The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... Jamaica . -- That administration was the first which proposed and encouraged public meetings and free consulta tions of merchants from all parts of the kingdom ; by which means the truest lights have been received ; great benefits have ...
... Jamaica . -- That administration was the first which proposed and encouraged public meetings and free consulta tions of merchants from all parts of the kingdom ; by which means the truest lights have been received ; great benefits have ...
Page 428
... Jamaica . " Orders were given , " says he , " in August , 1765 , for the free admission of Spanish vessels into all the colonies . " He then observes , that the exports to Jamaica fell 40,9047 . short of those of 1764 ; and that the ...
... Jamaica . " Orders were given , " says he , " in August , 1765 , for the free admission of Spanish vessels into all the colonies . " He then observes , that the exports to Jamaica fell 40,9047 . short of those of 1764 ; and that the ...
Page 429
... Jamaica , within the lim- its of that year . This order could therefore by no possibility be a cause of the decrease of exports in 1765. If it had any mischievous operation , it could not be before 1766. In that year , according to our ...
... Jamaica , within the lim- its of that year . This order could therefore by no possibility be a cause of the decrease of exports in 1765. If it had any mischievous operation , it could not be before 1766. In that year , according to our ...
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... Jamaica 1765 1766 • · • 1767 ( first year of the Free - port Act ) £ 456,528 • 415,624 · 415,544 467,681 This author , for the sake of a present momentary credit , will hazard any future and permanent dis- grace . At the time he wrote ...
... Jamaica 1765 1766 • · • 1767 ( first year of the Free - port Act ) £ 456,528 • 415,624 · 415,544 467,681 This author , for the sake of a present momentary credit , will hazard any future and permanent dis- grace . At the time he wrote ...
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