The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 378
... railway extension . As a result , the interest bill swelled more rapidly than the railway revenue . Railway deficits reappeared , and in March 1891 the Age opened an attack upon Speight as the chief author , owing to his extravagant railway ...
... railway extension . As a result , the interest bill swelled more rapidly than the railway revenue . Railway deficits reappeared , and in March 1891 the Age opened an attack upon Speight as the chief author , owing to his extravagant railway ...
Page 388
... Railway Act passed in 1862 had authorised the Government to negotiate for the building of a line on the land grant principle , but its five years ' term expired without any result . The idea of the state constructing the railway was ...
... Railway Act passed in 1862 had authorised the Government to negotiate for the building of a line on the land grant principle , but its five years ' term expired without any result . The idea of the state constructing the railway was ...
Page 447
... railway administration remained with the States , there was an obvious diffi- culty in giving the Commonwealth any extensive control of railway policy . Ultimately , the federal " trade and commerce " power was declared to extend to ...
... railway administration remained with the States , there was an obvious diffi- culty in giving the Commonwealth any extensive control of railway policy . Ultimately , the federal " trade and commerce " power was declared to extend to ...
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