The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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Page 223
... foreign debt of the Argentines , was 42,314,253 " hard " dollars - or £ 8,462,850 , while the internal liabilities were £ 3,997,509 , the interest on the foreign loans being paid in gold , though the home creditors have to accept theirs ...
... foreign debt of the Argentines , was 42,314,253 " hard " dollars - or £ 8,462,850 , while the internal liabilities were £ 3,997,509 , the interest on the foreign loans being paid in gold , though the home creditors have to accept theirs ...
Page 284
... ( foreign ) , and £ 3,383,204 ( home ) , or about four years ' revenue . The charge for interest and amortisation of the foreign debt is about £ 431,300 , and for internal debt £ 161,781 . The first money was borrowed in 1822 , and ...
... ( foreign ) , and £ 3,383,204 ( home ) , or about four years ' revenue . The charge for interest and amortisation of the foreign debt is about £ 431,300 , and for internal debt £ 161,781 . The first money was borrowed in 1822 , and ...
Page 288
... foreign descent . French literature is more popular than English in the proportion of three to one , three times more French books being , imported than English ones , and ten times more than from Spain , the United States , or Germany ...
... foreign descent . French literature is more popular than English in the proportion of three to one , three times more French books being , imported than English ones , and ten times more than from Spain , the United States , or Germany ...
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