A Thousand Miles in a Machilla 



numbered 1,626, an increase of over 400 from the 

 previous March, necessitating the opening of fresh 

 schools. 



Twenty scholarships of £40 per annum are to 

 be obtained, while three Rhodes scholarships, 

 valued at ^300, are annually allotted to Southern 

 Rhodesia. 



A geological survey of Rhodesia has been 

 begun, and the Department of Agriculture has 

 been re-organized. The staff now consists — in 

 addition to the Director — of two agriculturists, a 

 botanist, a chemist, an entomologist and an agri- 

 cultural engineer. There is also a veterinary 

 branch. 



It is proposed to create a Forestry Department 

 in Southern Rhodesia. Much valuable timber 

 exists which it is considered by experts should be 

 periodically and systematically cut. A large timber 

 area in Gwaai forest between Bulawayo and Wankie 

 is now being worked. 



Imports for the year ending October 19 10 

 show an increase of ;^59i,8i7 over the same time 

 in 1909, while the receipts from Customs showed an 

 increase of ;^43,5o8 over the corresponding period 

 of the previous year. 



It is noted in the latest Report of the Chartered 

 Company that great signs of progress and pros- 

 perity are everywhere apparent in Rhodesia. 



The railways there are also benefiting from the 

 improved conditions, and increased receipts are 

 shown in the general goods, passenger, and mineral 

 traffic. 



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