The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 4John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 193
... directors . The Commons therefore could only constitutionally adopt the roundabout course of calling upon the directors to approach the crown . An extraordinary concatenation of events followed , illustrating the cumbrousness of the ...
... directors . The Commons therefore could only constitutionally adopt the roundabout course of calling upon the directors to approach the crown . An extraordinary concatenation of events followed , illustrating the cumbrousness of the ...
Page 201
... directors , to be signed and sent out in the name of the Company . This secret com- mittee was a curious device by which the court of directors kept a show of independence , though liable to the complete control of the board . According ...
... directors , to be signed and sent out in the name of the Company . This secret com- mittee was a curious device by which the court of directors kept a show of independence , though liable to the complete control of the board . According ...
Page 319
... directors were curtailed ; and ( 3 ) that after 1786 the civil and military services , and after 1793 the civil service , secured a monopoly of well - paid administrative employ- ment in the old provinces , though not in new ...
... directors were curtailed ; and ( 3 ) that after 1786 the civil and military services , and after 1793 the civil service , secured a monopoly of well - paid administrative employ- ment in the old provinces , though not in new ...
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