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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... railways in either of the Republics . The South African Republic was exceedingly poor , and barely able to raise a loan of £ 5000 . The Netherlands Railway Company , outcome of the mono- poly of railway construction within the Transvaal ...
... railways in either of the Republics . The South African Republic was exceedingly poor , and barely able to raise a loan of £ 5000 . The Netherlands Railway Company , outcome of the mono- poly of railway construction within the Transvaal ...
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... Railway Committee every year to replace the Financial Board of Control and to prepare the annual railway budget . It decided on new railway construction subject to the consent of the Secretary of State . The net profits of the railways ...
... Railway Committee every year to replace the Financial Board of Control and to prepare the annual railway budget . It decided on new railway construction subject to the consent of the Secretary of State . The net profits of the railways ...
Page 795
... Railway and Harbours accounts them- selves . Thus , for example , the government monopoly of harbours has been made to yield a considerable net revenue which has been applied to railway purposes . Since Union the railway rates have ...
... Railway and Harbours accounts them- selves . Thus , for example , the government monopoly of harbours has been made to yield a considerable net revenue which has been applied to railway purposes . Since Union the railway rates have ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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