The British Commonwealth of Nations

whole: the main image occupies the majority, with a series of smaller images positioned across the bottom edge. The title is separate and placed across the top edge, in yellow, set against a black background. The main text is separate and located in the upper right and across the bottom edge, in black, held within white insets. Further text is integrated and positioned over the majority, in white and in black. image: a map of the world, with the countries of the British Commonwealth highlighted in various different colours to indicate their form of government. The smaller images are pictograms which illustrate the most valuable goods produced by each country or region of the Commonwealth. text: THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS [map has various country names] FORMS OF GOVERNMENT UNITED KINGDOM AND DOMINIONS - Countries within the British Commonwealth which entirely manage their own affairs. NEWFOUNDLAND - At present governed by a Commission appointed on the advice of the U.K. Government. Half of the members are Newfoundlanders. 'Dominion Status' temporarily suspended at her own request. SOUTHERN RHODESIA - A self-governing territory whose external affairs are directed by the U.K. Government, which has also some control in matters affecting the native population. COLONIES, PROTECTORATES AND PROTECTED STATES Colonies and Protectorates - a wide variety of forms of Government ranging from administration by a Governor alone up to administration by a Governor with the assistance of a nominated Executive Council and a legislative body elected by the people. Protected States - States with internal sovereignty, the members of which are 'British protected persons' but not British subjects. BRITISH INDIA - A central Government consisting of a Viceroy, an Executive Council, a Council of State, and a Legislative Assembly. In certain matters the Viceroy is responsible to the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In each province there is an elected legislature enjoying almost complete self-government in provincial affairs. INDIAN STATES - Ruled by hereditary princes having treaty relations with the Crown and exercising their authority under the suzerainty of the King Emperor. BURMA - A country well advanced on the road towards complete internal self-government. With certain reservations, domestic affairs are in the hands of Ministers responsible to an elected legislature. CONDOMINIUMS - Jointly administered by the United Kingdom and other sovereign States. MANDATED TERRITORIES - Administered under a Mandate of the League of Nations either by the United Kingdom or by one of the self-governing Dominions. *Under enemy military duress August 1942 PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS (according to value of production) UNITED KINGDOM Coal Textiles Machinery Iron and Steel Vehicles Chemicals, drugs and dyes Clothing . Electrical goods . Pottery and glass Paper and cardboard . Furniture . Tinplate CANADA AND NEWFOUNDLAND Wheat Dairy produce Pulp and paper Gold Automobiles Electrical apparatus Lumber and forest products . Iron and steel Machinery and implements . Copper . Nickel . Fish AUSTRALIA Wool Wheat Dairy produce Iron and steel Machinery Sugar Mutton, lamb and beef . Gold . Coal . Lead . Fruit Chemicals, drugs, medicines and fertilizers NEW ZEALAND Dairy produce Meat Wool Forest products Clothing Hides and skins Chemicals, fertilizers . Machinery and implements Coal . Gold . Citrus fruits, apples and pears . Fish INDIA, BURMA, CEYLON AND INDIAN OCEAN Rice Wheat Tea Sugar Cotton Jute Iron and steel . Oilseeds, groundnuts . Petroleum Cotton textiles . Hides and skins . Manganese UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA, HIGH COMMISSION TERRITORIES AND SOUTH-WEST AFRICA Gold Wool Maize Sugar Coal Diamonds Fresh, dried and canned Fruits . Textiles . Wheat Chemicals, explosives . Iron and steel . Hides and skins EIRE Potatoes Cattle Dairy produce Bacon and ham Porter, beer and ale Eggs Horses . Clothing, boots and shoes . Textiles Barley . Machinery and implements . Beef and veal EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA INCLUDING NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN RHODESIA Copper Gold Cotton Sisal Coffee Tobacco Maize . Tea . Asbestos . Chrome Cobalt . Cloves . Hides and Skins WEST AFRICA Cocoa Gold Palm oil and kernels Groundnuts Tin Manganese Diamonds . Hides and skins . Iron ore . Kola Timber, mahogany, walnut and ebony . Cotton MALAYA, BORNEO, PAPUA AND WESTERN PACIFIC Rubber Tin Petroleum Copra and coconuts Sugar Gold Iron ore . Phosphates . Pineapples . Timber Sago . Tapioca . Cutch . Dried and salt Fish WEST INDIES Sugar and molasses Petroleum Bananas Cocoa Bauxite Rum Mahogany . Gold . Asphalt . Arrowroot Copra and coconuts . Sea island cotton MEDITERRANEAN, CYPRUS, PALESTINE, SUDAN, ADEN, SOMALILAND Citrus fruit Copper Gums and resins Iron pyrites Hides and skins Millet Carobs . Cottonseed . Sesamum Potatoes . Wine . Asbestos PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY FLEMINGS, LEICESTER. 51-9818

51-9818. Two other versions of this poster were also produced (see PST 15782 and PST 15783). A Spanish language version was also produced (see PST 16144).

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