The Growth and Administration of the British Colonies 1837 — 1897

CHAPTER I Page Our Colonial System - - - - - - - 7 CHAPTER II Pioneers of Colonial Progress and Reform ( 1837 - 1897 ) 36 CHAPTER III The Growth of the British - American Colonies ( 1837 - 1897 ) - . 34 CHAPTER IV The Growth of the British - Australasian Colonies ( / 837 - 1897 ) . - 77 CHAPTER V The Growth of our African Colo ?ties (1837 - 1897 ) - 106 CHAPTER VI The Growth of Colonial Constitutions — Canada - - 129 CHAPTER VII The Growth of Colonial Constitutions — Canada - - 161 CHAPTER VIII The Growth of Colonial Constitutions — Australasia - 192 CHAPTER IX The Growth of Colonial Constitutions — South Africa - 218 Appendix — Details of the Canadian Constitution - - 24 .3 INDEX . 249