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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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