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CONTENTS.
THE WORLD'S SHIPBUILDING. li
THE WORLD'S COTTON SPINDLES. li
SPINDLES.
UNITED KINGDOM: FINAL RESULTS OF CENSUS OF PRODUCTION, 1907. lii
A RETROSPECT OF RECENT HISTORY.—1861–1911. liv
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.
United Kingdom—The Revenue; Army; Navy; Aviation; Civil Service; Production. lxxviii
England and Wales—Vital statistics, 1912; Pauperism. lxxxv
Scotland—Vital statistics, 1912. lxxxvi
Ireland—Attorney-General. lxxxvi
India—Finance. lxxxvi
Sarawak. lxxxvii
Union of South Africa— Parliamentary Representation; Religions; Occupations; Finance; Trade. lxxxviii
British South Africa—Trade in

1912; Coal Resources; Mineral Production.

lxxxix
Southern Rhodesia—Trade in 1912. lxxxix
North-Western Rhodesia—Trade in 1912. lxxxix
Zanzibar—British Agent. xc
Southern Nigeria—Trade in 1912. xc
Sierra Leone Protectorate. xc
Canada—Agriculture; Trade, 1912; Mineral Production in 1912; Railways; Post Office; Savings

Banks.

xc
Newfoundland—Fisheries. xcii
Australia—Commerce, 1912; Production. xcii
Queensland—Mineral output in 1912. xciii
New Zealand—Trade; Census of Manufactures. xciii
Argentina. xciv
Belgium. xciv
France— Area, Population, and Commerce of Colonies. xcv
Morocco (Spanish Zone)—Calipha. xcvi
MAPS.
plates.
1. Europe—1863–1913.
2. Asia—1863–1913.
3. Africa—1863–1913.
4. North America—1863–1913.
5. South America—1863–1913.
6. Australia—1863–1913.
7. Extension of Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba—1912.
8. Franco-Spanish Treaty—1912.
9. Graphic Diagram to Illustrate the Growth of Displacement, Horse-power, and Speed of Capital Battleship Types during the last Fifty Years.
10. Graphic Diagrams to Illustrate the Varying Ratio between Weight of Heaviest Gun, its Penetrative Power, and the Protection afforded to Ships during the last Fifty Years.