1 AUGUST 1914, Page 23

The Financial System of the United Kingdom. By Henry Higgs.

(Macmillan and Co. 68. net.)—This "summary exposition of our financial system, its organization, methods, and forms of procedure," was prepared at the suggestion of the late Sir Edward Hamilton, who bad intended to execute the work himself had his health allowed it. Mr. Higga's "Essay in Formal-Financial-Administration" should be of service to beginners in the study of politics.