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[May 2^, 1920 



The Development of British East Africa.^ 



T T may be claimed for Lord Cranworth's volume 

 *- that in a large measure it fulfils the author's 

 main object of placing before intending settlers 

 in British East Africa information and points of 

 view which should be helpful to them. To this 

 end the chapters dealing with agricultural and 

 industrial prospects, primarily in the highlands of 

 the Protectorate, furnish detailed information such 

 as the most suitable areas as to soil and climate ; 

 the cost of land, labour, equipment, etc. ; the 

 requisite capital for various enterprises ; and the 

 return which may be anticipated. 



There is one serious omission, however, in 



of the book is enhanced by Lady Cranworth's con- 

 tribution of a chapter giving not only hints on 

 equipment for women, but also a description of 

 the life in the highlands of East Africa, with its 

 varied interests for women, and advice as to the 

 suitability of the clirhatic and other conditions to 

 women and children. The author himself devotes 

 a chapter to the educational facilities at Nairobi 

 and other centres, which should be helpful to 

 intending settlers who are married. 



A short history of East Africa, together with 

 some notes on the native races and the effects of 

 immigration from India, Arabia, and Somaliland, 



An ox being hyperimmunised to rinderpest. From " Profit and Sport in liritish East Africa 



that no reference is made to the financial difti- 

 culty resulting from the enhanced exchange value 

 of the rupee. This serious handicap to new 

 settlers had not arisen when the author wrote 

 "A Colony in the Making," from which he pro- 

 duced the book now under review as a revised 

 edition; but, since the later volume was not pub- 

 lished until 1919, it is surprising that the currency 

 question was not dealt with as a new chapter, or 

 at any rate referred to in the author's preface. 



Lord Cranworth points out that the book is not 

 an erudite work, but gives a few plain facts and 

 suggestions for the guidance of those without 

 experience of British East Africa. The usefulness 



1" Profit and Sport in British Ea«t Africa." I'eing a Second lidition, 

 Revised and Enlarged, of "A Colony in the Making." By Capt. The 

 Lord Cranworth. Pp. xvi+503. (London: Macraillan and Co., Ltd., 

 1919.) Price 21J. net. 



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forms an interesting basis to the general descripr 

 tion of subsequent developments and future 

 prospects. 



Several chapters deal with big game and with 

 sport and games of many kinds ; those on big 

 game furnish information as to the. localities where 

 various species are to be found, and how their 

 presence affects the settler, while a chapter 

 is devoted to beasts which the author would 

 place in a black list as having many un- 

 desirable proclivities and nothing which may 

 serve to counterbalance their disadvantages. Re- 

 productions of Mr. J. G. Millais's "Buffalo" and 

 his picture of animal life on the Loieta Plains are 

 included in the illustrations. 



To those interested in stock-raising an appendix 

 giving notes on remedial measures against stock 



