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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were 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 ...
were 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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Van der Stel insisted on all occasions that it was de boeren ( the farmers ) who were attacking him . The memorialists , he declared , were " ignorant farmers " and " insolent , rascally farmers ” . As he was about to leave the Cape in ...
Van der Stel insisted on all occasions that it was de boeren ( the farmers ) who were attacking him . The memorialists , he declared , were " ignorant farmers " and " insolent , rascally farmers ” . As he was about to leave the Cape in ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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