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into their diet. British High Commissioner Milner admits that many of the suggestions
are valid, but refuses to consider giving the miners wine.
The main part of the report (pp. 1-42) is signed by Pinto Coelho. This and all the
other sections are dated 1904.
In the 1880s, after gold and diamonds were discovered there, the Transvaal
became the mainstay of Mozambique’s economy. Mozambique’s government recruited
Mozambican workers for the labor-intensive mines. In exchange, the Transvaal sent freight
on the railroad to Lourenço Marques and allowed Mozambique’s products preferential
access in Transvaal markets. Wages of such workers were a major source of income for
Mozambique, so a high mortality rate among the workers was cause for considerable
economic concern.
j OCLC: 71015211 (University of Wisconsin at Madison), 78322353 (Harvard
University). Porbase locates one copy, in the Biblioteca Central da Marinha.
56. COIMBRA. Faculdade de Medicina. A Faculdade de Medicina e a
portaria de 15 de junho de 1866. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade,
1866. 4°, contemporary plain light green wrappers (browned at edges).
Tables in text. Light browning. Overall very good. 26 pp., (1 blank l.).
$80.00
FIRST and ONLY EDITION. A survey of legislation going back to 1773 that affected
the medical school at Coimbra University, particularly the length of semesters.
j Lisbon, Faculdade de Medicina, Catálogo da colecção portuguesa II, 155. Not located in
Pires de Lima, Catalogo da Bibliotheca da Escola Medico-Cirurgica do Porto. Not located in NUC.
OCLC: 162892722 (University of Toronto, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek). Porbase locates
only 2 copies, both at the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal. Not located in Copac.
University Statutes, Including Regulations
for Pharmaceutical and Medical Schools
57. [COIMBRA, Universidade de]. Estatutos da Universidade de Coimbra
confirmados por el Rey nosso Snor. Dom João o 4º em o anno de 1653. Impressos
por mandado e ordem de Manoel de Saldanha . . . Coimbra: Officina de
Thome Carvalho, 1654. Folio (29.5 x 19 cm.), contemporary mottled
sheep (some rubbing and wear at extremities), spine richly gilt with
raised bands in six compartments, red morocco lettering piece, gilt letter,
double blind-ruled border on covers, textblock edges rouged. Engraved
architectural and allegorical title-page, woodcut initials, headpieces and
tailpieces. Main text in 2 columns. Engraved title-page has loss of about
2 cm. at top, repaired and with missing portion drawn in skillfully; 1
x 6 cm. hole below imprint repaired. Some soiling; “de 1597” added in
contemporary hand below “Estatutos da Universidade de Coimbra.”