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 pioneers occupied the interior under a new form of land tenure , the loan farm . ... The licensees were in the main still owners of freehold farms , and their sons or overseers were in charge of their stock along the northern border ...
The pioneers occupied the interior under a new form of land tenure , the loan farm . ... The licensees were in the main still owners of freehold farms , and their sons or overseers were in charge of their stock along the northern border ...
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LOAN FARMS 153 the new farm in four or more directions , i.e. they walked their horses from a central point for half an hour each way and so roughly indicated its extent , which was usually about 6000 acres .
LOAN FARMS 153 the new farm in four or more directions , i.e. they walked their horses from a central point for half an hour each way and so roughly indicated its extent , which was usually about 6000 acres .
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... there were perhaps five hundred farms grazing cattle and sheep , and some also producing corn and wine . The further from Cape Town in each direction , the more primitive and ephemeral were the farm dwellings and their equipment .
... there were perhaps five hundred farms grazing cattle and sheep , and some also producing corn and wine . The further from Cape Town in each direction , the more primitive and ephemeral were the farm dwellings and their equipment .
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Smutss offer to S Rhodesia 1921 | 4 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
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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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