CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



Letter of Appointment and Duties of the Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . iv. 



Letter of Transmission to Hon. Secretary for Public Lands . . . . v. 



Summary and Becommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v. 



Section I.' — Investigations in Sydney, Java, Singapore, and Ceylon .. .. .. .. 1 



Summary of Section 1 . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • 7 



Section 2. — ^In India . . . . . . . • f . • . . . . 8 



Summary of Section 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • • • 28 



Sections. — ^In South Africa .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 



Summary of Section 3 . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . • • • • • • 41 



Section 4. — In Canary Islands . . . . . . . . . . ■ • • • • • • • 42 



Summary of Section 4 . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 44 



Section 5. — ^In Europe and the Mediterranean Area . . . . . . . . . . • . 44 



Summary of Section 5 . . . . • • • • • • 59 



Section 6. — In the United States 61 



Summary of Section 6 . . . . . . . . ■ • • ■ • • • • • • • • • • °4 



Section 7. — In Mexico and Central America 86 



Summary of Section 7 ... .. •• ■• •• •• 



Section 8. — In the West Indies 



90 



Summary of Section 8 . . 



102 

 Section 9. — ^In South America 



109 



Summary of Section 9.. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 



Section 10. — In the Hawaiian Islands 



Sununary of Section 10 .. •• •• •• •• •■ •• " ** ** 



Section 11.— Summary of Information available in AustraUan States other than Queensland 111 



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 References to Literature 



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Supplementary Notes . . 



