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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... and in a despatch written in 1818 , towards the conclusion of his governorship , he expressed the conviction that , as there would be a sufficient number of such persons worthy of receiving grants of land and disposed to settle in ...
... and in a despatch written in 1818 , towards the conclusion of his governorship , he expressed the conviction that , as there would be a sufficient number of such persons worthy of receiving grants of land and disposed to settle in ...
Page 402
In a despatch of 1 January 1868 , the Duke of Buckingham , though sympathising with the feeling of the Council , expressed the hope that it would yield if the constituencies should decide in favour of the grant .
In a despatch of 1 January 1868 , the Duke of Buckingham , though sympathising with the feeling of the Council , expressed the hope that it would yield if the constituencies should decide in favour of the grant .
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This despatch was framed as the result of the Royal Commission of 1860 on colonial defence - one of a series of moves by which the British Parliament sought to secure some contribution from the colonies towards the defence of the Empire ...
This despatch was framed as the result of the Royal Commission of 1860 on colonial defence - one of a series of moves by which the British Parliament sought to secure some contribution from the colonies towards the defence of the Empire ...
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