My Colonial service in British Guiana, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Fiji, Australia, Newfoundland, and Hong Kong, with interludes. Volume 2
William Des Voeux presents an account of a life spent in the British Imperial service, during which he held the governorship of several British colonies. Des Voeux served as Governor of Newfoundland from 1886-7, and describes his time on the island in this volume, p. 133-77; a copy of his despatch t...
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John Murray
1903
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/35400 |
| Summary: | William Des Voeux presents an account of a life spent in the British Imperial service, during which he held the governorship of several British colonies. Des Voeux served as Governor of Newfoundland from 1886-7, and describes his time on the island in this volume, p. 133-77; a copy of his despatch to the Colonial Office on the Newfoundland Bait Bill is included in Appendix II. Volume II: Fiji [part 2] -- Newfoundland -- Hong Kong. Includes a map of the Fiji Islands (vol. 1, p. [410]). Includes index in vol. II. Includes bibliographical references. |
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