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Excerpt from The New South Africa: Its Value and Development After so many books dealing with South Africa have been brought before the British people it may be thought that the subject has been exhausted, but the volumes that have hitherto appeared have been mainly concerned with the War and the past. The present book looks to the future. The title, "The New South Africa," has been chosen because it best indicates the purpose, viz. to show the Empire's new field of enterprise in the Colonies recently acquired, to describe their vast resources, and point out their possibilities under free development by vigorous British communities. In the abstract the title is equally suitable. The changes which will ensue through enlightened government in the Transvaal will be so great, that they will affect the older Colonies as well. All will share in the coming progress. Not alone will a new Transvaal and a new Orange River Colony be created, but there will be a new South Africa. This subject is of the utmost importance to the new Colonies, and of almost equal importance to the Empire; and the facts and ideas put forward, roughly and inadequately expressed as they may be, are presented in the hope that they will gain the interest not only of South Africans, but also of the people of Great and Greater Britain. Before letting the book leave my hands I desire to thank all friends who have assisted me, those who have made actual contributions, and others who have placed at my disposal valuable information and documents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.