The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1963 - Great Britain |
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Page 422
Unable to override the colonists, Wodehouse tried to co-operate with them. The
Public Works Department had not only largely overspent its parliamentary grant,
but had also spent £200,000 in constructing gaols that were unfit for use." In the ...
Unable to override the colonists, Wodehouse tried to co-operate with them. The
Public Works Department had not only largely overspent its parliamentary grant,
but had also spent £200,000 in constructing gaols that were unfit for use." In the ...
Page 433
Wodehouse had no force to spare for that. Brand had no confidence in the High
Commissioner's assertion that the British Government would guarantee peace on
the Basuto border; moreover, the farmers were winning the war, and wanted the ...
Wodehouse had no force to spare for that. Brand had no confidence in the High
Commissioner's assertion that the British Government would guarantee peace on
the Basuto border; moreover, the farmers were winning the war, and wanted the ...
Page 437
APPRECIATION OF WODEHOUSE'S WORK 437 garrison, did not ask for full self-
government, yet Granville refused to make them any constitutional concession,
being influenced by the serious difficulty which the Maori wars had caused in ...
APPRECIATION OF WODEHOUSE'S WORK 437 garrison, did not ask for full self-
government, yet Granville refused to make them any constitutional concession,
being influenced by the serious difficulty which the Maori wars had caused in ...
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Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 2 |
Climate and Temperature | 9 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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