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These sums were only partially available for invest- ment in improvements such as steam engines , new machinery , etc. , which were urgently needed in order to economise labour , for a considerable proportion of the compensation money ...
These sums were only partially available for invest- ment in improvements such as steam engines , new machinery , etc. , which were urgently needed in order to economise labour , for a considerable proportion of the compensation money ...
Page 611
But the second and third quarters of the nineteenth century were marked by a considerable activity against the slave trade and the institution of slavery itself . Thus in 1823 Raffles issued a regulation at Singapore , declaring that ...
But the second and third quarters of the nineteenth century were marked by a considerable activity against the slave trade and the institution of slavery itself . Thus in 1823 Raffles issued a regulation at Singapore , declaring that ...
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... after 1866 , when gold production began to fall off considerably , the Bank of England's reserve , and notes and ... and its effects on Anglo - Indian trade , there was considerable controversy ; but the facts were not in doubt the ...
... after 1866 , when gold production began to fall off considerably , the Bank of England's reserve , and notes and ... and its effects on Anglo - Indian trade , there was considerable controversy ; but the facts were not in doubt the ...
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Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire: The growth of the new Empire, l783-1870 Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians |
| Contributor | John Holland Rose |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1940 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
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