. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . he declarations of the opponentsof the measure that it practically meant the sale of the colony to Mr. Reid,the ministry secured the assent of the legislature and the approval of the im-perial government. The action of the British government led to the resigna-tion of the governor. Sir Herbert Murray, who disapproved of the measure,and eventually (1900) to the overthrow of the ministry of Sir James Winterand the formation
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . he declarations of the opponentsof the measure that it practically meant the sale of the colony to Mr. Reid,the ministry secured the assent of the legislature and the approval of the im-perial government. The action of the British government led to the resigna-tion of the governor. Sir Herbert Murray, who disapproved of the measure,and eventually (1900) to the overthrow of the ministry of Sir James Winterand the formation of a liberal ministry by Sir Rolaert Bond who had led theopposition to the contract. The proposal of Mr. Reid to convert hisproperty into a limited liability company led the way to a readjustment ofthe terms of the new contract of 1898. The new agreement provided for theimmediate transfer of the telegraph system to the company, for a moreequitable arrangement of the land grants, and gave the colony the option oftaking back the railroad system after fifty years by the paying back to thecontractor of the sum of $1,000,000 and interest, and a further sum
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