The Africander Land (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

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MY acquaintance with South Africa dates from 1890, when I was appointed by Mr. Rhodes to be the first Administrator of Mashonaland, and spent twenty months in South Africa, partly at Kimberley and in the Transvaal but chiefly in Rhodesia. In 1904-5 I returned, revisited all the colonies, and visited the protectorates.

My thanks are due to so many people in South Africa who assisted me in every possible way that it is impossible to mention all their names, and I must only take this opportunity to assure them that their kindness is not unappreciated. During my recent visit I received hospitality and assistance from people of all classes and several races, and am able to testify personally to the fact that, whatever the national antagonism between the British and Dutch, it does not extend to the individual Englishman. My special thanks must be given, however, to Mr. W.

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