The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8

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John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell
The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain

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... elected by direct popular vote for five years . He was assisted by a Council of official and unofficial members , the latter being elected by the Volksraad . The individual functions of the President were few and narrow . He nominated ...
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... elected members who countered with a demand that the Company should pay taxes on the money drawn from land and mineral rights . The outbreak of war with the republics put an end to the dispute , and for three years the colony engaged in ...
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... elected President of Orange Free State ( 1860 ) , 409 ; and Transvaal Presidency ( 1860 ) , Pretorius , Marthinus ( continued ) 414-15 ; difficulties of ( 1867-9 ) , 425 ; and Tati goldfield , 451 ; and diamond fields dispute ( 1869-71 ) ...

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Contents

CHAPTER I
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South African Rivers
7
The Karoo and the Kalahari
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TitleThe Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8
The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose
EditorsJohn Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell
PublisherThe University Press, 1929
Original fromthe University of Michigan
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