The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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... experiment of refrigeration which culminated in the sailing of the Dunedin in 1882 . Before the ship sailed , three companies were formed to exploit the new invention ; but the elaboration of technical and commercial organisation was ...
... experiment of refrigeration which culminated in the sailing of the Dunedin in 1882 . Before the ship sailed , three companies were formed to exploit the new invention ; but the elaboration of technical and commercial organisation was ...
Page 184
... experiment " , he pleaded , " but it is an experiment well worth the trying . Try it , and if it fail , repeal it . " 1 In later years he frankly admitted that there was little interest shown in the bill , and that few seemed to ...
... experiment " , he pleaded , " but it is an experiment well worth the trying . Try it , and if it fail , repeal it . " 1 In later years he frankly admitted that there was little interest shown in the bill , and that few seemed to ...
Page 190
... experiment has a welfare aspect , which is important also in the activities of the Public Trustee . The wide ex- tension of the latter's powers in recent years by the accumulation of estates passing into his hands and the readiness of ...
... experiment has a welfare aspect , which is important also in the activities of the Public Trustee . The wide ex- tension of the latter's powers in recent years by the accumulation of estates passing into his hands and the readiness of ...
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