The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Page 53
... secure the Transvaal , it was important to make the cession as far as possible the act of the Afrikaner part of the popula- tion . " It is extremely desirable to have the consent of the Volksraad to a cession of the state , and it would ...
... secure the Transvaal , it was important to make the cession as far as possible the act of the Afrikaner part of the popula- tion . " It is extremely desirable to have the consent of the Volksraad to a cession of the state , and it would ...
Page 76
... secure a royal charter for the Com- pany , to enable it to exercise powers of government . The first requisite was to secure a large capital . Within two years this was forthcoming , and the United African Company was transformed into ...
... secure a royal charter for the Com- pany , to enable it to exercise powers of government . The first requisite was to secure a large capital . Within two years this was forthcoming , and the United African Company was transformed into ...
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... secure the road to India . The Queen had impressed upon Harcourt ( 1882 ) " the absolute necessity ... of ... securing to ourselves such a position ( short of an- nexation ) in Egypt as to secure our Indian Dominions and to main- tain ...
... secure the road to India . The Queen had impressed upon Harcourt ( 1882 ) " the absolute necessity ... of ... securing to ourselves such a position ( short of an- nexation ) in Egypt as to secure our Indian Dominions and to main- tain ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Dual character of the Empire by 1870 | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
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