The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1936 - Great Britain |
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... carried out by Somerset . For several reasons Caledon was not prepared to adopt the forward policy which Collins advocated . To clear the Zuurveld meant a full- dress Kaffir war , which would be expensive , onerous , and a fruitful ...
... carried out by Somerset . For several reasons Caledon was not prepared to adopt the forward policy which Collins advocated . To clear the Zuurveld meant a full- dress Kaffir war , which would be expensive , onerous , and a fruitful ...
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... carried with it no necessity of regular instruction of any kind , was little more than a device for securing long - term indentured servants . The whole practice , excused on the ground that discipline was necessary , was open to grave ...
... carried with it no necessity of regular instruction of any kind , was little more than a device for securing long - term indentured servants . The whole practice , excused on the ground that discipline was necessary , was open to grave ...
Page 615
... carried out . But these lapses from constitutional propriety were due to temporary causes which would pass away when peace came . They did not appeal to those who regarded Parliament as the best safety valve of public opinion . Moreover ...
... carried out . But these lapses from constitutional propriety were due to temporary causes which would pass away when peace came . They did not appeal to those who regarded Parliament as the best safety valve of public opinion . Moreover ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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