Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Volume 2"Leonard Woolf, aged twenty-four, went forth to help rule the British Empire. He returned home to London at thirty-one an older and wiser man. Soon afterward, he married Virginia Stephen. Growing is the story of the years in between, just before the growth of the Bloomsbury Group in London." -- Dust jacket. |
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Page 175
... salt water in these lewayas evaporates and " natural " salt forms , sometimes over acres of the mud and sand . Salt in my day was a government monopoly , and it was my duty to arrange for the collecting , trans- port , storing , and ...
... salt water in these lewayas evaporates and " natural " salt forms , sometimes over acres of the mud and sand . Salt in my day was a government monopoly , and it was my duty to arrange for the collecting , trans- port , storing , and ...
Page 183
... salts . After collection I had to arrange for the transport of the salt from the lewaya to the Government salt stores at Hambantota or Kirinda . After tenders had been called for , this was done on con- tract at so much per ton by ...
... salts . After collection I had to arrange for the transport of the salt from the lewaya to the Government salt stores at Hambantota or Kirinda . After tenders had been called for , this was done on con- tract at so much per ton by ...
Page 186
... salt from the lewayas into the Government stores . The salt was bagged and weighed at the lewaya and the weight of salt marked on the outside of each bag just before transportation . They were weighed again on receipt at the store and ...
... salt from the lewayas into the Government stores . The salt was bagged and weighed at the lewaya and the weight of salt marked on the outside of each bag just before transportation . They were weighed again on receipt at the store and ...
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