The Statesman's Year - Book, 1902. Edited by J. Scott LL.D., with
the assistance of J. P. A. Renwick, M.A. (Mac- millan and Co. 10s. 6d. net.)—This book grows in bulk, having increased by eighty-three pages in three years, while the in- crease of the portion given to the British Empire is out of pro- portion to that of the rest. This indicates growth, not only in extent, but in organisation. The preface instances the separa- tion of the affairs of the Seychelles from those of Mauritius, and of the Malay Federated States from the Straits Settlements. Among changes are the rearrangement of the CivifiList, the Census, and the augmentation of the Navy and Army. A peculiarly interesting map is the "Census Chart of the World, 1901." The countries in which no official enumeration of the population has ever been made are Peru, the Turkish Empire, Persia, Afghanistan, China, the Archipelago between Australia and Asia (with the exception of Sarawak), all Africa (excepting South Africa, Algeria, and Egypt), and some of the Pacific islands.
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