TABLE OF CCNTENTS Page GEOGRAPHICAL SKETCH by Thorkell Thorkelsson, Direclor of the Meteorological Institute . . POPULATION by the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . CONSTITUTION AND LAW by Olafur Lirusson, Professor of Law in the University of Iceland . . . . . . STATE AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE by the Editor . RURAL HUSBANDRY by the Editor . . . . . THE FISHERIES by Georg Olafsson, General Manager of the National Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 HANDICRAFTS AND INDUSTRIES by the Editor . TRADE by the Editor . . . . . . . . + « « « . . . FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS by Georg Olafsson, General Manager of the National Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . MONEY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES by Georg Olafsson, General Manager of the National Bank COMMUNICATIONS by the Editor . . SOCIAL CONDITIONS by the Editor . . CHURCH AND RELIGION by the Editor EDUCATION by the Editor . . . . . . . . « . . . LITERATURE by Gudmundur Finnbogason Ph. D., Principal Librarian of the National Library. . . . . 133 FINE ARTS by Halldér Jonasson B.A. . . . . . . . . . 157 FOREIGNERS IN ICELAND by Olafur Larusson, Professor of Law in the University of Iceland. . . . . . . . . 161 ICELAND FOR TOURISTS by Stefén Stefinsson, Tourist Guide. . . . . . «+ ee 0 eee. YeT SOME FACTS IN THE HISTORY OF ICELAND . . . . 177 SOME BOOKS ON ICELAND IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES 181 INDEX. . . . . 189 CORRIGENDA 194