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... tion of " accidents of territory " ceded to the British by the Dutch . The sovereignty over the LAND on which they dwelt was undoubtedly vested in the European Government of Holland ; but it is an important question whether a ces- sion ...
... tion of " accidents of territory " ceded to the British by the Dutch . The sovereignty over the LAND on which they dwelt was undoubtedly vested in the European Government of Holland ; but it is an important question whether a ces- sion ...
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... tion be the law of your actions ; that your proceedings may be actuated by motives worthy of you as men and Christians ; that hereafter your arrival may be hailed as a benefit , having enlightened ignorance , dis- pelled superstition ...
... tion be the law of your actions ; that your proceedings may be actuated by motives worthy of you as men and Christians ; that hereafter your arrival may be hailed as a benefit , having enlightened ignorance , dis- pelled superstition ...
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... tion declaring that , in the name of her Majesty , he claimed what may be briefly described as " all South Africa . " Who was Mr Menzies ? He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Cape Colony , and had apparently no business what ...
... tion declaring that , in the name of her Majesty , he claimed what may be briefly described as " all South Africa . " Who was Mr Menzies ? He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Cape Colony , and had apparently no business what ...
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... tion by which was created the late South African or Trans- vaal Republic : - " While the Assistant Commissioners were yet at Bloemfontein , making efforts to establish affairs on a footing more in unison with the wishes of the ...
... tion by which was created the late South African or Trans- vaal Republic : - " While the Assistant Commissioners were yet at Bloemfontein , making efforts to establish affairs on a footing more in unison with the wishes of the ...
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... tion of their houses . The Boers are really a peasantry - the largest land - owning peasants and peasant proprietors in the world - but they are nothing more . Hence the feeling of disappointment with which some visitors - casual ...
... tion of their houses . The Boers are really a peasantry - the largest land - owning peasants and peasant proprietors in the world - but they are nothing more . Hence the feeling of disappointment with which some visitors - casual ...
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