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The present volume — an enlargement of that part of 

 Dr. A. E. Wallace's " Australasia '"' of the former series 

 which deals with the great Malay islands and the 

 numberless archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean — has been 

 almost entirely re-written, and expanded to nearly twice 

 the number of pages previously allotted to the section. 

 The aim has been to present as comprehensive a 

 view as possible of the regions described, and also 

 to give the latest information obtainable. The history 

 of the islands has been touched upon, fuller details 

 and statistics of their trade afforded, and, lastly, a 

 short sketch of the two capitals, Batavia and Manila, 

 and of the life and manners of their inhabitants, has 

 been added. 



As the volumes are intended for separate sale, the 

 Introduction — which is even more needed for this than 

 for the first volume — has, with a few slight alterations, 

 been retained. 



Thanks are due to Mr. J. J. Lister of St. John's 



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