27 MARCH 1897, Page 25

The Statesman's Year - Book (Macmillan and Co.) is late, but it

is, as usual, the most important of all the books of reference for the politician and the statistician. The new edition has some excellent maps showing the political changes that have taken place since 1837. There are also extra statistics illustrating the same period. It is, however, almost an impertinence to praise the 'Statesman's Year-Book, so deservedly high is its reputation for sound figures and clearly stated facts.