Excerpt from The Inner History of the National Convention of South Africa

The plan followed by the author before the publication of this record was suggested by a prominent member of the National Convention. The manuscript was sent to Mr. Gys. R. Hofmeyr, the Clerk to the House of Assembly of the Union and one of the Secretaries to the Convention, and he was requested to read and express an opinion as to the impartiality of the record. Mr. Hofmeyr's report is printed as an appendix to the book and it has been thought better to adopt that course rather than to attempt to reconstruct those portions to which Mr. Hofmeyr alludes. So far as he himself is concerned, the author cannot go beyond his own notes and his own memory. It is fair to direct special attention to Mr. Hofmeyr's recognition of the labours of the members who served on the several committees. It is not too much to say that the Act of Union owes its existence to the committee work, and obviously as the author only served on a share of these committees it is impossible for him to attempt to embody in his record any detailed account of the labours of the committees.

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