The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1902 |
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... cent . in value were subject to duty . The import duties amounted to £ 1,602,770 ; the export duties to £ 3,106,100 ... cent . were from Great Britain , 28 per cent . from Germany , 8 per cent . from the United States . Of the exports ...
... cent . in value were subject to duty . The import duties amounted to £ 1,602,770 ; the export duties to £ 3,106,100 ... cent . were from Great Britain , 28 per cent . from Germany , 8 per cent . from the United States . Of the exports ...
Page 11
... cent . interest per annum - the total note issue for which the banks were responsible being thus raised to 40,723,089 pesos ( £ 3,054,230 ) . In addition , the treasury put in circulation at the same date notes amounting to 17,693,890 ...
... cent . interest per annum - the total note issue for which the banks were responsible being thus raised to 40,723,089 pesos ( £ 3,054,230 ) . In addition , the treasury put in circulation at the same date notes amounting to 17,693,890 ...
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... cent . , and it could be shown , from a calcu- lation based on the extent and value of the arable land and the probable number of sales , that this item alone ought to yield an annual return of between one and two millions sterling ...
... cent . , and it could be shown , from a calcu- lation based on the extent and value of the arable land and the probable number of sales , that this item alone ought to yield an annual return of between one and two millions sterling ...
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... cent . , and they receive deposits of money from the public , usually allowing 6 to 10 per cent . They are the real banks of deposit of the country , and the better class enjoy good credit . Currency . The currency of China consists of ...
... cent . , and they receive deposits of money from the public , usually allowing 6 to 10 per cent . They are the real banks of deposit of the country , and the better class enjoy good credit . Currency . The currency of China consists of ...
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... cent . The land revenue and rates are Rs . 10,16,834 ; the number of police is 497 ; the death - rate in 1897 was 49-46 . This high mortality was partly due to the destructive cyclone of October . In 1896-97 the number of boys at school ...
... cent . The land revenue and rates are Rs . 10,16,834 ; the number of police is 497 ; the death - rate in 1897 was 49-46 . This high mortality was partly due to the destructive cyclone of October . In 1896-97 the number of boys at school ...
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