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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Page 494
... considerable scale of machinery and of the system of piece wages . Moreover , the planters benefited to an im- portant extent from the compensation money paid by the British Government to the owners of slaves . The share of Jamaica ...
... considerable scale of machinery and of the system of piece wages . Moreover , the planters benefited to an im- portant extent from the compensation money paid by the British Government to the owners of slaves . The share of Jamaica ...
Page 611
... considerable activity against the slave trade and the institution of slavery itself . Thus in 1823 Raffles issued a regulation at Singapore , declaring that since the place had only been acquired after the passing of the act prohibiting ...
... considerable activity against the slave trade and the institution of slavery itself . Thus in 1823 Raffles issued a regulation at Singapore , declaring that since the place had only been acquired after the passing of the act prohibiting ...
Page 771
... considerably , the Bank of England's reserve , and notes and deposits based upon it , began to grow more rapidly than ... considerable controversy ; but the facts were not in doubt the export of silver to India and China , the increased ...
... considerably , the Bank of England's reserve , and notes and deposits based upon it , began to grow more rapidly than ... considerable controversy ; but the facts were not in doubt the export of silver to India and China , the increased ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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