By E. F. KNIGHT, Author of "Where Three Empires Meet," "The Cruise of the _Falcon_," &c. PROBLEMS AND POSSIBILITIES 72 By JAMES STANLEY LITTLE, Author of "South Africa," "The Progress of the British Empire in the Nineteenth Century," "The United States of Britain," &c. &c. THE FUTURE OF THE MINING INDUSTRY 86 By F. T. NORRIS. THE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK 113 By THE EDITOR. WOOL-GROWING 133 By ALLEN G. DAVISON, Chief Inspector of Sheep for Cape Colony. SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS 140 By W. BLELOCH, Author of "The New South Africa." HEALTH RESORTS OF SOUTH AFRICA 157 By ERNEST GRAHAM LITTLE, B.A., formerly Porter Scholar, of the Cape University; M.D. University of London; Member of the Royal College of Physicians; Physician, with charge of the Skin Department, at St. Mary's Hospital; Senior Assistant Physician to the East London Hospital for Children and Dispensary for Women, Shadwell; late House Physician at St. George's Hospital and at the City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest. COMMERCIAL PROSPECTS 174 By WILLIAM EGLINGTON, Editor and Proprietor of "The British and South African Export Gazette." THE FUTURE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTABULARY: VIEWS OF MAJOR-GENERAL BADEN-POWELL 186 APPENDIX: MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND THE BOER GENERALS 189 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS--VOL. VIII. COMMERCIAL MAP OF SOUTH AFRICA _At Front_ 1. _COLOURED PLATES_ PAGE A STOCK FARM _Frontispiece_ CHURCH STREET, PRETORIA--THE APPROACH TO THE TOWN 20 AT THE HEAD OF UMGENI FALLS, HOWICK, NATAL 40 THE OUTLET BELOW VICTORIA FALLS, ZAMBESI RIVER 64 LORD MILNER 80 A KAFFIR VILLAGE 120 PEELING BARK ON A WATTLE PLANTATION IN NATAL 132 BLOEMFONTEIN 160 2. _FULL-PAGE PLATES_ THE DOCKS, CAPE TOWN 8 THE LOW VELDT FROM BOTHA'S HILL 48 A HUNTER'S WAGGON, RHODESIA 56 THE RESETTLEMENT OF THE TRANSVAAL--A BOER FAMILY RETURNING TO THEIR FARM 72 WASHING PLANT OF DE BEERS DIAMOND MINES AT KIMBERLEY 88 CYANIDE WORKS (NEW COMET MINE) AT JOHANNESBURG 92