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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... legislative council in the Maritimes , the concession was accepted by New Brunswick but rejected by Prince Edward Island . Nova Scotia had the oldest legislative assembly in British North America , dating from 1758. To this colony had ...
... legislative council in the Maritimes , the concession was accepted by New Brunswick but rejected by Prince Edward Island . Nova Scotia had the oldest legislative assembly in British North America , dating from 1758. To this colony had ...
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... legislative Second Chambers , and they did not necessarily include the heads of the colonial departments . Neither Councillors nor heads of departments were normally members of the elected Assemblies ; on the other hand , in the ...
... legislative Second Chambers , and they did not necessarily include the heads of the colonial departments . Neither Councillors nor heads of departments were normally members of the elected Assemblies ; on the other hand , in the ...
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... Legislative Council , and passed , authorising an agreement to be entered into with the Company which had been ... Legislative Council and the unofficial members resigned in a body . In the following year the Ceylon League was formed to ...
... Legislative Council , and passed , authorising an agreement to be entered into with the Company which had been ... Legislative Council and the unofficial members resigned in a body . In the following year the Ceylon League was formed to ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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