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Page 14
... may be supposed to have arisen from careful observation and natural ability ; and , it may be asked , why men , whose suggestions were not considered worthy of notice , were yet left in charge of districts with scarcely any check ?
... may be supposed to have arisen from careful observation and natural ability ; and , it may be asked , why men , whose suggestions were not considered worthy of notice , were yet left in charge of districts with scarcely any check ?
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As might be expected , both remained a dead letter ; - not that the Collectors considered them unadvisable innovations , but because they were partially unfeasible . With regard to the first , it is an undoubted fact , that there are ...
As might be expected , both remained a dead letter ; - not that the Collectors considered them unadvisable innovations , but because they were partially unfeasible . With regard to the first , it is an undoubted fact , that there are ...
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The Scinde establishments have frequently been considered by those , who have seen only partial statements , to have been at all events cheap . But , on the contrary , they were not only inefficient , but exorbitantly expensive .
The Scinde establishments have frequently been considered by those , who have seen only partial statements , to have been at all events cheap . But , on the contrary , they were not only inefficient , but exorbitantly expensive .
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Another thing must be considered the character of the Governor . Bir Oharles's energy and admirable habits of business enabled him to undertake a task , which most men would have sbrunk from , with far fewer duties of other descriptions ...
Another thing must be considered the character of the Governor . Bir Oharles's energy and admirable habits of business enabled him to undertake a task , which most men would have sbrunk from , with far fewer duties of other descriptions ...
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After , in many cases , a long detention , the prisoner and witnesses were sent in to the Magistrate , even though the Police officer might have considered him innocent . These acts are not to be laid to the policeman , for he had no ...
After , in many cases , a long detention , the prisoner and witnesses were sent in to the Magistrate , even though the Police officer might have considered him innocent . These acts are not to be laid to the policeman , for he had no ...
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