Statistics of the Colonies of the British Empire ...: From the Official Records of the Colonial OfficeW.H. Allen and Company, 1839 - 906 páginas |
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... side of the island , about 16 miles from the sea , and 16 from Kingston , is the seat of Government , but Kingston is in reality the capital of the island . Kingston is si- tuated on a gentle slope of about one mile in length , which is ...
... side of the island , about 16 miles from the sea , and 16 from Kingston , is the seat of Government , but Kingston is in reality the capital of the island . Kingston is si- tuated on a gentle slope of about one mile in length , which is ...
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... side , 40 feet ; width of open ground , 24 feet . The making of some roads in the island have cost £ 700 per mile . It may be necessary to say a few words respecting the position of the military stations , & c . in Jamaica , especially ...
... side , 40 feet ; width of open ground , 24 feet . The making of some roads in the island have cost £ 700 per mile . It may be necessary to say a few words respecting the position of the military stations , & c . in Jamaica , especially ...
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... side of the island ; on the south it may be said that spring ranges through the months from November to April ; summer from May to August , and winter from September to October ; while on the north side winter ranges from October to ...
... side of the island ; on the south it may be said that spring ranges through the months from November to April ; summer from May to August , and winter from September to October ; while on the north side winter ranges from October to ...
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... side , it is fortified with a reef of rocks , between which and the shore , in smooth water , the inhabitants have their craals , or pens , for keeping turtle in . The soil towards the middle of the island is very fertile , pro . ducing ...
... side , it is fortified with a reef of rocks , between which and the shore , in smooth water , the inhabitants have their craals , or pens , for keeping turtle in . The soil towards the middle of the island is very fertile , pro . ducing ...
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... sides of the mountains , washed by the torrents , may be seen layers of a coarse argile , mixed with ferruginous sand ... side of the island , on a small peninsula , jutting into the sea about two miles , ( opposite the Parian Mountains ...
... sides of the mountains , washed by the torrents , may be seen layers of a coarse argile , mixed with ferruginous sand ... side of the island , on a small peninsula , jutting into the sea about two miles , ( opposite the Parian Mountains ...
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Página 259 - American fishermen shall have liberty to dry and cure fish in any of the unsettled bays, harbours and creeks of Nova Scotia, Magdalen Islands, and Labrador, so long as the same shall remain unsettled; but so soon as the same or either of them shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such settlements, without a previous agreement for that purpose with the inhabitants, proprietors or possessors of the ground.
Página 145 - Cataraquy; thence along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario; through the middle of said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said lake until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and Lake Huron; thence along the middle of said water communication into the Lake Huron, thence through the middle of said lake to the water communication between that...
Página 145 - Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Página 259 - The King of Great Britain, in ceding the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon to France, regards them as ceded for the purpose of serving as a real shelter to the French fishermen, and in full confidence that these possessions will not become an object of jealousy between the two nations ; and that the fishery , between the said islands and that of Newfoundland shall be limited to the middle of the channel.
Página 145 - Bay, including all the territory to the westward and southward of the said line, to the utmost extent of the country commonly called or known by the name of Canada...
Página 258 - But it shall be allowed to the subjects of France to catch fish, and to dry them on land, in that part only, and in no other besides that, of the said island of Newfoundland, which stretches from the place called Cape Bonavista to the northern point of the said island, and from thence running down by the western side, reaches as far as the place called Point Riche.
Página 333 - Union of the village communities, each one forming a separate little State in itself, has, I conceive, contributed more than any other cause to the preservation of the people of India through all revolutions and changes which they have suffered, and it is in a high degree conducive to their happiness and to the enjoyment of a great portion of freedom and independence.
Página 259 - States shall continue to enjoy unmolested the right to take fish of every kind on the Grand Bank, and on all the other banks of Newfoundland ; also, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and at all other places in the sea, where the inhabitants of both countries used at any time heretofore to fish...
Página 259 - His Britannic Majesty will give orders that the French fishermen be not incommoded in cutting the wood necessary for the repair of their scaffolds, huts, and fishing vessels.
Página 259 - Lawrence, and at all other places in the sea where the inhabitants of both countries used at any time heretofore to fish. And also that the inhabitants of the United States shall have liberty to take fish of every kind on such part of the coast of Newfoundland as British fishermen shall use...