The Cambridge History of the British Empire: pt. 1. Australia; advisor Ernest ScottArthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians Cambridge University Press, 1933 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Page 147
... considerable export of timber , flax , sealskins and whale oil . Exploitation of these resources began in the last decade of the eighteenth century . Timber and flax were , for the most part , ob- tained from the northern island ...
... considerable export of timber , flax , sealskins and whale oil . Exploitation of these resources began in the last decade of the eighteenth century . Timber and flax were , for the most part , ob- tained from the northern island ...
Page 148
... considerable . The troubles that almost over- whelmed the first settlers in Wellington , Nelson , Wanganui and New Plymouth were primarily due to difficulty in getting access to the land . The subsequent rapid development of Otago and ...
... considerable . The troubles that almost over- whelmed the first settlers in Wellington , Nelson , Wanganui and New Plymouth were primarily due to difficulty in getting access to the land . The subsequent rapid development of Otago and ...
Page 189
... considerable . They provide the bulk of the purchase money necessary for a worker's home ; but only upon first mortgage . The marginal funds must be saved or borrowed upon second mortgage . The immediate success of these measures is ...
... considerable . They provide the bulk of the purchase money necessary for a worker's home ; but only upon first mortgage . The marginal funds must be saved or borrowed upon second mortgage . The immediate success of these measures is ...
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