Parliamentary Papers, 44. köideH.M. Stationery Office, 1854 |
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... colony has the material condition of its inhabitants , I believe I may confidently assert , been in a more satisfactory and progressive state . Although the prices of the necessaries of life have very considerably advanced , yet I am ...
... colony has the material condition of its inhabitants , I believe I may confidently assert , been in a more satisfactory and progressive state . Although the prices of the necessaries of life have very considerably advanced , yet I am ...
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... colony have been so largely accumulated by the community generally , tend materially to promote its social and moral advancement , -objects which it will be readily conceded are much more important and gratifying than the mere financial ...
... colony have been so largely accumulated by the community generally , tend materially to promote its social and moral advancement , -objects which it will be readily conceded are much more important and gratifying than the mere financial ...
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... colony . 3. We agree most cordially with the sentiments expressed by Your Excellency , that whilst congratulating ourselves on the unparalleled prosperity of the colony , it is incumbent on the Legislature sedulously to provide means ...
... colony . 3. We agree most cordially with the sentiments expressed by Your Excellency , that whilst congratulating ourselves on the unparalleled prosperity of the colony , it is incumbent on the Legislature sedulously to provide means ...
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... colony appear to have been rendered necessary by the causes adverted to by your Excellency ; and on considering the estimates of expenditure we shall not be unmindful of the importance of preserving in a state of efficiency , the ...
... colony appear to have been rendered necessary by the causes adverted to by your Excellency ; and on considering the estimates of expenditure we shall not be unmindful of the importance of preserving in a state of efficiency , the ...
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... colony ; and as it coutains certain statements which , in my opinion , are incorrect , and which , if allowed to pass without observation , are calculated to mislead , I deemed it my duty , before forwarding it to submit it to my ...
... colony ; and as it coutains certain statements which , in my opinion , are incorrect , and which , if allowed to pass without observation , are calculated to mislead , I deemed it my duty , before forwarding it to submit it to my ...
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