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Henceforth the Governor's Instructions were to be less definite in substance , narrower in scope and admonitory in effect . The relations between executive and legislature were to a large extent defined in the constitution .
Henceforth the Governor's Instructions were to be less definite in substance , narrower in scope and admonitory in effect . The relations between executive and legislature were to a large extent defined in the constitution .
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Its effect was to fill the Boers with contempt for the nation they thought they had conquered . and overweening confidence in their power to push the British into the sea . Loyal British subjects , left to bear the brunt of Boer ...
Its effect was to fill the Boers with contempt for the nation they thought they had conquered . and overweening confidence in their power to push the British into the sea . Loyal British subjects , left to bear the brunt of Boer ...
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and it has been generally assumed in effect that all is well , since there are always the mines in the Union to fall back upon . But the annual reports of the various Administrations have noted the disturbing effects of upheavals such ...
and it has been generally assumed in effect that all is well , since there are always the mines in the Union to fall back upon . But the annual reports of the various Administrations have noted the disturbing effects of upheavals such ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Smutss offer to S Rhodesia 1921 | 4 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
Copyright | |
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