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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Finally , the evidence as to the results of the central factories established in Guadeloupe and Martinique was by no means ... owing to low prices and the fear lest complete ruin should result from the loss of the preference hitherto ...
Finally , the evidence as to the results of the central factories established in Guadeloupe and Martinique was by no means ... owing to low prices and the fear lest complete ruin should result from the loss of the preference hitherto ...
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The plan was revived by the planters and merchants of Ceylon who in 1853 petitioned the Governor for a railway , with the result that a bill was a introduced into the Legislative Council , and passed , authorising an agreement to be ...
The plan was revived by the planters and merchants of Ceylon who in 1853 petitioned the Governor for a railway , with the result that a bill was a introduced into the Legislative Council , and passed , authorising an agreement to be ...
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The result of further enquiries into the ultimate possibilities of Canadian defence led to the conclusion that in case of serious trouble the Canadians must look after themselves . With the close of the Civil War and the reduction of ...
The result of further enquiries into the ultimate possibilities of Canadian defence led to the conclusion that in case of serious trouble the Canadians must look after themselves . With the close of the Civil War and the reduction of ...
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