The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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Page 353
... annexation was followed in 1875 by the second Pacific Is- landers Protection Act which gave power to Her Majesty to exercise jurisdiction over British subjects in the islands of the Pacific Ocean not within her dominion nor within the ...
... annexation was followed in 1875 by the second Pacific Is- landers Protection Act which gave power to Her Majesty to exercise jurisdiction over British subjects in the islands of the Pacific Ocean not within her dominion nor within the ...
Page 354
... annexation but not colonisation . Annexation was desirable in the interests of Australia , to prevent the establishment of convict settle- ments and military stations in its neighbourhood . But the climate , he held , was unsuitable for ...
... annexation but not colonisation . Annexation was desirable in the interests of Australia , to prevent the establishment of convict settle- ments and military stations in its neighbourhood . But the climate , he held , was unsuitable for ...
Page 356
... annexation not only of the magnificent island of New Guinea , but of the islands of New Britain , New Ireland and the chain of islands to the north - east and east of New Guinea from Bougainville Island and San Christoval , the south ...
... annexation not only of the magnificent island of New Guinea , but of the islands of New Britain , New Ireland and the chain of islands to the north - east and east of New Guinea from Bougainville Island and San Christoval , the south ...
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