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Proceedings of the Royal Colonial Institute. Edited by the Secre-

tary. (Institute, Northumberland Avenue.)—This volume con- tains nine papers read before the Institute. Two refer to African subjects, " British East Africa," by Mr. G. S. Mackenzie, and "Matabeleland and Mashonaland," by Rev. Frank S. Surridge ; two to Australia, Mr. E. Greville treating of the Aborigines, and Lord Carrington contributing a paper, "Australia as I Saw It ; " perhaps a third, " Australasian Defence," should be added. This is by Major-General Sir J. Bevan Edwards. Lord Aberdeen writes about Canada, Mr. D. Morris on " The Leeward Islands," and Mr. Howard Vincent on "Inter-British Trade."