Pietermaritzburg, capital of Natal, 73 m. by rail N. of Durban; well situated on the Umgeni River, with fine streets, an ample water-supply, and a fine climate; has railroad connection with Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Charlestown. A third of the population consists of Kaffirs and coolies.
Population (circa 1900) given as 16,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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