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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... despatch written in 1818 , towards the conclusion of his governorship , he expressed the con- viction that , as ... despatch written after more than eight years ' experience of the governorship ( May 1818 ) .2 " " It was probably as a ...
... despatch written in 1818 , towards the conclusion of his governorship , he expressed the con- viction that , as ... despatch written after more than eight years ' experience of the governorship ( May 1818 ) .2 " " It was probably as a ...
Page 402
... despatch of 1 January 1868 , the Duke of Buckingham , though sym- pathising with the feeling of the Council , expressed the hope that it would yield if the constituencies should decide in favour of the grant . But , he added , if the ...
... despatch of 1 January 1868 , the Duke of Buckingham , though sym- pathising with the feeling of the Council , expressed the hope that it would yield if the constituencies should decide in favour of the grant . But , he added , if the ...
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... 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 ...
... 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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