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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



My sincere thanks and appreciation are due to Mrs. Dinah van Driel (Transvaal 

 Museum Library, Pretoria) for making accessible to me the copy of the book that forms 

 the basis for this paper. Mr Ralf Hermann (Salzgitter, Germany) is thanked for his technical 

 assistance in the photographic reproduction of the colour plates for my personal copy I 

 owe a very special word of thank-you to Mr Wulf D. Haacke (Transvaal Museum, Pretoria) 

 for his more than generous support over many years, his investment of time in the most 

 interesting discussions of various subjects, and for reviewing the original version of this 

 manuscript. Mrs. Maureen Haacke (Pretoria) is thanked for her polishing touch to some of 

 my phrasings Thanks are also due to the anonymous reviewer of the manuscript for his 

 valuable suggestions Mr. Martin J. Whiting (Transvaal Museum) is thanked for his last 

 minute assistance with literature and reviewing. 



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