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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For slavery prevailed in Brazil , a rival source of sugar supply ; and the treaty of
1825 with Brazil having expired in November 1843 , Peel in 1844 was at liberty to
impose duties which discriminated between the free labour and slave labour ...
For slavery prevailed in Brazil , a rival source of sugar supply ; and the treaty of
1825 with Brazil having expired in November 1843 , Peel in 1844 was at liberty to
impose duties which discriminated between the free labour and slave labour ...
Page 503
THE SUPPLY OF LABOUR 503 existing between planters and their labourers ,
and the ratio in each colony of population to land fit for cultivation . While the
latter was the more fundamental consideration , the former was decisive in
individual ...
THE SUPPLY OF LABOUR 503 existing between planters and their labourers ,
and the ratio in each colony of population to land fit for cultivation . While the
latter was the more fundamental consideration , the former was decisive in
individual ...
Page 506
In these colonies the problem was partly one of high wages and labour costs ,
and partly of shortage and irregularity of labour supply . The effect of these factors
in restricting output was greatest in British Guiana , which was least able to ...
In these colonies the problem was partly one of high wages and labour costs ,
and partly of shortage and irregularity of labour supply . The effect of these factors
in restricting output was greatest in British Guiana , which was least able to ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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