The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 88
... colonists themselves by the con- stitution of 1852. This action was regarded by Wakefield as a direct attack on his system , and it was certainly ill - advised to usurp powers which were obviously intended for the first New Zealand ...
... colonists themselves by the con- stitution of 1852. This action was regarded by Wakefield as a direct attack on his system , and it was certainly ill - advised to usurp powers which were obviously intended for the first New Zealand ...
Page 90
... colonists , actual and probable . In spite of all impediments and drawbacks this part of the work will prosper . " Impediments and drawbacks there were in plenty , largely owing to a controversy with the New Zealand Com- pany which was ...
... colonists , actual and probable . In spite of all impediments and drawbacks this part of the work will prosper . " Impediments and drawbacks there were in plenty , largely owing to a controversy with the New Zealand Com- pany which was ...
Page 91
... colonists . Admittedly the breach with the Colonial Office had been precipitated by the Company itself , but its action had been made inevitable by the menace of French intervention in New Zealand . A wiser Governor would have sought to ...
... colonists . Admittedly the breach with the Colonial Office had been precipitated by the Company itself , but its action had been made inevitable by the menace of French intervention in New Zealand . A wiser Governor would have sought to ...
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