Natal Province

"Good wine needs no bush," and Natal needs no extravagant advertisement. The aim of the editor has been to give the public a thoroughly reliable volume descriptive of the country, and dealing with the commerce, life and prospects of the Province of Natal, indicating to the intending emigrant, and to the business man, what chances there are of success, should he be inclined to take up his residence in Natal, or to extend his commercial operations in the "Garden Colony."

A strict adherence has been made to facts, and every effort has been made to bring the information up-to-date, and to supply it in as concise a form as possible, combined with clearness and reliability. Accuracy has been the principal object, and the statistics have only been drawn from official sources.

The compiler is indebted to the following gentlemen-who, out of their expert knowledge, have contributed chapters on special subjects, which it is anticipated will greatly enhance the permanent value of the work- Mr. C.J. Bird for notes regarding:" The Early History of Natal": Mr. J.Stuart, for the chapter on "Natives"; Dr. E. Warren on "Mammals & Birds!; Mr Claude Fuller for information on "Fruit Growing in Natal"; Mr C.J.Gray. " Mining in Natal"; Mr. H. Choles. "Agriculture and Land Settlement"; and Mr. William Anderson on "Notes on the Geology of the Drakensberg."

Acknowledgement must also be made to the authors or editors of former books on Natal, including Mr.J.Forsyth Ingram and Mr.C.W. Francis Harrison.

Original grey-blue boards with Natal vignette in black with black lettering to front board, and vignette to spine. xii plus 574 plus 5 pages, advertisements. Half-title. Frontispiece. Title. Note. Contents. List of Illustrations. Time Map. Profusely illustrated- 6 coloured maps (3 folding). Coloured folding map in back pocket. Several maps are loose but all in place and need fixing.

Light external wear. very clean copy.