The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1940 - Commonwealth countries |
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... capital . In Australia the demand for loanable capital was much more urgent than in the other colonies , and the first important Anglo- Colonial banks were established there in the ' thirties . In 1850 there were seven banks in ...
... capital . In Australia the demand for loanable capital was much more urgent than in the other colonies , and the first important Anglo- Colonial banks were established there in the ' thirties . In 1850 there were seven banks in ...
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... capital , or when the Indian Government became a creditor of England on the exchange account for the amount raised in England to cover a famine deficit , then the exchange turned against England . The form of the alteration was a ...
... capital , or when the Indian Government became a creditor of England on the exchange account for the amount raised in England to cover a famine deficit , then the exchange turned against England . The form of the alteration was a ...
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... capital and how far was such capital the savings of the ordinary English investors ? To both questions it is only possible to sketch an answer . Some Indian capital went into tea , but most of the plantations were English - owned , some ...
... capital and how far was such capital the savings of the ordinary English investors ? To both questions it is only possible to sketch an answer . Some Indian capital went into tea , but most of the plantations were English - owned , some ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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