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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According to the Regulating Act , Hastings was only removable by the crown on representation from the court of directors . The Commons therefore could only constitutionally adopt the roundabout course of calling upon the directors to ...
According to the Regulating Act , Hastings was only removable by the crown on representation from the court of directors . The Commons therefore could only constitutionally adopt the roundabout course of calling upon the directors to ...
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In case of emergency they could send their own drafts to the secret committee of the 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 ...
In case of emergency they could send their own drafts to the secret committee of the 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 ...
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PATRONAGE 319 was checked ; ( 2 ) that the jobs of the 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- ...
PATRONAGE 319 was checked ; ( 2 ) that the jobs of the 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- ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 4 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
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