONTENTS--VOL. VIII.

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EMIGRATION 1

By His Grace THE DUKE OF ARGYLL, P.C., K.T.; Author of
"Imperial Federation," "The Life and Times of Queen Victoria," &c.

SOUTH AFRICAN FEDERATION: VIEWS OF COLONIAL PREMIERS 16

By E. B. OSBORN, Author of "Greater Canada."

LAW AND LANGUAGE 23

By M. J. FARRELLY, LL.D., Barrister-at-Law; Advocate of the Supreme
Court of Cape Colony.

THE AFRICANDER PARTY: ITS ORIGIN, ITS GROWTH, ITS AIMS 38

By the Hon. A. WILMOT, Member of the Legislative Council, Cape Colony;
Author of "History of Our Own Times in South Africa," &c., &c.

RHODESIA: SOME PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS 55

By E. F. KNIGHT, Author of "Where Three Empires Meet," "The Cruise of
the _Falcon_," &c.

PROBLEMS AND POSSIBILITIES 72

By JAMES STANLEY LITTLE, Author of "South Africa," "The Progress of
the British Empire in the Nineteenth Century," "The United States of
Britain," &c. &c.

THE FUTURE OF THE MINING INDUSTRY 86

By F. T. NORRIS.

THE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK 113

By THE EDITOR.

WOOL-GROWING 133

By ALLEN G. DAVISON, Chief Inspector of Sheep for Cape Colony.

SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS 140

By W. BLELOCH, Author of "The New South Africa."

HEALTH RESORTS OF SOUTH AFRICA 157

By ERNEST GRAHAM LITTLE, B.A., formerly Porter Scholar, of the Cape
University; M.D. University of London; Member of the Royal College
of Physicians; Physician, with charge of the Skin Department, at
St. Mary's Hospital; Senior Assistant Physician to the East London
Hospital for Children and Dispensary for Women, Shadwell; late
House Physician at St. George's Hospital and at the City of London
Hospital for Diseases of the Chest.

COMMERCIAL PROSPECTS 174

By WILLIAM EGLINGTON, Editor and Proprietor of "The British and South
African Export Gazette."

THE FUTURE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTABULARY: VIEWS OF
MAJOR-GENERAL BADEN-POWELL 186