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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Elaborate safeguards were laid down for the retention of the non - European franchise at the Cape.3 As an additional security , all bills amending any of the provisions in the chapter headed " House of Assembly " were to be reserved .
Elaborate safeguards were laid down for the retention of the non - European franchise at the Cape.3 As an additional security , all bills amending any of the provisions in the chapter headed " House of Assembly " were to be reserved .
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The average wage- rates of European men rose by 70 per cent . between 1910 and 1920 , and by 1922 fell again to about 40 per cent . above the 1910 level , thereafter remaining fairly steady . Allowing for changes in the cost of living ...
The average wage- rates of European men rose by 70 per cent . between 1910 and 1920 , and by 1922 fell again to about 40 per cent . above the 1910 level , thereafter remaining fairly steady . Allowing for changes in the cost of living ...
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European contact soon broke down the self - contained character of tribal economic existence . The activity of European traders had by 1834 built up a volume of trade on the eastern frontier alone that was valued at £ 40,000 per annum .
European contact soon broke down the self - contained character of tribal economic existence . The activity of European traders had by 1834 built up a volume of trade on the eastern frontier alone that was valued at £ 40,000 per annum .
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
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