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| Events in the Cape Colony from 1873 to 1876. | ||
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| Condition of South Africa in 1873—European inhabitants of the different colonies and states—Bantu military tribes at that time—Transactions of the Cape parliament in 1873—Creation of the university of the Cape of Good Hope—State-aided immigration from Europe—Purchase of the existing lines of railway and telegraph by the government—Particulars of the steamship mail service between England and South Africa—Particulars concerning inland mails—Opening of Southey's pass to traffic—Changes in the ministry—Efforts to introduce silk culture—Dissolution of both houses of parliament—Meeting of the new parliament—Passing of the seven circles act—Formation of new magisterial districts—Transactions of the Cape parliament in 1874—Great advance in the construction of railroads—Opening of the Huguenot seminary at Wellington—Extension of ostrich farming—Ravages of the dorthesia and of the phylloxera—Account of great floods in December 1874—Damage caused in December 1875 to the village of Heidelberg by the rising of the Doorn river—Decline of cotton growing in the eastern districts—Population according to the census of March 1875—Efforts of Lord Carnarvon to promote confederation—Tours of Mr. James Anthony Froude through South Africa—Transactions during a special session of the Cape parliament—Settlement of the dispute between the British government and the Orange Free State concerning the ownership of the diamond fields—Particulars of some disastrous fires | 1 | |
| Events in the Cape Colony in 1876 and 1877. | ||
Immigration of agriculturists from Northern Germany and their settlement on the Cape flats—Construction of harbour works
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