The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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Page 545
... Government sent out a new Governor with a detachment of exiled soldiers to re - establish the colony , but they revolted and murdered him and the islands became the scene of much disorder . Meanwhile the British Government , having ...
... Government sent out a new Governor with a detachment of exiled soldiers to re - establish the colony , but they revolted and murdered him and the islands became the scene of much disorder . Meanwhile the British Government , having ...
Page 788
... government stock . The amount of the British colonial debts was about £ 118,000,000 and of Indian and Canadian railways and canals about £ 125,000,000 . Almost all this debt was held in England . The amount of foreign government ...
... government stock . The amount of the British colonial debts was about £ 118,000,000 and of Indian and Canadian railways and canals about £ 125,000,000 . Almost all this debt was held in England . The amount of foreign government ...
Page 845
... Government was only prepared to concede the right of naviga- tion by express ... British subjects . This treaty was terminated in 1866 , but by the Treaty of ... British subjects.1 Great Britain had acquired rights of navigation ...
... Government was only prepared to concede the right of naviga- tion by express ... British subjects . This treaty was terminated in 1866 , but by the Treaty of ... British subjects.1 Great Britain had acquired rights of navigation ...
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