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IN SOUTH AFRICA. 41 a Sechuana spelling book it would seem unnecessary to send the manuscript so far. The post would have to pass through Griqua Town on a journey to Cape Town, which at that date took some months to perform. A perusal of Dr. Moffat's life would lead one to suppose that when he set out to learn Sechuana no literature existed to assist him. After the year 1824 presses became numerous throughout the country, and in the following list I have only given the earliest known produdt of each press. Cape Town (Ebotwe). 1784. Handbills, etc. 1795. Almanach voor het jaar 1796. i?9 6 - i , 1797; 1799. 26 Feb. Military proclamation. 1 800. Government circulars from January onwards. 1 6 Aug. First number of c Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser ' appeared. 1801. Troostelijk gesprek tusschen den Heere Jesus en de Moedeloose Ziel. Borcherds (M.). Poem to Agricultural Society (?). 1802-3. Borcherds (M.). De Maan. 1803. Wetten van het Department der Maats- chappy tot Nut van het Algemeen aan Cabo de Goede Hoop. 1804. Ryneveld (W. S. van). Aanmerkingen over de verbetering van het vee aan de Kaap de Goede Hoop. 1805. Lijst van alle de Collegien. Ordonnantie van de Buiten distri&en. 1806. Lijst van alle de Collegien.