Probably the most laborious part of the Work has been the finding of the words and phrases; this has necessitated reading nearly all the South African re ports, statutes and text-books, besides a number of those published in England. I am grateful to Mr. Justice J. G. Kotze, J udge President of the Eastern Districts' Court, who has checked the Dutch words, many of which he has sug gested and some of which he has written. He has also very kindly read over the whole of the proofs of this book. It is partly due to his encouragement that the Dictionary has been completed.