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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Where Duffy failed , James Macpherson Grant succeeded . ... settlement and cultivation under this Act encouraged the Legislature to accept in 1869 , again under Grant's leading , free selection before survey as well as after .
Where Duffy failed , James Macpherson Grant succeeded . ... settlement and cultivation under this Act encouraged the Legislature to accept in 1869 , again under Grant's leading , free selection before survey as well as after .
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The Legislative Council rejected the Appropriation Bill for 1867 ( containing a vote of £ 20,000 to Lady Darling , wife of the late Governor ) , alleging , firstly , that the grant was " a literal or substantial breach " of the Colonial ...
The Legislative Council rejected the Appropriation Bill for 1867 ( containing a vote of £ 20,000 to Lady Darling , wife of the late Governor ) , alleging , firstly , that the grant was " a literal or substantial breach " of the Colonial ...
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The grant to Lady Darling was intended to be a vindication of the advice tendered to Darling by the McCulloch ministry ; this was a public question on which opinion was strongly divided , and the grant was obnoxious to the Council .
The grant to Lady Darling was intended to be a vindication of the advice tendered to Darling by the McCulloch ministry ; this was a public question on which opinion was strongly divided , and the grant was obnoxious to the Council .
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