Exploration of Western British Americe. 397 
ba 82. Australia and New Zealand. 37. Eastern North America. 
$3. Africa. 38. Western North America. 
34. The Nile Lands. 39. Central America and West 
35. Northwestern Africa. Indies. 
36. North America. 40. South America. 
EXPLORATION OF WESTERN British America.—In the last 
number of this Journal a condensed account was given of the 
expeditions sent out by the Canadian Government for the explo- 
ration of the Red river and Saskatchewan districts. Since then, 
we have received several important Canadian documents, re- 
ferred to in that article. As they possess a permanent value we 
subjoin a notice of their contents. 
1, Report from the Select Committee on the Hudson’s Bay Company, 
together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence, 
appendix and index. Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 
This public document presents in the usual style of the In- 
vestigations of a Committee of a House of Parliament, a vast 
examination of Hon. J. Ross, Col. Lefroy, Dr. Rae, Sir Geo. 
Simpson, Sir John Richardson and other gentlemen. It is ac- 
companied by three maps; 1, of the British and Russian str 
sions in North America; 2, of the aboriginal tribes of British 
America; and 8, of the Northwestern portion of Canada, Hud- 
1859. London, 1859. aoe 
: : ; "sri the gol 
This blue book relating chiefly to Fraser's river and tne g' 
discoveries has an outline sketch of the western portion of 
British America showing the different routes of communication, 
across the country to the mouth of the river. 
nary and general Repo i : 
ma Expedition, made under instructions from 
Canada. By Henry YOuLE 
Toronto, 1859. 
