The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 2The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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Page 83
To relieve the Company , Wakefield and Charles Buller tried to secure a basis of agreement with the Government , by offering on its behalf to purchase land to the value of £ 50,000 in and near Auckland . After another long controversy ...
To relieve the Company , Wakefield and Charles Buller tried to secure a basis of agreement with the Government , by offering on its behalf to purchase land to the value of £ 50,000 in and near Auckland . After another long controversy ...
Page 205
PACIFIC ISLANDS 205 that we were of opinion that the opportunity had then been given to make an effort to secure more firmly the political ties between the United Kingdom and the colonies . The majority of the Premiers were not prepared ...
PACIFIC ISLANDS 205 that we were of opinion that the opportunity had then been given to make an effort to secure more firmly the political ties between the United Kingdom and the colonies . The majority of the Premiers were not prepared ...
Page 212
It was strenuously opposed by the Governor of Fiji , Sir George O'Brien , who went so far as to tell the Fijians that the movement was prompted from New Zealand in order to secure their lands.3 He obtained the passing of an ordinance ...
It was strenuously opposed by the Governor of Fiji , Sir George O'Brien , who went so far as to tell the Fijians that the movement was prompted from New Zealand in order to secure their lands.3 He obtained the passing of an ordinance ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 2 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Contributor | John Holland Rose |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1933 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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