The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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1 When complaints against the existing governmental autocracies at the Cape
and in New South Wales became insistent , the Colonial Secretary , Lord
Bathurst , showed an earnest desire to have them studied on the spot . For this
purpose ...
1 When complaints against the existing governmental autocracies at the Cape
and in New South Wales became insistent , the Colonial Secretary , Lord
Bathurst , showed an earnest desire to have them studied on the spot . For this
purpose ...
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PROMISE OF CHANGE IN NEW SOUTH WALES 353 At length in August 1838
Molesworth's Committee reported in favour of discontinuing transportation to New
South Wales and Van Diemen's Land as soon as possible . From that moment ...
PROMISE OF CHANGE IN NEW SOUTH WALES 353 At length in August 1838
Molesworth's Committee reported in favour of discontinuing transportation to New
South Wales and Van Diemen's Land as soon as possible . From that moment ...
Page 398
But the independence of these countries and the opening of a legal trade
between England and South America sapped the commercial advantages which
they had hitherto enjoyed . Henceforth England's contact with South America was
direct ...
But the independence of these countries and the opening of a legal trade
between England and South America sapped the commercial advantages which
they had hitherto enjoyed . Henceforth England's contact with South America was
direct ...
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