The Crown Colonies of Great Britain —— An Inquiry Into Their Social Conditions and Methods of Administration

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ISBN: 9781331519928 出版年：2016 页码：189 Charles Spencer Salmon Forgotten Books

The pamphlet* that preceded this one dealt chiefly with tariffs, and it was shown in it how many British Crown Colonies had excessive duties of customs imposed on articles that should have been permitted to enter the ports free. It was made Obvious that much of the local misery and trade depression, which has so recently and so severely tried the Colonies under direct Crown Government, were traceable to this unsound fiscal system, which had, besides, the further disadvantage of being as opposed in practice as it was hostile in principle to the national policy of the British people.