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... land , shifting cultivation was practiced along the slopes of the hills . Coconut , easily grown in the wet lands of the coast and the highlands , became an im- portant food . Cattle breeding , a major occupation in the dry zone ...
... land , shifting cultivation was practiced along the slopes of the hills . Coconut , easily grown in the wet lands of the coast and the highlands , became an im- portant food . Cattle breeding , a major occupation in the dry zone ...
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... land - tax rate was highly variable , depending not on the productivity of any plot but on the condition of its tenure , which might be as freehold or as one of several categories of land rented from the government . The land tax was ...
... land - tax rate was highly variable , depending not on the productivity of any plot but on the condition of its tenure , which might be as freehold or as one of several categories of land rented from the government . The land tax was ...
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... land were subjected to time limits , and in 1623-24 the principle of limitation of actions by lapse of time was introduced into the law of contract and tort . During the Commonwealth ( 1649–60 ) many projects of reform were drafted ...
... land were subjected to time limits , and in 1623-24 the principle of limitation of actions by lapse of time was introduced into the law of contract and tort . During the Commonwealth ( 1649–60 ) many projects of reform were drafted ...
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