The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...Little, Brown, and Company, 1899 - Great Britain |
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... exports was found to have been occasioned chiefly by the demands of our own fleets and armies , and , instead of bringing wealth to the nation , was to be paid for by oppressive taxes upon the people of England . While the Brit- ish ...
... exports was found to have been occasioned chiefly by the demands of our own fleets and armies , and , instead of bringing wealth to the nation , was to be paid for by oppressive taxes upon the people of England . While the Brit- ish ...
Page 285
... exports to , these con- quests , as the measure of the advantages which we derived from them . I do so for reasons which ... export entry does not comprehend the greatest trade we carry on with any of the West India islands , the sale of ...
... exports to , these con- quests , as the measure of the advantages which we derived from them . I do so for reasons which ... export entry does not comprehend the greatest trade we carry on with any of the West India islands , the sale of ...
Page 286
... export to the isles of Guadaloupe and Martinico , and to the Havannah , and after the colonies were * Total imports from the West Indies in 1764 . · • • £ 2,909,411 Exports to ditto in ditto • Excess of imports • • 896,511 £ 2,012.900 ...
... export to the isles of Guadaloupe and Martinico , and to the Havannah , and after the colonies were * Total imports from the West Indies in 1764 . · • • £ 2,909,411 Exports to ditto in ditto • Excess of imports • • 896,511 £ 2,012.900 ...
Page 287
... exports ; but it is in order to depreciate the advantages we might appear to derive from that increase , whenever it should come to be proved against him . He tells you , * " that it was chiefly occasioned by the demands of our own ...
... exports ; but it is in order to depreciate the advantages we might appear to derive from that increase , whenever it should come to be proved against him . He tells you , * " that it was chiefly occasioned by the demands of our own ...
Page 288
... export of British goods Ditto of foreign goods in time Ditto of ditto out of time Total exports of all kinds Total imports • · • Balance in favor of England 1761 . Total export of British goods Ditto of foreign goods in time Ditto of ...
... export of British goods Ditto of foreign goods in time Ditto of ditto out of time Total exports of all kinds Total imports • · • Balance in favor of England 1761 . Total export of British goods Ditto of foreign goods in time Ditto of ...
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