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... Royal Assent ( March 26 ) just before Parliament rose for the Easter recess . In other words , the best part of the session before Easter had been given up to passing a bill consist- ing of eight clauses , which commended itself ...
... Royal Assent ( March 26 ) just before Parliament rose for the Easter recess . In other words , the best part of the session before Easter had been given up to passing a bill consist- ing of eight clauses , which commended itself ...
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... Royal Commission to inquire into the merits of the magazine rifle , of which he described the mechan- ism as complicated and delicate , the work flimsy , and the cost . out of all proportion to the magazine rifles of other countries ...
... Royal Commission to inquire into the merits of the magazine rifle , of which he described the mechan- ism as complicated and delicate , the work flimsy , and the cost . out of all proportion to the magazine rifles of other countries ...
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... Royal Engineers for the requirements of colonial garri- sons and of home defence ; and the demands upon this corps . for all sorts of practical purposes in every part of the world tend rather to increase ; but here we have a ...
... Royal Engineers for the requirements of colonial garri- sons and of home defence ; and the demands upon this corps . for all sorts of practical purposes in every part of the world tend rather to increase ; but here we have a ...
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... Royal Commission on the Organisation of the Naval and Military Departments , and with what result . The Commission had recommended the ap- pointment of a naval and military council , which recommenda- tion the Government had since ...
... Royal Commission on the Organisation of the Naval and Military Departments , and with what result . The Commission had recommended the ap- pointment of a naval and military council , which recommenda- tion the Government had since ...
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... Royal Naval Reserve , from 68,800 , which had been fixed for the year 1890-91 , to 71,000 for the current year , to be gradually increased up to 75,000 . After referring to the changes carried out in the constitution of the ...
... Royal Naval Reserve , from 68,800 , which had been fixed for the year 1890-91 , to 71,000 for the current year , to be gradually increased up to 75,000 . After referring to the changes carried out in the constitution of the ...
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