Central Park

the most noted park in New York City, and contains 840 acres. It was laid out under the direction and management of Hon. Andrew H. Green, who for thirteen years had absolute control of the work, and who is known as “ The Father of New York.” It contains among other objects of interest, the Mall, the Croton Reservoirs, Cleopatra’s Needle, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Natural History, and several lakes, Central Provinces, an extensive British territory in India. They became a separate administration in 1861, and are under the authority of a chief commi ioner. Their total area is 115,936 square miles, of which ,- p01 or miles are British territory, and 29,435 the territory of native protected states, 15 in number. Pop. (1901), 9,845,318.