Book reviewed in this article:JohnW. Cell.British Colonial Administration in the Mid‐nineteenth Century: the Poky Making Process.W. J. Byrt,People and Organisations.M. Burnet.Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteJ. M. Powell.The Public Lands of Australia Felix; settlement and land appraisal in Victoria, 1834–91,with special reference to the Western PlainsCabotL. JaffeeandLawrenceB. Carney.Problems in Public Utility Management: An In‐Basket Training Exercise.LloydG. Reynolds.Western Economics in Non‐Western Economies.J. A. Bristowand C. F. Fell.Bord Na Mona: A Cost‐Bene