The Cambridge History of the British Empire: The growth of the new Empire, l783-1870Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians The University Press, 1940 - Great Britain |
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Page 138
... legislative functions like the Privy Council of the Tudors . There was now to be a Legislative Council constitutionally distinct from the Executive Council . This division would enable the members of the upper legislative body to be ...
... legislative functions like the Privy Council of the Tudors . There was now to be a Legislative Council constitutionally distinct from the Executive Council . This division would enable the members of the upper legislative body to be ...
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... Legislative Council . The Senators were elected by the Legislative Assembly from among its own members on nomination by the President . After a stiff struggle the Ionian deputies gave way to Maitland's determina- tion that the President ...
... Legislative Council . The Senators were elected by the Legislative Assembly from among its own members on nomination by the President . After a stiff struggle the Ionian deputies gave way to Maitland's determina- tion that the President ...
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... legislative council in the Maritimes , the concession was accepted by New Brunswick but rejected by Prince Edward Island . Nova Scotia had the oldest legislative assembly in British North America , dating from 1758. To this colony had ...
... legislative council in the Maritimes , the concession was accepted by New Brunswick but rejected by Prince Edward Island . Nova Scotia had the oldest legislative assembly in British North America , dating from 1758. To this colony had ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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