Books eeceived

A Life of John Davis, the Navigator, 1550–1605. By Clements R. Markham, C.B., F.R.S. London : George Philip and Son, 1889. Pp. 269. Index, Maps, and Illustrations. Price 3s. 6d.

The Ancient History of the Maori: His Mythology and Traditions. By John White. Sampson Low and Co. 4 vols. Price 42s.

The Year‐Book of Commerce. Edited by Kenric B. Murray. London : Oassell and Co., 1889. Pp. 292. Price 5s.

The Land of the Dragon. My Boating and Shooting Excursions to the Gorges of the Upper Yangtze. By William Spencer Percival, H.M.’s Civil Service, China. With Map of the Author's route. London : Hurst and Blackett.

A Suburb of Yedo. By the late Theobald A. Purcell, Surgeon‐Major A.D.M. “With Illustrations. London : Chapman and Hall.