The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 139
... took Cape wheat grudgingly.1 Cape wines were not wanted in the East , while the distillation of brandy , which would have been a great boon to the farmers , was strictly prohibited by the Company , which preferred to make its profits on ...
... took Cape wheat grudgingly.1 Cape wines were not wanted in the East , while the distillation of brandy , which would have been a great boon to the farmers , was strictly prohibited by the Company , which preferred to make its profits on ...
Page 363
... took kindly enough to the Council , the frontier districts were hardly aware of its existence . Nor was it possible till 1847 to find from among their " greater landowners and principal merchants " one who was willing to neglect his ...
... took kindly enough to the Council , the frontier districts were hardly aware of its existence . Nor was it possible till 1847 to find from among their " greater landowners and principal merchants " one who was willing to neglect his ...
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... took their news from South African papers controlled by Rhodes and his friends , as well as a section of the investing public , were excited over Rand and Rhodesian shares , all the more as Rhodes himself was in England to stimulate ...
... took their news from South African papers controlled by Rhodes and his friends , as well as a section of the investing public , were excited over Rand and Rhodesian shares , all the more as Rhodes himself was in England to stimulate ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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