Eureka Reporter | 1903-08-14 | Page 6 | Settling up South Africa

SETTLING UP SOUTH AFRICA members of br tish aristocracy to lay out great estates the first of what Is believed will be a number of great estates owned by the members of the british nobility will be established soon in southal south at rica by the duke oi of westminster his grace has purchased a number of 0 farms aggregating 8 morgen of land in the Tha banchu district of the orange river colony on which he proposes to settle a number of families from his estate in england the es tate will be run on the english plan it will be well stocked with game trees will be planted and english methods of agriculture will be introduced it is said that other wealthy noblemen and commoners propose to follow the example set by the duke of westminster the british govern ment heartily approves the idea and will give it all possible encourage ment it sees in its movement a method of increasing british in fluence in the conquered colonies and at the same time the potent influence toward the building up and development of their material resources