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 306
... reformers . And well they might , for their experience was first hand . Looking back from the year of the accession of Queen Victoria to that of Waterloo , changes are noticeable in colonial policy and ad- ministration , especially in ...
... reformers . And well they might , for their experience was first hand . Looking back from the year of the accession of Queen Victoria to that of Waterloo , changes are noticeable in colonial policy and ad- ministration , especially in ...
Page 369
... Reformers , he had served as a connecting link between them and the official Whigs . He regarded the Empire as a solemn trust as well as a source of power and glory , and to him the victory of Free Trade meant no slackening of interest ...
... Reformers , he had served as a connecting link between them and the official Whigs . He regarded the Empire as a solemn trust as well as a source of power and glory , and to him the victory of Free Trade meant no slackening of interest ...
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... reformers made the mistake of assuming that the main division in army organisation lies between the civil and military branches , instead of between command and administration , which latter includes a good deal of what the uninitiated ...
... reformers made the mistake of assuming that the main division in army organisation lies between the civil and military branches , instead of between command and administration , which latter includes a good deal of what the uninitiated ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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