The council refused Bowie's request, likely because of lingering animosity over his land dealings.
By late 70s and early 80s they started getting into the business of land dealings.
He resigned following a Presidential Commission which identified him as taking part in illegal land dealings outside of Gaborone.
He thought it had more to do with crooked land dealings.
But the land dealings are still done in a number of archaic units.
He then tried to build a house in Alice Springs, but was cheated in his land dealings.
During the partnership's first several years, substantial profits from land dealing were plowed back into the newspaper.
Residential development, including dubious land dealings, has significantly diminished the area of the prison town.
Rufus Easton continued his law practice, land dealings, and postmaster duties for the next several years.
Kerr soon amassed a sizable fortune as a result of his land dealings and cattle enterprise.