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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The lands of the farmers were inspected regularly to see that enough wheat was being grown , to estimate crops and to prevent fraud . Nevertheless it happened more than once that farmers , after harvesting their wheat , allowed it to ...
The lands of the farmers were inspected regularly to see that enough wheat was being grown , to estimate crops and to prevent fraud . Nevertheless it happened more than once that farmers , after harvesting their wheat , allowed it to ...
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only took Cape wheat grudgingly.1 Cape wines were not wanted in the East , while the distillation of brandy , which would have been a great boon to the farmers , was strictly prohibited by the Company , which preferred to make its ...
only took Cape wheat grudgingly.1 Cape wines were not wanted in the East , while the distillation of brandy , which would have been a great boon to the farmers , was strictly prohibited by the Company , which preferred to make its ...
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The movement against van der Stel was exclusively a farmers ' movement , sprung from farmers ' grievances . The town burghers , a parasitic community , which " lived from God and the stranger ” , had no hand in it .
The movement against van der Stel was exclusively a farmers ' movement , sprung from farmers ' grievances . The town burghers , a parasitic community , which " lived from God and the stranger ” , had no hand in it .
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Smutss offer to S Rhodesia 1921 | 4 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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