Natal becomes a Crown colony on July…
July 1856 CE
The colony's early population growth had been driven by settlement from the United Kingdom between 1849 and 1851, with approximately forty-five hundred emigrants between 1848 and 1851.
From the time of the coming of the first considerable body of British settlers dates the development of trade and agriculture in the colony, followed somewhat later by the exploitation of the mineral resources of the country.
At the same time schools have been established and various churches have begun or increased their work in the colony.
John Colenso, appointed bishop of Natal, had arrived in 1854.
In 1856 the dependence of the country on Cape Colony is put to an end and Natal constitutes a distinct colony with a legislative council of sixteen members, twelve elected by the inhabitants and four nominated by the Crown.
At this time the population of settlers and their descendants exceeds eight thousand.
While dependent on the Cape, ordinances had been passed establishing Roman-Dutch law as the law of Natal, and save where modified by legislation it will remain in force.
Locations
Groups
Regions
Southern Africa
View →Subregions
