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Page 169
... given to Mr. Riley , four thousand acres to another favorite , as well as eight hundred Government sheep and 70 bullocks ; not a Government's hutt ( save six or seven ) but is given away to favorites . Forty thousand gallons of spirits ...
... given to Mr. Riley , four thousand acres to another favorite , as well as eight hundred Government sheep and 70 bullocks ; not a Government's hutt ( save six or seven ) but is given away to favorites . Forty thousand gallons of spirits ...
Page 449
... given for the latter purpose . The work in this new country is of the most laborious description : - cutting down trees , the wood of which is of such hardness that English - made tools break like glass before the strokes of the workman ...
... given for the latter purpose . The work in this new country is of the most laborious description : - cutting down trees , the wood of which is of such hardness that English - made tools break like glass before the strokes of the workman ...
Page 570
... given . And , with this disadvantage to the employer : that a guarantee is given , upon demand , by the master , which need not be given by the mechanic , who , so long as he is sure , by doing a certain quantity of work , of gaining a ...
... given . And , with this disadvantage to the employer : that a guarantee is given , upon demand , by the master , which need not be given by the mechanic , who , so long as he is sure , by doing a certain quantity of work , of gaining a ...
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