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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning
Hong Kong.
1. Official Publications.
Administrative Reports. Annual, Hong Kong, Annual Report on Hong Kong. London. Blue Book. Annual. Hong Kong, Civil Service List. Annual. Hong Kong,
Convention between the United Kingdom and China respecting Extension of Hong Kong Territory, Treaty Series, No. 16. 1898, London, 1898, Government Gazette, Published weekly on Fridays, Historical and Statistical Abstract. Hong Kong. Hand Book on Cost of Living. Hong Kong. Sessional Papers, Annual. Hong Kong,
2, Non-Official Publications.
Eitel (E, J.), Europe in China, [ A History of Hong Kong,] London, 1895.
Ireland (A.), The Far Eastern Tropics. [Studies in the administration of Dependen- cies], London, 1905.
Kyshe(J. W. Norton), History of the Laws and Courts of Hong Kong. London, 1899.
Lucas (C. P.), Historical Geography of the British Colonies. 2nd ed. Vol. I. London, 1906,
Skertchly (S, B, J.), Our Island, Hong Kong, 1893.
INDIA AND DEPENDENCIES.
India, as defined by Parliament (52 and 53 Vict. c. G3, s. 18), comprises all that part of the great Indian Peninsula which is directly or indirectly under British rule or protection. In a popular sense it includes also certain countries such as Nepal, which are beyond that area, but whose relations with India are a concern of the Foreign Department of the Govern- ment whose agent resides in the country concerned. These countries will be found included in the third part of the Year- Book among Foreign Countries. The term British India includes only the districts subject to British law, and does not include native States, The term is so used unless otherwise stated, in the tables, &c., that follow. The symbol Rx. stands for ten rupees. Rx. l=:Rs. 10.
Government and Constitution.
The present form of government of the Indian empire is established by the Government of India Act, 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. cap. 106), which received the Royal assent on August 2, 1858. By this Act, all the territories theretofore under the government of the East India Company are vested in His Majesty, and all its powers are exercised in his name ; all territorial and other revenues, and all tributes and other payments, are likewise received in his name, and disposed of for the purposes of the government of India alone. Under the Royal Titles Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict, cap. 10), the King of Great Britain and Ireland has the additional title of Emperor of India.
The administration of the Indian Empire in England is entrusted to a Secretary of State for India, assisted by a Council of not less than
