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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... servants " , they authorised him to discharge such of their servants as had had experience locally , and who might wish to become colonists . They accepted all the points laid down in his letter and promised to pro- vide the new ...
... servants " , they authorised him to discharge such of their servants as had had experience locally , and who might wish to become colonists . They accepted all the points laid down in his letter and promised to pro- vide the new ...
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... servants of the Company , " from the highest to the lowest " , who possessed land were at once to dispose of it , and no land should henceforth be allowed to fall directly or in- directly into the hands of an official . " Nor shall such ...
... servants of the Company , " from the highest to the lowest " , who possessed land were at once to dispose of it , and no land should henceforth be allowed to fall directly or in- directly into the hands of an official . " Nor shall such ...
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... servants ? And a much more delicate question - would the dishonesty be found only among the servants ? Would not enquiry inevitably reveal that corruption was rampant among the Directors themselves ? The vicious circle was aptly ...
... servants ? And a much more delicate question - would the dishonesty be found only among the servants ? Would not enquiry inevitably reveal that corruption was rampant among the Directors themselves ? The vicious circle was aptly ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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