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SHERRATT & HUGHES MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS. ECONOMIC SERIES. No. V. THE EATING OF LAND VALUES. By J.D. Chorlton, M.So. _ Demy 8vo, pp. viii. 177. 3s. 6d. net. (Publication No. 23, 1907.) " The first halt of this book deserves to become a classic is one of the best books on a practical economic question that has appeared for many years. It is not only scientifically valuable, but so well written as to be interesting to a novice on the subject." — The Nation. " A very businesslike and serviceable collection of essays and notes on this intricate question." — Manchester Guardian. "Mr. Chorlton deals clearly and concisely with the whole subject of rating and land values." — The Standard. " The- impartiality and candour of Mr. Chorlton's method are beyond dispute, and his book will repay careful study by all who are interested in the question, from whatever motive." — Westminster Gazette. Gabtsidb Eepobt, No. 4.) No. VI. DYEING IN GERMANY AND AMERICA. By Sydney H. HiQQiNa, M.Sc, Gaitside Scholar. Demy 8vo, pp. xiii. 112. Is. net. (Publication No. 24, 1907.) " The book will . . make a valuable addition to the technical litera. ture of this country." — Tribune. " The work is one which .... should receive the attention of those who daeire a general view of the German and American dyeing in- Aa&ities."— Textile Manufacturer. No. VII. THE HOUSING PROBLEM IN ENGLAND. By Ernest Ritson Dewsnitp, M.A., Professor of Railway Economics in the University of Chicago. Demy 8vo, pp. vii. 327. 5s. net. (Publication No. 25, 1907.) "Professor Dewsnup's book on the housing problem consists of three distinct parts, each of which is a valuable contribution to economic science. In Part I, Professor Dewsnup tries to give a clear and definite account of the evil with which authorities in England are called upon to cope. Avoiding all special pleading and all evidence of the sensational kind whi&h is apt to give a false idea of the extent and intensity of the evil of overcrowding, he does not on the other hand fall into the error of minimizing the evil. "In Part II, Professor Dewsnup gives a most excellent and well- digested summary of the legislation which has been passed by Parlia- ment since 1851 to cope with the evils of overcrowded houses, and of overcrowded areas. "In Part III, the strictly informational and statistical work of the previous parts is utilized by the author to support his own conclusions as to the best methods of dealing with the problem of overcrowding. "Whether or not the reader agrees with Professor Dewsnup in the conclusions he draws from his data, every student of economics must be grateful to him for the accuracy and care which have gone into the collection and arrangement of his material." — The American Political Science Review, vol. iii, No. 1, February, 1909. , Soho Square, London, W. s