This is one of the earliest accounts in English of the conditions in these - at that stage newly acquired' - possessions of the British Empire, as recorded on three forestry inspection tours in the 1850s. As a forester, Abreu gives detailed accounts of the forest and other vegetation of the areas. This is one of the earliest accounts in English of the conditions in these - at that stage newly 'acquired' - possessions of the British Empire, as recorded on three forestry inspection tours in the 1850s. As a forester, Abreu gives detailed accounts of the forest and other'