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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That was the dominating cause of mass emigration in the earlier nineteenth century , and the reason why governments and colonisers failed to affect the chief currents of emigration . The Highlands of Scotland presented another variety ...
That was the dominating cause of mass emigration in the earlier nineteenth century , and the reason why governments and colonisers failed to affect the chief currents of emigration . The Highlands of Scotland presented another variety ...
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The native chiefs and officials were completely subordinated to the Agents of Government ( the equivalent in Kandy ... The absence of means of communication had been one of the chief causes of the difficulty experienced in putting down ...
The native chiefs and officials were completely subordinated to the Agents of Government ( the equivalent in Kandy ... The absence of means of communication had been one of the chief causes of the difficulty experienced in putting down ...
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The acquisition of New Zealand was based on cession by the chiefs ; Queen Victoria disclaimed every pretension to seize the islands of New Zealand or to govern them as part of the dominions of Great Britain , unless the free and ...
The acquisition of New Zealand was based on cession by the chiefs ; Queen Victoria disclaimed every pretension to seize the islands of New Zealand or to govern them as part of the dominions of Great Britain , unless the free and ...
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