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 121
... increased . This unsatisfactory state of matters ceased in 1869. In the latter year the revenue was £ 311,377 , and the expenditure £ 293,636 . From that time the revenue has steadily increased , though at the same time the expenditure ...
... increased . This unsatisfactory state of matters ceased in 1869. In the latter year the revenue was £ 311,377 , and the expenditure £ 293,636 . From that time the revenue has steadily increased , though at the same time the expenditure ...
Page 154
... increased by 660 and 126 per cent . In the same brief period the trade of these far southern colonies rose from less than £ 6,000,000 to over £ 63,000,000 , or 950 per cent .; while British trade , which in the same space of years ...
... increased by 660 and 126 per cent . In the same brief period the trade of these far southern colonies rose from less than £ 6,000,000 to over £ 63,000,000 , or 950 per cent .; while British trade , which in the same space of years ...
Page 284
... increased . Indeed , of late years , the involuntary process of annexation has been going on , and since the Perak disturbances more rapidly than before . Singapore is indeed fitted by its natural position to be the entrepôt of the ...
... increased . Indeed , of late years , the involuntary process of annexation has been going on , and since the Perak disturbances more rapidly than before . Singapore is indeed fitted by its natural position to be the entrepôt of the ...
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