Newfoundland in 1897. By the Rev. M. Harvey, LL.D. (Sampson
Low, Marston, and Co.)—This is a " Jubilee " volume, and naturally has a Jubilee tone. Whatever discount, however, we may be inclined to take off on this score from Dr. Harvey's rose-coloured description of Newfoundland, political and financial, we may heartily congratulate the Administration of the Colony on the advance that has been made since the monetary crisis of 1894. The Revenue for the year ending June 30th, 1896, showed an increase of more than £40,000. The railway is within a short distance of being finished, and has been substantially constructed. The public debt is not excessive, being but £12 per head, while the taxation is moderate. The resources of the country in minerals, &c., are large, and the climate—so Dr. Harvey assures us—is tolerable. Then there is abundance of sport to be got. Altogether, the "oldest Colony" has a good many advantages, and even charms. The great grievance is in the French rights. These will have to be endured, though they must be kept within the strictest limits of the language of the Treaty. Dr. Harvey sketches the history and the present condition of Newfoundland in a very interesting volume.
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