1887.] on the Work of the Imperial Institute. 127 



THE BRITISH COLONIES. 



Illustrations of their Development during the Queen's Reign. 



Australii 



Africa 



All the Imports and Exports taken together were ELEVEN TIMES larger 

 in 1885 than they were in 1837. 



T^ -ri Qi.- • rr , -.1 m • S^^^'^ " 3, 700, 000 tons. 



British Shipping Trade with Colonies . . < 



(1885 .. 56,000,000 „ 



^ . . , ^ ., , . ^1837 .. 11,300,000^. 



British Export to Colonies < 



(1885 .. 54,500,000?. 



POPULATION. 



Of all the Colonies existing in 1837 •• < *' ' ' 



(1881 .. 12,753,277* 

 Of all the Colonies in 1881 15,703,072* 



* These numbers must have considerably increased since 1881. 



RATE OF INCREASE FROM 1837 TO 1881. 



In European Colonies SLIGHT. 



In Ceylon TWICE as large as it was. 



In the Great Asiatic Colonies ,. About the SAME. 



In the Cape of Good Hope .. .. EIGHT TIMES as large as it was. 



In Canada THREE TIMES as large as it was. 



In the West Indies NOT quite TWICE as large as it was. 



In Australia Nearly TWELVE times as large as 



it was. 



