The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 147
... demand political reforms did nothing of the kind . Secure in their monopoly of Macquarie's favour , the emancipists felt that they had nothing to gain by imposing limits on his power . But they were much concerned with their legal and ...
... demand political reforms did nothing of the kind . Secure in their monopoly of Macquarie's favour , the emancipists felt that they had nothing to gain by imposing limits on his power . But they were much concerned with their legal and ...
Page 292
... demand for local self - govern- ment — that is , for responsible government in its original meaning . It was felt that the colony could not prosper until the control of lands and minerals had been vested in the Legislative Council , and ...
... demand for local self - govern- ment — that is , for responsible government in its original meaning . It was felt that the colony could not prosper until the control of lands and minerals had been vested in the Legislative Council , and ...
Page 349
... demand for labour followed . In some groups the natives were not suitable for plantation work or would not work in their own islands . Thus at this time a Mr Henry , an English colonist in New Caledonia , had an arrangement with the ...
... demand for labour followed . In some groups the natives were not suitable for plantation work or would not work in their own islands . Thus at this time a Mr Henry , an English colonist in New Caledonia , had an arrangement with the ...
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