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Page 186
... SUPPLY . Extremely deficient – about six - eighths of the population obtain it from the stand - pipes in the streets , another eighth purchase it at the rate of a halfpenny per bucket , while the remainder have it " laid on . " The want ...
... SUPPLY . Extremely deficient – about six - eighths of the population obtain it from the stand - pipes in the streets , another eighth purchase it at the rate of a halfpenny per bucket , while the remainder have it " laid on . " The want ...
Page 383
... supply of water from the springs . The country generally is very deficient in useful timber , but the reeds and mud would make good huts . " -d - Royal Geographical Society of London , Proceedings , vol . III , 1858-9 , pp . 152-3 The ...
... supply of water from the springs . The country generally is very deficient in useful timber , but the reeds and mud would make good huts . " -d - Royal Geographical Society of London , Proceedings , vol . III , 1858-9 , pp . 152-3 The ...
Page 387
... supply enjoys an advantage over rivals , which enables her under a free trade system to beat down all competition . In the first place , the established source of supply has experience , " position , " and name , which tell against ...
... supply enjoys an advantage over rivals , which enables her under a free trade system to beat down all competition . In the first place , the established source of supply has experience , " position , " and name , which tell against ...
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