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THE RELATIVE GROWTH OF THE EMPIRE 225
the Empire to the subject races and states, and the rela-
tive rate of increase, which is on the whole, on account
largely of recent annexations, rather greater among the
subject races and states than in the English portions.
There are, however, many other points to be noticed,
including the different rates of growth of the different
portions of the white and the subject races respectively.
The division of the tables, it will be observed, is
into seven groups. The ·tirst three are the United
Kingdom, British North America, and Australasia,
which constitute the English-speaking self-governing
portions of the Empire. Next comes (4) Southern
Africa in a group by itself, which is generally placed
along with the portions of the Empire consisting of
subject races, but which is really of a mixed character,
being self-governing politically but peopled for the
most part by coloured races among whom the white
population is only a small minority. Next we have (5)
the other portions of the main land of Africa belong-
ing to th~ Empire, (6) India, and (7) the miscellaneous
possessions of the Empire, which are further classed
In seven subdivisions, according to their geographical
situation, and which, witli the exception of one or two
detached positions, comprise a coloured population.
The effect of this arrangement is that the Empire
appears to consist mainly of three English-speaking
portions-the United Kingdom, British North Ame-
rica, and Australasia; of one mixed portion, as yet small
in population, the Colonies and territories in South
Africa; and of three other portions where we have sub-
ject races to deal with and only a small white population.
the Empire in Africa, the Empire in India, and the
various miscellaneous possessions all over the world_
\Ve begin with an account of the relative rate of pro-
gress in the English-speaking portions of the Empire_

As to population in these English-speaking portions
we have the following comparison, there-having been
no change here in the area since t 871 :
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