Excerpt from The Colony of Natal: An Account of the Characteristics and Capabilities of This British Dependency Essay first alluded to. Mr. John Robinson, of Durban, was the author of the second. His Excellency, the lieutenant-governor, was ultimately pleased to request Dr. Mann. To prepare a kind of Guide Book to the resources and capabilities of the colony, from the subject material of these Prize Essays, and from other sources. His Excellency's commands have taken effect in the followmg pages. A considerable portion of the more practical material is derived from the contri butions of Mr. Arbuthnot and Mr. Robinson. For other matters, the editor and compiler is himself responsible. It has also been the editor's especial care to verify and authenticate all the statements of the book, by reference to various competent and reliable authori ties. The work is consequently presented to the world under these guarantees of accuracy and truthfulness. It is hoped that many readers in England will form, from the perusal of its pages, a correct notion of The Colony of Natal as it exists, in the 16th year of its own age as a settled British dependency, and in year of grace, 1859. 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.