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Page 29
... residence , and tuition of students , at a very low figure . The pecuniary necessities of the Company in the embryo stages of its operations induced it to alienate several large blocks of its territory to single large holders , with the ...
... residence , and tuition of students , at a very low figure . The pecuniary necessities of the Company in the embryo stages of its operations induced it to alienate several large blocks of its territory to single large holders , with the ...
Page 36
... residence and certain agricultural productions . An examination of the map will show how this is secured . As all the southern portion has a large water frontage in the proportion to the area of land thereby affected , with much timber ...
... residence and certain agricultural productions . An examination of the map will show how this is secured . As all the southern portion has a large water frontage in the proportion to the area of land thereby affected , with much timber ...
Page 71
... residence pur- poses . Indeed , Dr. Robertson estimates the average value of the Company's concession of over 3,000,000 acres at £ 1 10s . per acre . XIV . Fremantle Harbour Works - Sir John Coode's Views THE COMING COLONY . 71.
... residence pur- poses . Indeed , Dr. Robertson estimates the average value of the Company's concession of over 3,000,000 acres at £ 1 10s . per acre . XIV . Fremantle Harbour Works - Sir John Coode's Views THE COMING COLONY . 71.
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