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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Its value in allowing the colonists to get a secure foothold in the country can scarcely be exaggerated , and its importance to the Maoris is shown by the number of times it is invoked even at the present day . The three articles of the ...
Its value in allowing the colonists to get a secure foothold in the country can scarcely be exaggerated , and its importance to the Maoris is shown by the number of times it is invoked even at the present day . The three articles of the ...
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After another long controversy this attempt at conciliation failed , and the Company was faced with ruin unless it could secure some modifi- cation of the Government's attitude . Negotiations for a Government loan having failed ...
After another long controversy this attempt at conciliation failed , and the Company was faced with ruin unless it could secure some modifi- cation of the Government's attitude . Negotiations for a Government loan having failed ...
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The movement in 1889 to secure the annexation of the Macquarie Islands to New Zealand , in order to conserve the seal fisheries , was frustrated by the discovery that the islands were within the boundaries of Tasmania which de- clined ...
The movement in 1889 to secure the annexation of the Macquarie Islands to New Zealand , in order to conserve the seal fisheries , was frustrated by the discovery that the islands were within the boundaries of Tasmania which de- clined ...
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