Download or read book A Handbook of the British Colonial Empire written by W. H. Mercer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Handbook of the British Colonial Empire: Based Upon the "Colonial Office List" The accounts of the British colonies and dependencies in this handbook are founded on those in the Colonial Oflice List, but are grouped together in geographical divisions. The editors have endeavoured to give in the prefatory chapters a sketch of subjects which can be treated from a general point of View, and trust that it will help the reader to take an interest in current questions of administration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.