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 412
... Wodehouse's position was one of great discomfort . From England Newcastle pleaded with him to resist the tendency of the Cape Colony to split asunder and to realise the " union of all the British possessions in South Africa under one ...
... Wodehouse's position was one of great discomfort . From England Newcastle pleaded with him to resist the tendency of the Cape Colony to split asunder and to realise the " union of all the British possessions in South Africa under one ...
Page 422
... Wodehouse had merely to point to an even more critical position . In the Cape Colony in 1866 revenue was still exceeded by expendi- ture ; the Houses refused to vote adequate supplies , and demanded retrenchment . To Wodehouse economy ...
... Wodehouse had merely to point to an even more critical position . In the Cape Colony in 1866 revenue was still exceeded by expendi- ture ; the Houses refused to vote adequate supplies , and demanded retrenchment . To Wodehouse economy ...
Page 426
... Wodehouse and Keate , Lieutenant - Governor of Natal , all protested vehemently . Wodehouse objected to the proclamation because it threatened to close the Northern Road , and because he distrusted the power of the Transvaal Government ...
... Wodehouse and Keate , Lieutenant - Governor of Natal , all protested vehemently . Wodehouse objected to the proclamation because it threatened to close the Northern Road , and because he distrusted the power of the Transvaal Government ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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