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A principal object of the society was to secure the assistance of Government to the provision of new , or the improvement of old , fishery harbours ; and in 1789 Sir John Sinclair had forwarded to the society a memorial on behalf of the ...
A principal object of the society was to secure the assistance of Government to the provision of new , or the improvement of old , fishery harbours ; and in 1789 Sir John Sinclair had forwarded to the society a memorial on behalf of the ...
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The number of claimants for assistance was naturally very great ; and nearly every claim required surveying and reporting , and a disproportionate expenditure of time , thought and labour . With very few exceptions , all the surveying ...
The number of claimants for assistance was naturally very great ; and nearly every claim required surveying and reporting , and a disproportionate expenditure of time , thought and labour . With very few exceptions , all the surveying ...
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As to me I need not I hope to say how much I find myself every day more indebted to You , and lastly for the able assistance you have prepared for me by forming the two young men : the only fear I have in regard to them is that their ...
As to me I need not I hope to say how much I find myself every day more indebted to You , and lastly for the able assistance you have prepared for me by forming the two young men : the only fear I have in regard to them is that their ...
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Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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