The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1902 |
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... land shells , and contains bones of quadrupeds , but has no remains of either marine or fresh- water shells . From its porous nature water never lies on the surface . The rainfall is at once absorbed as by a sponge . On the other hand ...
... land shells , and contains bones of quadrupeds , but has no remains of either marine or fresh- water shells . From its porous nature water never lies on the surface . The rainfall is at once absorbed as by a sponge . On the other hand ...
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... land they till , subject to the payment of the state taxes . Nearly all the other half hold land on lease , paying rent ; and only a comparatively small proportion are agricultural labourers . But whether as proprietors or farmers the ...
... land they till , subject to the payment of the state taxes . Nearly all the other half hold land on lease , paying rent ; and only a comparatively small proportion are agricultural labourers . But whether as proprietors or farmers the ...
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... land than that the balance is almost invariably let , and always in similar small holdings . Nowhere is the system of farming by capitalists with hired labour to be found . The following is an instance given by one of the writers in the ...
... land than that the balance is almost invariably let , and always in similar small holdings . Nowhere is the system of farming by capitalists with hired labour to be found . The following is an instance given by one of the writers in the ...
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... land tax , therefore , is taels 31,500,000 , or say £ 4,725,000 . It will readily be granted that for such a large country as China this is a very insignificant one . In India the land tax yields £ 17,000,000 , and China has undoubtedly ...
... land tax , therefore , is taels 31,500,000 , or say £ 4,725,000 . It will readily be granted that for such a large country as China this is a very insignificant one . In India the land tax yields £ 17,000,000 , and China has undoubtedly ...
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A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature. land transfers is 3 per 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 ...
A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature. land transfers is 3 per 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 ...
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