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 476
... allowed the colonists a little more grace , which they continued to abuse as in the past . Finally , in 1833 , the Reformed Parliament passed the Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Colonies.2 The Act brought slavery ...
... allowed the colonists a little more grace , which they continued to abuse as in the past . Finally , in 1833 , the Reformed Parliament passed the Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Colonies.2 The Act brought slavery ...
Page 519
... allowed to fall into disuse . Moreover , civil servants , while not permitted to engage in trade , were allowed to own coffee estates and to sell the produce . The decline in salaries dis- couraged them from attending to their official ...
... allowed to fall into disuse . Moreover , civil servants , while not permitted to engage in trade , were allowed to own coffee estates and to sell the produce . The decline in salaries dis- couraged them from attending to their official ...
Page 715
... allowed . In 1857 Indian immigrants to Mauritius were allowed to be engaged in India under contracts of service for three years and in 1862 the term was extended to five years , the same privilege being also granted to British Guiana ...
... allowed . In 1857 Indian immigrants to Mauritius were allowed to be engaged in India under contracts of service for three years and in 1862 the term was extended to five years , the same privilege being also granted to British Guiana ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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