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1 The staple product of the West Indies had been cane sugar with its products ,
molasses and rum . The abolition of slavery and the ending of preferences were
followed by the competition of the beetsugar industry of Europe , encouraged as
it ...
1 The staple product of the West Indies had been cane sugar with its products ,
molasses and rum . The abolition of slavery and the ending of preferences were
followed by the competition of the beetsugar industry of Europe , encouraged as
it ...
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ALTERNATIVES TO WEST INDIAN SUGAR 215 fallen from 3 , 500 , 000 cwt , in
1872 to 2 , 000 , 000 cwt . in 1887 . But further efforts to secure the removal of the
bounties failed . English opinion was divided . Of the many who thought the ...
ALTERNATIVES TO WEST INDIAN SUGAR 215 fallen from 3 , 500 , 000 cwt , in
1872 to 2 , 000 , 000 cwt . in 1887 . But further efforts to secure the removal of the
bounties failed . English opinion was divided . Of the many who thought the ...
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Meanwhile , the sugar industry stood in danger of a “ great reduction ” , which in
some colonies was equivalent to extinction . Less than one - tenth of Britain ' s
sugar now came from her own islands . Unable to agree on any departure from ...
Meanwhile , the sugar industry stood in danger of a “ great reduction ” , which in
some colonies was equivalent to extinction . Less than one - tenth of Britain ' s
sugar now came from her own islands . Unable to agree on any departure from ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Dual character of the Empire by 1870 | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
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