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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The population , which in 1891 numbered 626,658 , had increased by the census of 1926 to over 1,400,000 . The volume of physical production , the rate of real wages , the accumulation of savings bank deposits , the increase of land ...
The population , which in 1891 numbered 626,658 , had increased by the census of 1926 to over 1,400,000 . The volume of physical production , the rate of real wages , the accumulation of savings bank deposits , the increase of land ...
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As prosperity increased , the modest million a year , with which borrowing began again in the middle ' nineties , steadily increased , until , in the stress of political conflict just prior to the war , more was being added to the ...
As prosperity increased , the modest million a year , with which borrowing began again in the middle ' nineties , steadily increased , until , in the stress of political conflict just prior to the war , more was being added to the ...
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To provide the necessary funds , 3 increases in land and income - tax , in postage and railway fares and other items were imposed . ... During the same period the income tax increased from £ 540,318 to £ 8,248,945 .
To provide the necessary funds , 3 increases in land and income - tax , in postage and railway fares and other items were imposed . ... During the same period the income tax increased from £ 540,318 to £ 8,248,945 .
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