The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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The new Governor , Colonel Gore Browne , at the very opening of the session of 1856 , called upon Sewell to form a ministry , and he took office on terms embodied in a minute of April 15. The Governor agreed to be guided by the advice ...
The new Governor , Colonel Gore Browne , at the very opening of the session of 1856 , called upon Sewell to form a ministry , and he took office on terms embodied in a minute of April 15. The Governor agreed to be guided by the advice ...
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Within the space of six months , the ministry doubled the colonial debt by sanctioning £ 1,871,000 of provincial loans . ... connected with the Bank of New Zealand , as Minister of Defence , proposed to raise a new loan of £ 3,000,000 .
Within the space of six months , the ministry doubled the colonial debt by sanctioning £ 1,871,000 of provincial loans . ... connected with the Bank of New Zealand , as Minister of Defence , proposed to raise a new loan of £ 3,000,000 .
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Four years later , the Grey ministry had passed an Act for the taxation of unimproved land values , but this was repealed in 1879 . In 1882 , Rolleston was Minister of Lands in a Conservative ministry , but he brought forward a bill ...
Four years later , the Grey ministry had passed an Act for the taxation of unimproved land values , but this was repealed in 1879 . In 1882 , Rolleston was Minister of Lands in a Conservative ministry , but he brought forward a bill ...
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