G78 BELGIAN CONGO
The iiisiallation of stations at Leopoldville, Eolo, and Lusambo valong the Sankuru Valley is at present under consideration, for the purpose of connecting Boma and Elisabethville through the Kasai basin.
The legal money is as in Belgium, but on the Upper Congo the currency consists of brass rods, cowries, &e. The total money in circulation on January 1, 1912, amounted to 740,067Z. (on January 1, 1911, it was valued at 355,418/. )• 'J^'ie Metric System was introduced by law on December 2, 1912;
British Consul. — W. J. Lament (at Boma). There are British Vice- Cousuls at Katanga, Ldopoldville, Stanleyville, and Kasai District.
Books of Reference concerning the Congo State.
1. Official.
Anglo Congolese Convention of May 12, 1804. and Maj' 10, 190(3.
Annales dn Musee du Congo Beige de Tervuoren.
The Bulletin Officiel du Congo Beige sxicceeds from Nov. If*, 1008, the. Bulletin Officiel de I'Etat Independant. Brussels.
Bulletin Argricole du Congo Beige.
Henseignements de VOffice Colonial, Apj^endixes to the Bulletin Officiel concerning economic.ll subjects.
Convention between Her Majesty and the King of 'the Belgians in the name of the International Association of the Congo. London, 1885.— Correspondence with Her Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin respecting West African Conference. London, 1885. — Franco- Congolese Convention of August 14, 1804. — General Act of the Conference he],d at Brussels in 1800 — Protocols and General Act of the West African Conference. London. 1885.— L'Etat Independant du Congo. Documents sin-le Pays et ses Habitants. Bi-ussels.
Correspondence, and Report from His Majesty's Consul at Boma, respecting the administration of the Independent State of the Congo. London, various Blue-Books.
2. Unofficial.
Alexander (B.), From the Niger to the Nile. London, 1007.
Alexis (M. G. F.), Notre Colonic en 1010.
Bentley{R&w.yf. H.), Life on the Congo. London, 1887.— Pioneering on the Congo. Svols. London. 1900.
Blanchard (G.), Formation et Constitution Politique del'Etatlndependant du Congo Paris, 1899.
Boulger{T). C), The Congo State. London, 1898.
Bourne (FT. R. P.), Civilization in Congoland. London, 1003.
Burdo (A.), Les Beiges dans I'Afrique centrale. 6 vols. Brussels, 1891.
Burroj«« (G.), The, Land of the Pigmies. London, 1899.
Castefein (A.). L'Etat du Congo, ses origines, ses droits, ses devoirs, le requisition de ses accusateurs. Bruxelles, 1907.
Cattier (F.), Droit et Administration de I'Etat Independant du Congo. Bruxelles, 1808. —Etude sur la situation de I'Etat Independant du Congo. Bruxelles, 1906.
Chapnux(A.), Le Congo historique, diplomatique et colonial. Bruxelles, 1894.
Ooquilhat (C), Sur le Ilaut-Congo. Paris, 1S8S.
Cornoldi (A.), La Questione Congolese. Milan, 1907.
iJe scamps (BxYon E.), L'Afrique Nouvelle. Bruxelles, 1903. Also English Translation. London, 1908.
Donny (General), Manuel du Voyageur et du Resident au Congo. 3 vols, and supple- ment. Bru.'^sels. 1900-01.
Dorman (M. R. P.), Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State. London, 1905.
Dupont(K.), Le Congo. Brussels, 1889.
Dtirand (E.) and (U.), Sylloge Florae Congolanae. Brussels, 1909.
Godelieve (Marie), Six ans au Congo. Bruxelles, 1898.
Ooffart (F.) et Morissen (G.), Le Congo : Geographic physique, politique et economique. Bruxelles, 190S.
Gohr (A.), De rOrganisatiou judiciaire et de la competence en niati<5re civile et com- mercial e au Congo. Lii-ge, 1910.
Ooffin(A.), Les piicheries et les Poissons du Congo. Bruxelles, 1909.
Harris (J. H.), Down in Darkest Africa. London, 1012.
Hinde (S, L.), The Fall of the Congo Arabs. London 1897.
