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""Of Cargoes, Colonies and Kings"" gives an offbeat account of Andrew Stuart's wide-ranging experiences. Never a stereotypical colonialist, as the son of a missionary, he knew the people, the politicians and the kings of Uganda from his childhood and worked with them until 1965, four years after independence, when he joined the British Diplomatic Service. As a diplomat, before ending up as British Ambassador to Finland, he was soon drawn back into the closing stages of the British Empire. The end of empire in British and French territories from Africa to the Pacific, the rise of China to near

81 p. ; This report provides an overview of state and local meal and lodging taxes and a high-level summary of Virginia Tech's dining program. The report also discusses meals and lodging revenue and taxes for Fiscal Year 2008-09, Hokie Passport deposits as well as dinging programs at other public higher education institutions in Virginia. Next, the university's relationship with the town of Blacksburg, Virginia is presented highlighting the multitude of ways the two entities work together and interact in support of the overall community. The opinion of the State Attorney General on remittance of taxes by state entities, as well as the opinion of University Legal Counsel is stated. Finally, political considerations are examined, and the report concludes with a response to the Town's request for financial assistance.