Chapter XXIV:
(p. 336) [ a petition from Rustenberg, made it compulsory ] changed to: [ a petition from Rustenburg, made it compulsory ] in accordance with other use in the surrounding text.
(p. 338) [ Deuteronomy xix. 14, ] updated to: [ Deuteronomy 19:14, ]
Epilogue:
(p. 348) [ signed the Natives' Lant Act ] changed to: [ signed the Natives' Land Act ]
(p. 351) [ has done her duty. ] changed to: [ has done her duty." ]
Report of the Lands Commission:
(p. 357)
[ Chairman of the Commission a retired Judge ]
changed to:
[ Chairman of the Commission, a retired Judge ]
(p. 358) [ and the terms of the Act." ] changed to: [ and the terms of the Act. ] unmatched quotation mark removed according to surrounding usage.
(p. 364) [ the Klerksdorp Magistrate, who incidentalgl exploded the stale old falsehood about Natives liviny on the labour ] changed to: [ the Klerksdorp Magistrate, who incidentally exploded the stale old falsehood about Natives living on the labour ]
(p. 376) [ the Empire was engaged in a titantic struggle, ] changed to: [ the Empire was engaged in a titanic struggle, ]
Terms:
lager/laager: a defensive camp formed by circled wagons.
sjambok: a rhinoceros or hippopotamus-hide whip.
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under the Republican re/gime, no matter how politicians raved Ils se sont endormis, le c(oe)ur rempli d'espoirs, Dans un re\ve d'amour et de concorde humaine! Qui monte des hameaux consume/s par la flamme, Ni le ge/missement des vie/illards et des femmes! the inquiries of the Commission, whose report is nai"vely alleged did its best to fill the ro^le of an enemy. but who, after three months' drill and man(oe)uvring, were as expert and that Nakob Su"d was clearly depicted in the old maps (Sued) of high-resolve\d men, bent to the spoil, Goe^n dag, Pikadillie of these neighbours. The Natives, according to Mr. Lu"dorf, gathered in a heap and burnt alive. This, says Mr. Lu"dorf, (Luedorf) generally preferred, aspire; and each fills his ro^le * `Political Economy of Art': Addenda (J. E., Section 127). (Symbol used for "Section")
Also numerous instances of fractions, here presented, for example, as 1 1/2 for one and a half, and the symbol for the British Pound, so that where the original may have said L100 (where L represents the symbol for Pound) it now says 100 Pounds (Pound or Pounds has always been capitalized as above in such cases).
End of this Etext of Native Life in South Africa, by Sol. T. Plaatje