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each other and supp\ ~the whole. Ther:.. ust be a
common scheme of de~ ce; there must be a provision
of adequate force in eat". part of the Empire accord-
ing to that scheme; communications must be rapidly
improved. I t would be out of place for me to suggest
or discuss any detailed scheme. but perhaps the study
of the composition of the Empire in the most general
way, and of what the growth has been, may assist the
public comprehension of-the plans which those who
are responsible produce.

[NoTE.-Since this paper was written the Empire has laeen en-
larged by the annexation of the Transvaal and the Orange River
colonies; but important as these acquisitions are the total figures
would not consequently require much change. The resulting addition
to the population, especially the white population, of the Empire,
forms but a small percentage of the totals here dealt with; while the
import and export figures are mostly included in those of Natal and
Cape of Good Hope, through which the trade passed as above ex-
plained. We are still waiting fOJ: an Imperial scheme of defence as
suggested at the close of the paper.-1904.}

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