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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It was decided , therefore , to continue the supply of rations , to take receipts for them and to allow the amounts to stand as mortgage on the buildings and lands which would belong to the settlers after three years ' residence upon ...
It was decided , therefore , to continue the supply of rations , to take receipts for them and to allow the amounts to stand as mortgage on the buildings and lands which would belong to the settlers after three years ' residence upon ...
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Those settlers who felt they could better themselves elsewhere abandoned their places and went to Grahams- town and other towns . In May 1823 , of the 1004 males who arrived in 1820 , only 438 remained on the locations ; of Bailie's ...
Those settlers who felt they could better themselves elsewhere abandoned their places and went to Grahams- town and other towns . In May 1823 , of the 1004 males who arrived in 1820 , only 438 remained on the locations ; of Bailie's ...
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The trade was a great success and the tide of the settlers ' mis- fortunes seemed to have turned . From 18 August 1824 to 12 March 1825 more than 50,000 lb. or about 20 Cape tons of ivory were obtained . Besides this the traders gained ...
The trade was a great success and the tide of the settlers ' mis- fortunes seemed to have turned . From 18 August 1824 to 12 March 1825 more than 50,000 lb. or about 20 Cape tons of ivory were obtained . Besides this the traders gained ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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