The Statesman's Year-book, Volume 16

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Frederick Martin, Sir John Scott Keltie, Isaac Parker Anderson Renwick, Mortimer Epstein, Sigfrid Henry Steinberg, John Paxton, Brian Hunter
Macmillan, 1879 - Economic geography
 

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Page 467 - In return, his Imperial Majesty the Sultan promises to England to introduce necessary reforms, to be agreed upon later between the two Powers, into the Government and for the protection of the Christian and other subjects of the Porte in these territories ; and in order to enable England to make necessary provision for executing her engagement, his Imperial Majesty the Sultan further consents to assign the Island of Cyprus to be occupied and administered by England.
Page 198 - ... all poor rates that have become payable by him in respect of the said premises...
Page 193 - It hath sovereign and uncontrollable authority in the making, confirming, enlarging, restraining, abrogating, repealing, reviving, and expounding of laws concerning matters of all possible denominations, ecclesiastical or temporal, civil, military, maritime, or criminal: this being the place where that absolute despotic power, which must in all governments reside somewhere, is entrusted by the constitution of these kingdoms.
Page 198 - Tenure whatever, for the unexpired Residue, whatever it may be of any Term originally created for a Period of not less than...
Page 198 - ... for the unexpired residue, whatever it may be, of any term originally created for
Page 211 - there shall be provided for every school district a sufficient amount of accommodation in public elementary schools available . for all the children resident in such district, for whose elementary education -efficient and suitable provision is not otherwise made.
Page 274 - List,' under which the colonies are divided into three classes, namely, first, Crown Colonies, in which the Crown has the entire control of legislation, while the administration is carried on by public officers under the control of the Home Government ; secondly, colonies possessing Representative Institutions, in which the Crown has no more than a veto on legislation, but the Home Government retains the control of public officers ; and, thirdly, colonies...
Page 675 - The office is held for a term of ten years ; but a member may be removed upon an address from both Houses of Parliament, and the Secretary of State for India may for special reasons re-appoint a member of the Council for a further term of five years. No member can sit in Parliament. The duties of the Council...
Page xxiii - Russia to take possession of any further territories of His Imperial Majesty the Sultan in Asia, as fixed by the Definitive Treaty of Peace, England engages to join His Imperial Majesty the Sultan in defending them by force of arms.
Page 640 - LIBERIA.) Constitution and Government. THE constitution of the republic of Liberia is on the model of that of the United States of America. The executive is vested in a President and a non-active Vice-President, and the legislative power is exercised by a parliament of two houses, called the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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