The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Many ships bring silken and other clothing for trade , resorting only to this island and to Zanghibar , for Madeigascar lies so far towards the south that ships cannot visit some other islands still further south except Zanghibar ...
Many ships bring silken and other clothing for trade , resorting only to this island and to Zanghibar , for Madeigascar lies so far towards the south that ships cannot visit some other islands still further south except Zanghibar ...
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The first Order - in - Council after the conquest , that of 11 June 1806,1 permitted entry to the Cape of foreign goods in either British or foreign ships from any part of His Majesty's Dominions duty free . But this liberality was not ...
The first Order - in - Council after the conquest , that of 11 June 1806,1 permitted entry to the Cape of foreign goods in either British or foreign ships from any part of His Majesty's Dominions duty free . But this liberality was not ...
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THE CAPE AS A CLEARING HOUSE 233 those parts of Europe and America from which British ships were excluded . The concession demanded had already been granted to Mauritius . If the Cape were not similarly favoured , it would compete at a ...
THE CAPE AS A CLEARING HOUSE 233 those parts of Europe and America from which British ships were excluded . The concession demanded had already been granted to Mauritius . If the Cape were not similarly favoured , it would compete at a ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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