CONTENTS

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[I.]THE LAND[13]
[II.] CLIMATE AND RAINFALL[37]
[III.] THE FLORA OF THE COUNTRY[53]
[IV.] THE FAUNA OF THE COUNTRY[71]
[V.] THE EARLY DAYS[89]
[VI.] THE LATER HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT[113]
[VII.] THE GERMAN OCCUPATION[133]
[VIII.] THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY[157]
[IX.] THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY[173]
[X.] THE DIAMOND FIELDS[197]
[XI.] THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY[225]