The Cambridge History of the British Empire: pt. 1. Australia; advisor Ernest ScottArthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians Cambridge University Press, 1933 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Page 157
... Land from New South Wales . Brisbane's commission had given him authority over the undivided colony , and the position was left unaltered during his term of office , though he was advised of the impending change . At first the authority ...
... Land from New South Wales . Brisbane's commission had given him authority over the undivided colony , and the position was left unaltered during his term of office , though he was advised of the impending change . At first the authority ...
Page 188
... land in return for a trifling quit - rent , could not readily see why their privilege should be curtailed in a country where land was still plentiful . Curiously enough , Brisbane framed the first sales regu- lations in 1824 for the ...
... land in return for a trifling quit - rent , could not readily see why their privilege should be curtailed in a country where land was still plentiful . Curiously enough , Brisbane framed the first sales regu- lations in 1824 for the ...
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... lands instead of land grants , the application of the proceeds or " land fund " to emigration from the mother country , and the granting of some form of self - government to the possessions overseas . All these principles have played an ...
... lands instead of land grants , the application of the proceeds or " land fund " to emigration from the mother country , and the granting of some form of self - government to the possessions overseas . All these principles have played an ...
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