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When the President of the London Midland and Scottish Railway

and the Controller of Costs of the same line colla- borate in a small volume on Railways (Thornton Butterworth, 2s.), we may safely assume that the importance of the book

cannot be judged by its size. Sir Josiah Stamp writes only the first chapter, pointing out that in our new world of science and finance transport plays an ever-increasing part, and that we must know something of the economics, statistics, and history of railways if we would view our present problems aright. Mr. W. V. Wood develops the theme with much ability : the result is a volume which may be read in three hours—but it should be reread after a week's thought, for although there is hardly a dull page it contains much matter in little space.