The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 5John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1932 - Great Britain |
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... famine measures were generally limited to a prohibition of grain export , penalties for private hoarding , and the distribution of a modi- cum of relief.1 There was thus no famine organisation , however crude , which the new rulers ...
... famine measures were generally limited to a prohibition of grain export , penalties for private hoarding , and the distribution of a modi- cum of relief.1 There was thus no famine organisation , however crude , which the new rulers ...
Page 304
... famine . In 1883 the provisional Famine Code was promulgated . It formed a guide and a basis for the various provincial famine codes which were subsequently prepared , approved by the central government , and revised again and again as ...
... famine . In 1883 the provisional Famine Code was promulgated . It formed a guide and a basis for the various provincial famine codes which were subsequently prepared , approved by the central government , and revised again and again as ...
Page 308
... famine , Lord Curzon said , was a natural visitation in its origin , but should be a very business - like proceeding when once it had started . More should be done by way of precaution . District programmes of relief could be prepared ...
... famine , Lord Curzon said , was a natural visitation in its origin , but should be a very business - like proceeding when once it had started . More should be done by way of precaution . District programmes of relief could be prepared ...
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ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT 18181858 | 1 |
The law member | 7 |
Relations of the Company and the board | 13 |
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