AFRICAN AND COLONIAL JOURNALS

Colonial Enterprise: Review of the Mines, Manufacturers & Industries of Greater Britain, 1894-1899

With detailed reports, articles and statistical analysis, this journal covers Africa, Australia, British Columbia, Canada, Western Australia and other British Colonial interests. It features a four page weekly Mining Share List compiled by Samuel James, Colonial Banking and Finance, Reports on Mining Companies and a strong emphasis on Diamonds, Gold, Coal, Manufacturing Industry, Electrical Engineering and New Technology.

Early issues include articles on the need for monetary reform, the mineral resources of Portugal, the mineral wealth of British Columbia, the World’s Silver and Gold Production, successful mining in Victoria, Indian Diamonds, British Trade in South Africa and Bimetallism: its practicability and desirability. There is a report on the Inter-Colonial Conference at Ottawa, 1894 and analysis of Witwatersrand Gold Production.

The journal is a good source for Empire Studies, Economic History and World History.