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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... land from Bantu chiefs . In Bantu law , however , the chief had no right to alienate the tribal land . All he could do was to grant usufruct . He parcelled out the land in large areas to his sub- ordinate headmen , who in turn granted ...
... land from Bantu chiefs . In Bantu law , however , the chief had no right to alienate the tribal land . All he could do was to grant usufruct . He parcelled out the land in large areas to his sub- ordinate headmen , who in turn granted ...
Page 431
... LANDS 431 Harvey persuaded Kok a little later to sign a new power of attorney in his favour alone . At first his plan was to purchase the chief's lands , but when Kok was already on his way to No - man's - land , either Harvey's courage ...
... LANDS 431 Harvey persuaded Kok a little later to sign a new power of attorney in his favour alone . At first his plan was to purchase the chief's lands , but when Kok was already on his way to No - man's - land , either Harvey's courage ...
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... LAND 811 would not permit a universal plurality of wives , but actually that numbers of males were without the means to pay the bride - price for even a single wife ... land had no good virgin soil on to which Pressure of Population on Land.
... LAND 811 would not permit a universal plurality of wives , but actually that numbers of males were without the means to pay the bride - price for even a single wife ... land had no good virgin soil on to which Pressure of Population on Land.
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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