The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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... officer " . The earliest naval officers in the royal colonies were the governors themselves , and where , as in Barbados and Jamaica , the term " naval office " appears , it undoubtedly meant a clerical office under the governor's ...
... officer " . The earliest naval officers in the royal colonies were the governors themselves , and where , as in Barbados and Jamaica , the term " naval office " appears , it undoubtedly meant a clerical office under the governor's ...
Page 291
... officers , of duties unperformed or badly performed , and of extravagant fees and charges , that about 1700 the practice arose of appointing the naval officer in England . This marked an ominous extension of the royal control in America ...
... officers , of duties unperformed or badly performed , and of extravagant fees and charges , that about 1700 the practice arose of appointing the naval officer in England . This marked an ominous extension of the royal control in America ...
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... officers should have been required to furnish certificates that " the several officers were living at the respective times they were paid " , and that in 1763 the Treasury should " have ordered all the officers belonging to the Customs ...
... officers should have been required to furnish certificates that " the several officers were living at the respective times they were paid " , and that in 1763 the Treasury should " have ordered all the officers belonging to the Customs ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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