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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In some cases the recitals of the grants stated that the quantities of land were those awarded by a commissioner , while in fact they were double or treble those quantities . Quite apart from the confusion thus created through his ...
In some cases the recitals of the grants stated that the quantities of land were those awarded by a commissioner , while in fact they were double or treble those quantities . Quite apart from the confusion thus created through his ...
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The fact is that the question how far an uncivilised people can be said to possess sovereign rights has been a disputed point in international law . A recent writer considers that the weight of evidence is in favour of the view " that ...
The fact is that the question how far an uncivilised people can be said to possess sovereign rights has been a disputed point in international law . A recent writer considers that the weight of evidence is in favour of the view " that ...
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Early in 1873 he became for the first time Premier in name , as he had been in fact since 1869. He proposed to apply himself to a " search after equilibrium " , and again offered the provinces , on certain conditions , a share in the ...
Early in 1873 he became for the first time Premier in name , as he had been in fact since 1869. He proposed to apply himself to a " search after equilibrium " , and again offered the provinces , on certain conditions , a share in the ...
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