Retrospect upon the year 1864 II

Retrospect upon the year 1864 II

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Bleek summarises the parliamentary session controversially held in Grahamstown and how it impaired the functioning of government for several months. Increased taxation and customs duties will worst affect traffic in the Eastern Districts, weakening Port Elizabeth to Natal's advantage. He dwells on the impact of increased duties on trade and customs-related legislation passed in 1864 and the state of relations between local legislators and merchants. He then comments on promotions, appointments, and vacancies within the colonial government before remarking on Cape Town's changing skyline -- arrived at through Fairbairn of Old Mutual and Watermeyer's deaths. He mentions several "objects of interest" to entice port visitors, whether ordinary or as illustrious as Prince Frederick, before commenting on notable publications of the last year. He digresses to ecclesiastical affairs, praising Bishop Colenso and JJ Kotzé as champions of religious liberty when referring to their contentious writing. Bishop Gray's writing also uniquely tackles complex socio-political questions.

Printed newsprint glued on paper

05/01/1865

Two cut out columns of newsprint text, positioned vertically parallel, pasted onto a plus-sized A4 unlined sheet with visible warping. "Retrospect upon the year 1864 II" is subsequently handwritten onto the mount/paper backing as the title.