The early annals of Kokstad and Griqualand East . e Griquas were requested to choose a chose Klaas v d. Westhuizen—an unfortunate and absurdselection. The duties of this Board were to consider fresh applica-tions for farms and erven, to settle boundries of farms and locations,and generally to supplement the work of the Commission of theprevious year. I have stated elsewhere the principles of land dis-tribution. The proposal to reserve fhe Locations for the Basutosand Kaffirs, as nearly as possible as Caotain Kok had left them wasto the Griquas the unpardonable sin of the Go
The early annals of Kokstad and Griqualand East . e Griquas were requested to choose a chose Klaas v d. Westhuizen—an unfortunate and absurdselection. The duties of this Board were to consider fresh applica-tions for farms and erven, to settle boundries of farms and locations,and generally to supplement the work of the Commission of theprevious year. I have stated elsewhere the principles of land dis-tribution. The proposal to reserve fhe Locations for the Basutosand Kaffirs, as nearly as possible as Caotain Kok had left them wasto the Griquas the unpardonable sin of the Government. Their ideawas : If a Griqua sells his farm and becomes landless why shouldhe not have another farm cut out from the location grounds, gettitle to it and let the Kaffirs or Basutos become tenants or by-wooners. The root idea of feudalism dies hard ! This, of course, was out of the question, but it was by suchabsurd claims that the Griquas injured their best interests andalienated the sympathy of their best frierfds. The Land Board had.
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