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 105
... Provinces Act was a clever tactical move in the political struggle , but the success was scored at the expense , not only of the provincialists , but of good government in New Zealand . There was a general feeling that the ministry had ...
... Provinces Act was a clever tactical move in the political struggle , but the success was scored at the expense , not only of the provincialists , but of good government in New Zealand . There was a general feeling that the ministry had ...
Page 110
... provinces of their right to the surplus customs revenue , and merely to make grants in aid from year to year . Fitzherbert had challenged the prescriptive rights of the provinces in the name of necessity , but the provincialists would ...
... provinces of their right to the surplus customs revenue , and merely to make grants in aid from year to year . Fitzherbert had challenged the prescriptive rights of the provinces in the name of necessity , but the provincialists would ...
Page 112
... provincialists returned from the Assembly in a state of no little alarm , fearing with some reason that Stafford was contemplating a general attack on the provincial system . But the Westland experiment was not altogether a success ...
... provincialists returned from the Assembly in a state of no little alarm , fearing with some reason that Stafford was contemplating a general attack on the provincial system . But the Westland experiment was not altogether a success ...
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