TO CORRESPONDENTS.
•J.F.G.—Johannesburg has a population of about a hundred thousand, ouo half of whom are negroes and half-castss; Pretoria has only, a population of ten thousand. The condition of these towns and of the Transvaal generally is not at all prosperous just now, and tho prospects for Europeans are poor. Tho large output of gold is no' criterion, as the miners are all blacks. "We should not advise anyone to leave New Zealand for South Africa. Lbttkks Accepted.—"A Jockey,” "A Catholic (not Roman),'' "New Zealander,” and Edward O’Brien.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3676, 28 February 1899, Page 4
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89TO CORRESPONDENTS. New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3676, 28 February 1899, Page 4
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