The British Empire Series: India, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, British North Borneo, Hong-KongK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 |
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... possession as long as he pays up the customary rent . The whole country , then , is under small holders , having a hereditary interest in their land , and varying in position from the substantial yeoman of our best counties , to the ...
... possession as long as he pays up the customary rent . The whole country , then , is under small holders , having a hereditary interest in their land , and varying in position from the substantial yeoman of our best counties , to the ...
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... possessions till the last moment ; to many tradesmen it may mean the breaking up of their business . The Government officials and the grain dealers cannot get grain to every village , the means of locomotion and of traction are ...
... possessions till the last moment ; to many tradesmen it may mean the breaking up of their business . The Government officials and the grain dealers cannot get grain to every village , the means of locomotion and of traction are ...
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... possessed a certain amount of chivalry , and recognised at its full value the virtue of courage , even in their enemies . The most distinguished token granted to those among them who displayed remarkable bravery was a red thread or ...
... possessed a certain amount of chivalry , and recognised at its full value the virtue of courage , even in their enemies . The most distinguished token granted to those among them who displayed remarkable bravery was a red thread or ...
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... Sukkur . In 1885 the Secretary of State for India exercised the power that he possessed and took over the railway with several of its offshoots , and in 1889 the missing link was added , namely , a bridge , which SIND 89.
... Sukkur . In 1885 the Secretary of State for India exercised the power that he possessed and took over the railway with several of its offshoots , and in 1889 the missing link was added , namely , a bridge , which SIND 89.
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... - quished all claim to the tract , but the Government of India was still strongly averse to taking absolute possession of the country . For the maintenance of the necessary protective forces , a large part of the 140 INDIA.
... - quished all claim to the tract , but the Government of India was still strongly averse to taking absolute possession of the country . For the maintenance of the necessary protective forces , a large part of the 140 INDIA.
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