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... post 8vo . VOL . I. - INDIA , Ceylon , Straits Settlements , British North Borneo , Hong - Kong . Two Maps . VOL . II . - BRITISH AFRICA . Four Maps . VOL . III . - BRITISH AMERICA . Two Maps . VOL . IV . - AUSTRALASIA . Two Maps . VOL ...
... post 8vo . VOL . I. - INDIA , Ceylon , Straits Settlements , British North Borneo , Hong - Kong . Two Maps . VOL . II . - BRITISH AFRICA . Four Maps . VOL . III . - BRITISH AMERICA . Two Maps . VOL . IV . - AUSTRALASIA . Two Maps . VOL ...
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... post , till the wearied and harassed official hardly knows how to keep abreast of his work . I do not say that this applies to all with- out exception - of course some posts are lighter than others but I do not think I exaggerate when I ...
... post , till the wearied and harassed official hardly knows how to keep abreast of his work . I do not say that this applies to all with- out exception - of course some posts are lighter than others but I do not think I exaggerate when I ...
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... post office , and the telegraphs , and the forests ; every single thing that affects the livelihood of the people in his district he has to know about . He is also the chief magistrate ; and he may also be a Political Agent , and the ...
... post office , and the telegraphs , and the forests ; every single thing that affects the livelihood of the people in his district he has to know about . He is also the chief magistrate ; and he may also be a Political Agent , and the ...
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... posts are still kept in India virtually as a preserve for Englishmen . Sir Charles Metcalf acted as Governor- General for a short time after the departure of Lord William Bentinck , and granted liberty of the press to India LORD CANNING ...
... posts are still kept in India virtually as a preserve for Englishmen . Sir Charles Metcalf acted as Governor- General for a short time after the departure of Lord William Bentinck , and granted liberty of the press to India LORD CANNING ...
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... post - office and telegraph services , in all services which offer pay which a European cares to No royal commission has sat within these forty years to inquire if the royal promise made to the people of India has been redeemed . covet ...
... post - office and telegraph services , in all services which offer pay which a European cares to No royal commission has sat within these forty years to inquire if the royal promise made to the people of India has been redeemed . covet ...
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