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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The Government , however , was still unwilling to alienate so much land or to risk so bold an experiment , and issued regulations by which it sanctioned land grant colonisation on a more moderate scale .
The Government , however , was still unwilling to alienate so much land or to risk so bold an experiment , and issued regulations by which it sanctioned land grant colonisation on a more moderate scale .
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Where Duffy failed , James Macpherson Grant succeeded . ... in settlement and cultivation under this Act encouraged the Legislature to accept in 1869 , again under Grant's leading , free selection before survey as well as after .
Where Duffy failed , James Macpherson Grant succeeded . ... in settlement and cultivation under this Act encouraged the Legislature to accept in 1869 , again under Grant's leading , free selection before survey as well as after .
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The Legislative Council rejected the Appropriation Bill for 1867 ( containing a vote of £ 20,000 to Lady Darling , wife of the late Governor ) , alleging , firstly , that the grant was “ a literal or substantial breach ” of the Colonial ...
The Legislative Council rejected the Appropriation Bill for 1867 ( containing a vote of £ 20,000 to Lady Darling , wife of the late Governor ) , alleging , firstly , that the grant was “ a literal or substantial breach ” of the Colonial ...
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