The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List ...: Comprising Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the Oversea Dominions and Colonial Dependencies of Great Britain...Waterlow & sons limited., 1899 |
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Administrator Africa allce allowance annum appointed apptd Assistant asst Australia Bank Barbados Basutoland British Canada Cape Cape Town Ceylon Charles Chief Clerk Class Clerk Coast Coll Colombo Colony Commanding Commissioner comsnr Consul coun Court Crown Customs Department dept dist District ditto established exports Fiji George Government Governor govt Grenada Harbour Henry Hong Kong India Inspector inspr island Jamaica James John July June land legis Legislative Council Magistrate Majesty's Majesty's Government Mauritius Natal native Officer offr Order in Council Penang Police population Port priv Protectorate Province Public puisne judge quarters Quebec Queensland railway regisr Registrar Resident Revenue River salary Schl schools Secretary Sept Sierra Leone South square miles steamers Superintendent supt Telegraph territory Total Town trade Treaty United Kingdom Victoria West William Zululand
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Strana 263 - Dutch, and again in 1677 and 1690 by the French. Towards the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th centuries...
Strana 392 - When a British Subject has received the Royal permission to accept a Foreign Order, he will at any future time be allowed to accept the Decoration of a higher Class of the same Order, to which he may have become eligible by increase of rank in the Foreign Service, or in the Service of his own country ; or any other distinctive mark of honour strictly consequent upon the acceptance of the original Order, and common to every person upoa whom such Order is conferred.
Strana 256 - Pahang, the control of his foreign relations, &c., was surrendered to the British Government. This was followed by a further agreement in 1888 with the Raja (now styled Sultan), under which Pahang was taken under British protection, on the same terms as the Protected Native States on the west coast of the peninsula.
Strana 61 - French in 1598 ; was taken by the English, and a grant of it made to Sir W. Alexander by James I in 1621. In 1632 it was restored to France, with Quebec, by the Treaty of St.
Strana 239 - The territory is now governed by a Resident Commissioner under the direction of the High Commissioner for South Africa, the latter possessing the legislative authority, which is exercised by proclamation. For fiscal and other purposes the country is divided into seven districts, namely : Maseru, Leribe, Cornet Spruit, Berea, Mafeking, Quthing, and 'Quacha's Nek.
Strana 121 - To the natives a largo share of self-government has been conceded, their system of village and district councils has been recognized and improved, and supplemented by an annual meeting of the high chiefs and representatives from each province, presided over by the Governor. The regulations recommended by these bodies have, however, to receive the sanction of the Legislative Council before acquiring the force of law.
Strana 19 - Banks's instance the system of inter-colonial exchange through Kew was commenced, which has been maintained ever since. The most memorable undertaking of this kind was the voyage of the Bounty (1787), for the purpose of introducing the bread-fruit tree from the South Seas into the W. Indies. Nelson, the Kew collector, was amongst those sent adrift by the mutineers, and eventually died of the exposure. Another Kew gardener, James Hooper, who had been attached to Lord...
Strana 19 - Governor, and in 1628 sixty-four settlers arrived in Carlisle Bay, commenced the erection of wooden houses, threw a bridge across the river which intersected the ground, and laid the foundation of Bridgetown, the present capital. The Leeward and Windward men opposed each other, the 13 58 SO S92S latter ultimately triumphing.
Strana 23 - Corentyn, on the south by Brazil, on the west by Venezuela, and on the north and northeast by the Atlantic Ocean.
Strana 392 - King George IV. and King William IV., on whose heads the Crowns of Great Britain and of Hanover were united. Decorations so bestowed cannot properly be considered as rewards granted by a Foreign Sovereign for services rendered according to the purport of Clause 2 of these Regulations.