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 203
... less than £ 1 and not more than £ 2 per acre ; a price , it will be seen , much higher than in the United States and in the Canadian Dominion . However , should they not be taken up at the fixed price , that price will be reduced every ...
... less than £ 1 and not more than £ 2 per acre ; a price , it will be seen , much higher than in the United States and in the Canadian Dominion . However , should they not be taken up at the fixed price , that price will be reduced every ...
Page 207
... less than those of 1873 , or less than half the average of the four years , 1872 to 1875 inclusive , the decrease being due not to a falling off in the yield of the copper mines , but to the state of the copper market not encouraging ...
... less than those of 1873 , or less than half the average of the four years , 1872 to 1875 inclusive , the decrease being due not to a falling off in the yield of the copper mines , but to the state of the copper market not encouraging ...
Page 268
... less fortunate predecessors . " There are no fish 29 in the waters , nor has any rat , mouse , or any other vermin been seen there ; and when any birds fly so near this tree that the effluvia reaches them , they fall a victim to the ...
... less fortunate predecessors . " There are no fish 29 in the waters , nor has any rat , mouse , or any other vermin been seen there ; and when any birds fly so near this tree that the effluvia reaches them , they fall a victim to the ...
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