Page 93 - The Diary of A. H. W. Behrens

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Paid ₤ 500 in cash, the other ₤ 500 were collected little by little in cattle and money. To borrow ₤ 500 at ₤ 8 per cent = ₤ 40 per year would have been too much for both sides. When father came to Bethanie in 1864 the people owned not a single piece of land, but with father’s prudence and help Bethanie soon owned much land which was still cheap at that time.
The Mission had 3000 acres of Losperfontein for 1 ox wagon and ₤ 37.
54 families had a share of Losperfontein for 54 heads of cattle (Mosuntlatlane)
The people had a third share of Losperfontein, the last for ₤ 200 (the chief helped)
The people had the Farm Glück to the north of Bethanie.
A share of Welgevonden was purchased from private families to the east of Sterkstroom and was named Rhehoboth.
To the west of Sterkstroom 3 families, the Batlhapane, bought a portion of Welgevonden and called it Malibamatsu.
Parts of Klipkop were bought by Petrus Sepeng, Koos Mahuma and Petrus Sepeng. A doctor from Potchefstroom bought Kreepoort [?] for the people with cattle and Jakobus Lebethe and the chief bought Snymansdrift, about 400 acres. So the people were living on their own land.