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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... elected by direct popular vote for five years . He was assisted by a Council of official and unofficial members , the latter being elected by the Volksraad . The individual functions of the President were few and narrow . He nominated ...
... elected by direct popular vote for five years . He was assisted by a Council of official and unofficial members , the latter being elected by the Volksraad . The individual functions of the President were few and narrow . He nominated ...
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... elected by universal male European suffrage , and an elected president , who , with three Volksraad members and two permanent officials , was the executive head of the State . The choice of the first President indicated that the Basuto ...
... elected by universal male European suffrage , and an elected president , who , with three Volksraad members and two permanent officials , was the executive head of the State . The choice of the first President indicated that the Basuto ...
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... elected members who countered with a demand that the Company should pay taxes on the money drawn from land and mineral rights . The outbreak of war with the republics put an end to the dispute , and for three years the colony engaged in ...
... elected members who countered with a demand that the Company should pay taxes on the money drawn from land and mineral rights . The outbreak of war with the republics put an end to the dispute , and for three years the colony engaged in ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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