The cover, if present, was created by Transcriber, using a photograph from the original book, and placed in the Public Domain.

The Table of Contents was added by Transcriber and placed in the Public Domain.

Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.

Simple typographical errors were corrected; unbalanced quotation marks were corrected.

Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained; occurrences of inconsistent hyphenation have not been changed.

Zooming in or magnifying the maps, particularly the three detailed segments, will make some of the small words more readable.

The Index was not checked for proper alphabetization or correct page references, but references to pages v and vi actually are to page viii.

This book also was published under the title “Taming New Guinea: Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate.” The two editions appear to be identical except for the Title page.