42 OUR HERITAGE THE SEA 



of oceanic position will be made full use of, to the 

 enormous benefit of those who then possess them. 



South, again, come Australia and New Zealand, 

 those mighty appanages of the British Empire, with 

 all their splendid advantages of geographical position ; 

 but as they have already been dealt with, we may 

 here omit further mention of them, and conclude our 

 lightning survey of the ocean as a reservoir of health 

 for the whole world. 



