The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1902 |
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Page xvii
... amount of negative evidence weighs a grain in the balance against the positive evidence of the Cretan inscriptions . In short , then , the researches of the archaeologist are tending to reconstruct the primitive classical history ; and ...
... amount of negative evidence weighs a grain in the balance against the positive evidence of the Cretan inscriptions . In short , then , the researches of the archaeologist are tending to reconstruct the primitive classical history ; and ...
Page 9
... amount of £ 65,000 ; to two lunatic asylums to the amount of £ 18,400 ; and to other institutions , £ 17,015 . In Santiago in 1898 over £ 15,000 was spent in enlarging and improv- ing the hospitals , but in many of the provinces the ...
... amount of £ 65,000 ; to two lunatic asylums to the amount of £ 18,400 ; and to other institutions , £ 17,015 . In Santiago in 1898 over £ 15,000 was spent in enlarging and improv- ing the hospitals , but in many of the provinces the ...
Page 11
... amount to 155,827,119 pesos ( £ 11,687,030 ) ; but as the price of land has recently fallen , several estates having been sold at 40 per cent . of their nominal value , while large arrears of interest ( probably not less than 3,000,000 ...
... amount to 155,827,119 pesos ( £ 11,687,030 ) ; but as the price of land has recently fallen , several estates having been sold at 40 per cent . of their nominal value , while large arrears of interest ( probably not less than 3,000,000 ...
Page 24
... amount of the land tax as then fixed should be permanent and settled for all time coming . As a matter of fact it would appear from the records that this promise has been kept as far as the central Government has been concerned . In all ...
... amount of the land tax as then fixed should be permanent and settled for all time coming . As a matter of fact it would appear from the records that this promise has been kept as far as the central Government has been concerned . In all ...
Page 25
... amount to taels 6,500,000 . The total collection in silver , as reported by the responsible officials , amounts in round numbers to taels 25,000,000 . The total yield of the land tax , therefore , is taels 31,500,000 , or say ...
... amount to taels 6,500,000 . The total collection in silver , as reported by the responsible officials , amounts in round numbers to taels 25,000,000 . The total yield of the land tax , therefore , is taels 31,500,000 , or say ...
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