The above map shows the position of the three Powers mainly concerned with the future of South Africa. The total mileage of German territory is said to be about 931,460 miles; that of Portuguese territory about 790,240 miles. The British possessions include the following:-- Sq. miles Basutoland 10,293 Bechuanaland 213,000 Cape Colony 221,311 Central African Protectorate 42,217 East Africa 1,000,000 Zanzibar Protectorate 1,020 Natal 29,200 Nigeria 400,000 Orange River Colony 48,326 Rhodesia, Southern 144,000 Rhodesia, North-Eastern 120,000 Somaliland 68,000 Transvaal 119,139 Swaziland 8,500 Gold Coast 40,000 Lagos 28,910 Gambia 4,500 Sierra Leone 30,000 --------- Total area 2,528,416 These figures are taken from _The Statesman's Year Book_ for 1902. The areas of Barotseland, Adansi, and Ashanti are not included in the list, as the figures for these areas are not given. TRANSCRIBERS' NOTES General: Variable hyphenation of gold(-)fields, over(-)sea, food(-)stuffs and break(-)down as in the original text General: Variable accenting of regime as in the original text Page 8: millitary corrected to military Page 10: some corrected to same after "for South Africa generally," Page 60: hundered corrected to hundred Page 64: Winkie standardised to Wankie after "being constructed through the" Page 72: comphrehensive corrected to comprehensive Page 84: intercouse corrected to intercourse Page 101: The last part of the caption for the illustration of DRIVING AN "END" IN MAY CONSOLIDATED MINE, JOHANNESBURG is illegible and has been omitted. Page 125: Oliphants as in the original text Page 131: Kafirs as in the original text Page 147: Candian corrected to Canadian in "The Canadian Pacific Railway" Page 150: Machadadorp standardised to Machadodorp after "A line from Springs to" Page 154: employées as in the original text Page 159: Teneriffe as in the original text Page 162: redwater standardised to red-water Page 169: toxines as in the original text End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 8 (of 8), by Various