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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Page 189
... practical considerations , to the strength of the case that could be made for the continuance of the system . The key to it lay in the West Indies ; for the economic welfare of their West Indian colonies was regarded throughout the ...
... practical considerations , to the strength of the case that could be made for the continuance of the system . The key to it lay in the West Indies ; for the economic welfare of their West Indian colonies was regarded throughout the ...
Page 467
... practical value of Wakefield's programme in detail . The general importance of what Durham , Buller and Wakefield did was very great . Their description of the evils of the old land system was so full of unforgettable details , and so ...
... practical value of Wakefield's programme in detail . The general importance of what Durham , Buller and Wakefield did was very great . Their description of the evils of the old land system was so full of unforgettable details , and so ...
Page 661
... practical interest . The Report of the Aborigines Committee , which was very largely Buxton's own , was a step on the road that led to the inter- national covenant of 1919 in regard to dealings with native races— a covenant largely ...
... practical interest . The Report of the Aborigines Committee , which was very largely Buxton's own , was a step on the road that led to the inter- national covenant of 1919 in regard to dealings with native races— a covenant largely ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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