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councils should supply copies to their sanitary departments. The book begins 

 with a brief account of the causes of disease, especially of tropical diseases^and a 

 short description of mosquitoes. It then deals with Disinfection, Air and Venti- 

 lation, Water Supply, Food, Collection, Removal and Disposal of Refuse, Habi- 

 tations, and Sanitary Law and Practice ; and concludes with a useful appendix 

 containing many technical details. It is dedicated to Sir Ronald Ross. 



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Federal Handbook. Prepared in connection with the Eighty-fourth Meeting 

 of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Aus- 

 tralia, August, 1914. Compiled under the authority of the Federal Council 

 of the Association. Edited by G. H. Knibbs, C.M.G., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., 

 and published by the Commonwealth Government. With maps and 

 illustrations. [Pp. xvi + 598.] (Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer, 

 Melbourne.) 



THIS interesting handbook has been compiled under the authority of the Federal 

 Council of the British Association, and is edited by Mr. G. H. Knibbs, C.M.G., 

 F.R.A.S., F.S.S., and is published by the Commonwealth Government. The 

 various chapters are written by different persons of distinction, deal with the 

 history of Australia, the aborigines of Australia, the geography, climate, vege- 

 tation, animal life, geology, astronomy and geodesy in Australia, agricultural 

 development, mining fields, manufactures, education, political systems, and 

 miscellaneous notes. There are many maps, diagrams, and photographs of 

 natives, etc., and the book will be very useful for reference, apart from the 

 meeting of the Association. 



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A Text-book of Inorganic Chemistry. Vol. i. Part I. An Introduction to Modern 

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A Text-book of Insanity and Other Mental Diseases. By Charles Arthur Mercier, 

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