CONTENTS
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| Part the First. THE BRITISH EMPIRE. | |
| Reigning Queen and Empress | 3 |
| I. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland— | |
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| Constitution and Government | 6 |
| Area and Population | 14 |
| Religion | 28 |
| Instruction | 33 |
| Justice and Crime | 39 |
| Pauperism | 42 |
| Finance | 43 |
| Defence | 55 |
| Production and Industry | 67 |
| Commerce | 79 |
| Shipping and Navigation | 88 |
| Internal Communications | 91 |
| Money and Credit | 95 |
| Money, Weights, and Measures | 98 |
| Books of Reference | 99 |
| II. India, the Colonies, Protectorates, and Dependencies— | |
| Europe— | |
| Gibraltar | 105 |
| Malta | 106 |
| Asia— | |
| Aden, Perim, Somaliland, Sokotra | 108 |
| Bahrein Islands | 109 |
| Borneo (British) | 110 |
| Ceylon— | |
| Constitution and Government | 112 |
| Area and Population | 113 |
| Religion and Instruction | 114 |
| Justice, Crime and Pauperism | 115 |
| Finance | 115 |
| Defence | 115 |
| Production and Industry | 116 |
| Commerce | 116 |
| Shipping and Communications | 117 |
| Money and Credit | 117 |
| Dependency | 118 |
| Books of Reference | 118 |
| Cyprus | 118 |
| Hong Kong— | |
| Constitution and Government | 120 |
| Area and Population | 121 |
| Instruction | 122 |
| Justice and Crime | 122 |
| Finance | 122 |
| Defence | 123 |
| Commerce and Shipping | 123 |
| Money and Credit | 124 |
| Money, Weights, and Measures | 124 |
| Books of Reference | 124 |
| India and Dependencies— | |
| Government and Constitution | 125 |
| Area and Population | 128 |
| Religion | 135 |
| Instruction | 137 |
| Justice and Crime | 138 |
| Finance | 139 |
| Defence | 143 |
| Production and Industry | 146 |
| Commerce | 151 |
| Shipping and Navigation | 157 |
| Internal Communications | 159 |
