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Basutoland's existence is precarious enough as it is. Its economy is dependent on the remittances sent home by the 150,000 Basuto who work in South African mines and farms, and on food imported from the Union. For years South African governments have demanded that Britain hand over Basutoland. But the Basuto, who enjoy racial freedom in their own country where white ownership of land is forbidden, dread the thought of falling under South Africa's apartheid rules, and long ago extracted a promise from Britain that British rule will remain until the Basuto themselves consent to a change.