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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In 1877 , both in Christchurch and in Dunedin , public meetings were held at which resolutions were passed urging the Government to purchase materials locally . In its origins , this movement , which was consolidated in 1884 into a New ...
In 1877 , both in Christchurch and in Dunedin , public meetings were held at which resolutions were passed urging the Government to purchase materials locally . In its origins , this movement , which was consolidated in 1884 into a New ...
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When the original Act was being passed through the Upper House , one of its opponents declared that no one but a madman would invest money in New Zealand enterprises if they were to be controlled and regulated by an irresponsible body ...
When the original Act was being passed through the Upper House , one of its opponents declared that no one but a madman would invest money in New Zealand enterprises if they were to be controlled and regulated by an irresponsible body ...
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at first rejected , a second bill , embodying the same terms , but excluding British subjects from their operation , passed both Houses . It failed , however , to receive the royal assent , as the Imperial Government objected " to any ...
at first rejected , a second bill , embodying the same terms , but excluding British subjects from their operation , passed both Houses . It failed , however , to receive the royal assent , as the Imperial Government objected " to any ...
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