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BUILDERS OF GREATER BRITAIN
in his territory brought limestone for general use, instead of lead for private purposes, and to take care that the rum traffic was kept within bounds, it is scarcely to be wondered at that the 'social functions,' which nowadays are among the chief duties of Australian Governors, in Phillip's time took the form of an occasional 'cold collation,' or an invitation to dinner with a request to 'bring your bread in your pocket.'
