The Colony Of Natal PDF Download

Excerpt from Natal: A Description of the Colony, Including Its Natural Features Of information that have been treated of. Foremost amongst these he has to name Mr. John Sanderson Of Durban, Dr. Sutherland the surveyor-general of the Colony, and the authors Of numerous practical papers that have appeared from time to time in a comprehen sive and valuable annual published within the Colony by Messrs. Davis and Sons, of Pietermaritzburg, under the designation The Natal Almanac, Directory and Register, ' which has now reached to its thirteenth volume, having been commenced in 1863. The author has also to speak in terms Of acknowledgment and praise, of a very admirable Handbook Of South Africa which has been issued quite recently by Messrs. S. W. Silver and Company Of London, and which is filled with information upon South African matters. The hand of the editor, who is well known for his pursuit of some branches of scientific research within the Colony, and for his constant interest in the fortunes and progress of his Old colleagues and friends, will be sufficiently evident in the portions of the work that most nearly concern those particular branches of study, and his services will receive from the general public such acceptance as they may deserve. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.