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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... coffee . During the twenty years 1815 to 1835 , although the export of coffee steadily increased , it still con- sisted almost entirely of the native - grown , badly prepared berry , which fetched very low prices in the English market ...
... coffee . During the twenty years 1815 to 1835 , although the export of coffee steadily increased , it still con- sisted almost entirely of the native - grown , badly prepared berry , which fetched very low prices in the English market ...
Page 748
... coffee plantations . The organisation of this immigra- tion proved to be a matter of some difficulty . In 1858 an Ordinance was passed constituting an Immigrant Labour Commission and setting up a Government Agent in India to organise ...
... coffee plantations . The organisation of this immigra- tion proved to be a matter of some difficulty . In 1858 an Ordinance was passed constituting an Immigrant Labour Commission and setting up a Government Agent in India to organise ...
Page 749
... COFFEE 749 famous as the source of the world's supply of cinnamon , but the cinnamon trade was severely hit in the ... coffee , which for a time expanded with the growth of the European plantations and benefited by adopting in some ...
... COFFEE 749 famous as the source of the world's supply of cinnamon , but the cinnamon trade was severely hit in the ... coffee , which for a time expanded with the growth of the European plantations and benefited by adopting in some ...
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