Identifier: warinsouthafrica00hard (find matches)
Title: War in South Africa and the Dark continent from savagery to civilization : The strange story of a weird world from the earliest ages to the present, including the war with the Boers ..
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Harding, William
Subjects: Boer War
Publisher: Chicago : Dominion Co
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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HILLOCKS BEHIND WHICH BOERS SEEK SHELTER IN ACTION. THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY. 125 2. I deferred coming to any final decision in the matter until Ihad had an opportunity of learning your views after your visit toRhodesia. I have now formulated the proposals which are containedin the accompanying memorandum. 3. Much as I should like to relieve the High Commissioner ofsome of the already heavy duties of his office, I have deliberately cometo the conclusion that to preserve consistency of administrationthroughout the British sphere in South Africa it is necessary that thecontrol of the Crown over the local administration of Rhodesia mustfor the present continue to be exercised through the High Commis-sioner, and it will be seen that the proposed measures aim not so muchat setting up new machinery for the control of the companys adminis-tration by the Crown as at rendering that which is already providedfor the purpose more effective in its action. 4. I shall be glad to learn the vi

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